Gypsy Music Roma of Greek Macedonia Romani Lives Culture w CD Folk Music

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Gypsy Music Roma of Greek Macedonia Romani Lives Culture w CD Folk Music:
$9.95

You are offerding on a book entitled Bright Balkan Morning: Romani Lives & the Power of Music in Greek Macedonia by Charles & Angeliki Vellou Keil with photographs by Dick Blau. This is a large format (9 3/4\" x 11\" oblong) softcover book published in 2002 by Weslyan University Press and is a first edition. A stunningly-illustrated interweaving of first person narratives, photographs, cultural commentary and soundscapes, Bright Balkan Morning provides an unprecedented view of settled Romani lives in the Balkans and the unique roles of Gypsy instrument players in the region. These Romani instrumentalists from Iraklia, an ancient Greek Macedonian crossroads and market town that is home to about 2,000 Roma, provide the sounds that facilitate parties and rites of passage, performing an essential and highly valued service for their multicultural neighbors. At the heart of the book are ten first-person Romani life stories. Charles and Angeliki Keil situate these personal accounts within the cultural, historical and economic setting of Greek Macedonia, and provide an overview of musical events in diverse localities. The 161 black and white photographs by Dick Blau include parades, parties, weddings and wrestling matches; portraits of the musicians and their families; studies of domestic life in the Romani neighborhood; reproductions from Romani family albums and other historic images. Steven Feld s soundscape CD features the voices and instruments of people whose stories are told in the book. Familiar sounds of markets, church, neighborhood and countryside set the context for exuberant performances at home and at parties, cafes and nightclubs. CONTRIBUTORS: Angeliki Vellow Keil, Charles Keil, Steven Feld, Ian Hancock.The book and CD are in very good condition. 326 pages; photographs . The successful buyer will pay $3.99 for USPS Media Mail shipping. Priority shipping is available but will be extra depending on size, weight and destination.