PRAGUE, Czech Republic — She’s a big personality from a country where gypsies are persona non grata. Vera Bila belts out her trademark fusion of gypsy music laced with Latin, jazz and pop influences ...

To coincide with today’s essay on Gypsy music by Robert Christgau, Audiofile thought it would be fun to offer some audio accompaniment. Take a listen to the following songs and song samples from ...

In Romani, the mother tongue of the Roma and language of gypsies, "balval" means the wind. The name is certainly not ironic: Balval, while not a band of gypsies per se, will blow you away with its ...

For centuries, word that the gypsies were coming meant hiding your belongings and locking the door. If the gypsies were already there, it meant lighting torches and driving them out. In fact, for many ...

Ultrafaux stands out from all of the other Reinhardt-inspired bands because they perform original material: strong tunes played by a hot band- and here the core is augmented by clarinet, violin and ...

It’s easy to understand the allure of Gypsy music. It evokes a certain amount of vagabond romanticism that comes from a culture of people who have wandered for generations. There is also a passion in ...