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Is Elvis Presley with Roma roots?

An American magazine claims that Elvis Presley is of Roma origin, the British Daily Mail reports.

According to Gypsy Roma Traveler magazine, Presley's distant relatives were Roma and lived in Germany. They emigrated to the United States in the early 18th century.

The same magazine states that Presley's maiden name was Smith, and as stated in the text, "that surname was often among British Roma".

Otherwise one of the experts and researcher of Roma culture and writer David Eltir says that Elvis Presley never mentioned his origin that leaves room for doubt, whether Elvis wanted to hide that fact, or whether the true roots for more than 300 years are already forgotten. ?

First Serbian Roma opera singer Natasa Tasic Knezevic named 2012 Most Outstanding Roma Woman in the World

Natasa Tasic Knezevic is the first Serbian Roma opera singer to perform on a regular basis at Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad.

This Belgrade woman studied at the Faculty of Transportation for many years sang in the choir of the Church of St. George, until she met Jovan Chirilov who recognized her talent, and with the help of Princess Jelisaveta Karadjordjevic enrolled in art.

Immediately afterwards he was engaged in the Serbian National Theater of Novi Sad.
her whole life is a fight against prejudice and discrimination.

Otherwise, Natasha is said to be a Roma queen of opera singing with a crystal clear tone, a bright voice and every time she performs, she conquers the audience.

Otherwise in 2012, the OECC declared Natasha as one of the
the most prominent Roma women in the world who also delivered a significant speech at the Council of Europe.

"Romengo" - Roma band from Hungary

The Romengo Band from Hungary is not at all afraid of experimenting with sound - cans, taps, strings and specific bass-worded bass. Music Charts Europe

"Romengo" is a very famous and popular Roma composition from Hungary. They adhere to tradition and novelty. They were formed in 2004.

The band members are Monika Lakatosh, Mihaili Rostash - Mazsi, Mishi Kovac. Janos Lakatos - Guszti and Tibor Tibi Balog.

The band plays Hungarian Olahe music that features elements of some of the roots of Roma music and elements of modern sound.
They play traditional instruments but also often experiment with sound in another way.
In their musical structure, there are sounds of jazz, flamenco and other forms.

In their work so far they have released two great acclaimed albums "Kétháné" and "Romanije".

Boban Markovic - First on the European World Music Top List

The prestigious World Music Charts Europe (WMCE) announced its monthly chart for July 2019, where for the first time since its creation, a musical achievement from Roma is in the first place.

As the World music portal writes, the new album by Boban Markovic and the Mrak orchestra released for the Hungarian publishing house Fonó Budai Zeneház, and the new edition of Boban and the group awaited him for seven years
Until this success, the best positioned album from this region was the Kal group with the same album, where it was placed on the third place in 2006.

Otherwise, WMCE was born in 1991 by European radio producers on behalf of the European Union for Broadcasting (EBU).

Once a month, radical world music DJs from 24 European countries voted for their favorites among current achievements and sent them to Berlin, and the list of the top ten albums are published on the internet portal WMCE.

Boban Markovic was born in Vladici Han in 1964. With his orchestra he won many national and international awards and recognitions. They perform under the name Balkan Brass.
So far, they have published about 15 CDs.

Link: https://www.vranjenews.rs/news/boban-markovi%C4%87-prvi-na-evropskoj-world-music-top-listi

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