I believe this song was first recorded in Oklahoma in the 1950s and the first recording was considered lost media for many years until it was recently rediscovered by the grandchildren of the original artist.

Lachi rachi sarenge, I am kalo from Spain, Andalusia and I live in France if you want to know about us Kale I am here to answer you and help you better know us

The video is long because there are several videos

My family moved around a lot and due to my mother wanting to be seperate from her mother I grew up disconnected from the culture, is there any good ways to research and learn?

So, I've learnt im classed as a Posh rat, my father wasn't Roma, and im sallow skinned with brown hair and hazel eyes! A lot of what I've read ha actually helped so far so thank you all:)

Hello I was thinking of going as a tarot card reader / fortune teller this halloween. I chose it because of my own interest in palm reading ( Indian here) and my existing closet. The costume is a wrap around printed skirt, a corset layered over a bell sleeved shrug. Im not planning on doing more than that other than maybe carrying a tarot deck. I dont want it to be an offensive costume, and saw that a lot of the existing fortune teller in media and such is based on stereotypes against Romani people. Im not sure if my costume is entirely appropriate but was looking to know if its a good idea to move forward with this costume or move on to a new idea. Pleasd let me know any input you can give me . I am genuinely curious and do not want to offend at all.

just getting off my chest. i’m genuinely glad for others. but i don’t like how i’m dehumanized and seen as unworthy in the meantime. it’s happened more often lately so idk i’m letting myself feel and then i try to put it away. anyone else feel like this?

Recorded in 1919 by a Russian Roma accordionist in New York City and released by Columbia Records. May have been the inspiration for the song Bella ciao

Hi! My name is Dan, i’m a manouche from France. My whole family is romani, i grew up in the romani traditions… anyway. I want people to talk to. To gadjes who want to know about my culture to other roms teens. Feel free to send me a DM or comment so i send you one.

(Sorry for posting so much I promise im done)

Has anyone heard of Dr Boris N Munteanu? I read that he was a Roma advocate in Ukraine? I cant find much info, but im like 99.9% sure he is my grand father. They have the same info of birth and nationality and place of birth, and all my bio family knows is that he was a doctor.

Can't decide if it's more resource flair, or Culture.

Does anyone have links to accurate depictions of her? Readings, prayers, etc.

I'm adopted and found out my mother prayed through Kali Sara...I want to feel closer to her.

Would you say that “Gyps* palaces”, like those found in Romania, also exist in Kosovo? Or does migration have a different impact on housing there?

I scroll through this sub and I constantly see the same gatekeeping.

A stream of posts about who is in and who is out. All contradicting each other and making sure the OP is in the in group. And it's just depressing. Get over it. A people can't move forward unless they stop constantly judging who makes the cut.

The Romani peoples were treated poorly and as outsiders for a millenia. Do all of you judging others authenticity really just want to be like those that treated our people like that. Is the Romani identity "When I grow up I want to police who is allowed to be in just like the gadjes have done" ?

I see claims that being Romani is not in the blood it's in the culture.

Absolute rubbish. The ancestors are literally in the blood. And for good reason. So we carry them with us. Not tied to place like some other people's. In the blood.

Culture is an ever shifting thing. It differs from group to group and place to place. Experience changes it. Local Influences change it. Otherwise we would all have a carbon copy of Indian culture. And only Indians would be real Romani.

How many of you still live in a horse drawn wagon? Or even a caravan? Who sits by the yog each and every night? Maybe 1%.

You post videos of people living in houses claiming only they are the true culture.

What on earth?

White people are out, people who don't speak the full language are out, people who don't sell flowers on the side of the road are out.

None of us are Romani. **Only me apparently because it's my standards and not yours**

What a ridiculous idea.

Get over it. Stop gatekeeping and policing.

Accept and support each other. Like the others never did for our people. Don't be like them. It's everything we hate in the world. So why copy it.

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Hello everyone!

Trying to find some info about a song sung by one of my all time favorite groups.

The first half of this song is traditional sung in Hungarian, The second half of this song (around three minutes) seems to be sung in Romani, but I haven't been able to find the lyrics anywhere or anyone online singing the same song. I'd love to know if this is a traditional tune or not so I might be able to find the lyrics!

Moh is it just me or what, because i'm real tired of the gadjie with the DNA post. I personally believe the only way you can truly be a Romani is you have to be born/married into it.

I don't know maybe I'm prekaza😭