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Gypsy, Naiad or Poem. It doesn't matter which.

Posted on Nov 21st, 2009 by Mackie : THE GYPSY CHRONICLES Mackie

I didn't know in any concrete kind of way what I was painting but I had on my mind some lines of poetry and was listening to the great Gypsy band Urs Karpatz as I... More »

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Me, My Roma Family and Woody Allen. Laura Halilovac Documentary

Posted on Jul 16th, 2009 by Mackie : THE GYPSY CHRONICLES Mackie

This film won the UCCA Prize 2009 at the Bellaria Film Festival in Italy. Laura's ability ability to describe as the jury out described a soft, at times ironic, but always direct way her own... More »

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Our Lady of Macarena

Posted on Dec 12th, 2008 by Mackie : THE GYPSY CHRONICLES Mackie

In Spain, so very Catholic, there is a great and powerful love for Our Lady . During Holy Week in Seville homeage is payed to La Macarena , Our Hope. She is known to all... More »

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Miss Roma International Pagaents

Posted on Sep 19th, 2008 by Mackie : THE GYPSY CHRONICLES Mackie

The first Miss Roma International was held in Sofia, Monday, Jan. 15, 2007 and was protested in Macedonia by the Serbian Roma Women Network and the International Roma Women's Network. Letters of protest against Miss... More »

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Madonna es Gypsy!

Posted on Jul 21st, 2008 by Mackie : THE GYPSY CHRONICLES Mackie

Every twenty five or fifty years Gypsy music becomes 'fashionable' again... And when Madonna takes an interest in Gypsy music  it would seem to follow that many more in America will also. I posted this... More »

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