Jasmine Dellal's film documents a six-week, 18-show concert tour that brought together gypsy musicians from four countries — India, Romania, Macedonia and Spain — both for performances and for an informal exchange that attempts to bridge the gap between Roma who share common roots but have grown culturally distant from their common heritage.
The tour features five acts: Esma Redzepova, from Skopje, Macedonia, was named Queen of the Gypsies in India in 1976 and proudly proclaims, "I never assimilated for anybody." She sings in the Rom language and helped popularize her ancestors' music throughout Yugoslavia in the 1960s and 1970s (Dellal includes fo...
Released:
2007
Rated:
NR
Length:
111 mins