Heute abend beginnt das wichtigste Fest der Roma am Balkan. Đurđevdan/(H)Erdelezi. Bis morgen abend bringt es Millionen in einem rauschenden Fest zusammen, die unterschiedliche Staatsangehörigkeiten haben, unterschiedliche Religionsbekenntnisse, und häufig genug auch unterschiedlichen Ethnien angehören.
Today is Đurđevdan/(H)Erdelezi. The most important festival celebrated by Roma on the Balkans. It will bring millions together in colorful festivities – uniting them across national, religious and often ethnic borders.
A few days ago, police evicted and razed a Roma settlement in Tirana. According to activists the inhabitants were left with nothing but what they could carry.
One of the advantages of living in my part of Vienna clearly is that you don’t have to travel very far to get to the next Balkan party. The opening of the restaurant Ostrog was a pretty large one at that.
Robert Rigney explores the soul of Balkan music as he experiences a wild night on a Beograd splavka. The trip, fuelled by rakija and Gypsy music, also tells a tale of the complex relationship between Gypsies and Serbs. Here, racism, cliches and exploitation mix freely with genuine apprecation.
Title Photo: (c) Michael Fats, obtained under CC License CC BY 2.0
Rassismus gegen Roma wird am Balkan und anderen Teilen Osteuropas offen ausgelebt. Zu der hier beschriebenen Szene im Zentrum von Beograd hätte genauso gut in Sarajevo, Bratislava oder Budapest kommen können.
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