The term “Gypsy,” often used pejoratively, conjures images of wastrels, vagabonds, fortunetellers and thieves, not to mention a distant memory of Cher (the Sonny & version) belting out, “I ...

was enchanted when his classically trained ensemble first got to record with Taraf de Haidouks, a cross-generational band of Romanian Gypsies, in Germany in 1999. Chatting in Kronos' rehearsal ...

The band performed traditional Eastern European music and Gypsy music with violin, double bass, clarinet, accordion, and Marius Mihalache on cimbalom who later became world famous. Having an ...