Colourful Romany dancing as part of Prague's Khamoro
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Khamoro - World Roma Festival
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When:
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25 - 31 May 2008 (annual)
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Where:
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Prague
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First held in 1999, Prague's Khamoro festival brings the most vibrant gypsy sounds, rhythms and culture from around Europe to the Czech capital.
Each year the festival presents a wealth of traditional and classical music, gypsy jazz, films, theatre, literature, dance, painting and photographs, as well as workshops. The event celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2008 and includes the gala show, Khamoro All Stars, with a selection of the best acts returning to perform. For full details, please visit the Khamoro Website.
The travelling peoples of Europe - the Romanies or gypsies - have a unique itinerant culture which the hard-and-fast geographical boundaries of modern states have found it difficult to accommodate. The purpose of this festival is to create a better dialogue and greater understanding between the gypsy minorities and the majority of the Czech Republic's population.
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