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Romane Dyvesa Gypsy Festival.

Posted on Dec 11th, 2009 by Mackie : THE GYPSY CHRONICLES Mackie

Filmaker Piotr Smolenski  film of Romane Dyvesa Gypsy Festival 2007 - shot through with true Roma style and charm. She begins....

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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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THAT WHICH IS GYPSY

Posted on Jun 18th, 2009 by Mackie : THE GYPSY CHRONICLES Mackie

That which is Gypsy is found in the surge of the blood and in the grooves of the hands. Lo gitano va en la masa de la sangre y en las rayas de las manos.... More »

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Don Pohren's take: System of Commercializing the Artist

Posted on May 26th, 2009 by Mackie : THE GYPSY CHRONICLES Mackie

Don Pohren: Commercialization of the Artist... La Chunga was magnificent. She knew no footwork, and danced barefoot. Her costumes were simple gypsy skirts and blouses. She improvised as her moods demanded. Her outstanding assets were... More »

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Lola's Luck: My Life Among the California Gypsies by Carol Miller

Posted on Mar 23rd, 2009 by Mackie : THE GYPSY CHRONICLES Mackie

Gypsies in America are hidden. With estimates between fifty thousand and more than a million, the Gypsy population is as mysterious as their ways, and misinformation keeps them outside the mainstream. With unprecedented vividness, Lola's... 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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GYPSY CINEMA! ENJOY!

Posted on Nov 27th, 2008 by Mackie : THE GYPSY CHRONICLES Mackie

http://alisonmackie.com/Gypsy_Cinema.aspx Welcome to Gypsy Cinema. I made it for you who love the Gypsy Music and Film! A great selection of Gypsy film to enjoy! Tony Gatlif's Vengo, Latcho Drom, Gadjo Dilo, Transylvania...Also Ljiljana Buttler,... More »

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Seguiriya / Seguirilla

Posted on Jul 31st, 2008 by Mackie : THE GYPSY CHRONICLES Mackie

Lorca wrote: The Gypsy Seguiriya starts with a terrible shout - a shout that divides the scenery in two equal hemispheres... next the voice stops to let in an impressive silence. The sequiriya burns the... More »

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