“A highly unusual and culturally differentiated view of the region, wonderfully apt for teaching, an exemplary case in applied ethnomusicology.” (Ursula Hemetek) “Pettan’s Study guide & DVD is a poignant and valuable document-a tribute to the talent and adaptability of pre-war Kosovo Romani musicians who todayISBN live in978-961-237-708-3 the diaspora.” (Carol Silverman)
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SVANIBOR PETTAN: KOSOVO THROUGH THE EYES OF LOCAL ROMANI (GYPSY) MUSICIANS STUDY GUIDE & DVD
Kosovo through the Eyes of Local Romani (Gypsy) Musicians provides an alternative view of the Balkan region of Kosovo from the usual media coverage that is typically limited to examinations of the mutually conflicting interests of ethnic Albanians and ethnic Serbs. Romani musicians successfully adapted to the multiethnic, multireligious, and multilingual reality of Kosovo and served various audiences in both rural and urban settings. The documentary film that this study guide accompanies presents five characteristic types of Romani ensembles in Kosovo, four sources of the musical repertoire of a single semi-nomadic Romani community, creative localization of a selected tune of foreign origin (“Lambada”) by various Kosovo Romani ensembles, and the response of Romani musicians to the challenge of increasing political tensions in Kosovo in the early 1990s. The footage was filmed by Svanibor Pettan, Ph.D. in the course of his fieldwork in the period between 1984 to 1991. Professor and Chair of the ethnomusicology program at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Dr. Pettan is the author of many contributions dedicated to the legacy of Romani musicians in Kosovo, including books, articles, a CD-ROM, and a picture exhibition.
Svanibor Pettan
KOSOVO THROUGH THE EYES OF LOCAL ROMANI (GYPSY) MUSICIANS Study guide & DVD