Jean “Django” Reinhardt was a guitarist, composer and band leader. He was a member of the Sinti ethnic group (or Manouche, as it is known in the French cultural region) and is one of the founders and key exponents of European jazz.
Fanfare Shukar are a Roma brass band from Romania. The band was formed in the 1990s by the clarinetist and multi-instrumentalist Costica Pantiru and is made up of 10 musicians. Read the full portrait here on Gypsy-Music.net.
Adrian "Adi" Coriolan Gaspar is a Romanian-Austrian pianist, composer and arranger. He is a Roma and is one of the key Roma musicians in Austria. Read more about this exceptional musician on Gypsy Music Network.
Ando Drom are a Roma ensemble from Budapest in Hungary. The ensemble was founded in 1984 by the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Jeno Zsigó and is one of the most popular and successful Roma folklore ensembles in Hungary. Read here more about Ando Drom.
Goran Bregovic is a musician and composer from Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He became famous as a composer of film music and for his interpretations of traditional Balkan and especially Roma songs and is one of the internationally known representatives of Balkan music.
Bratsch are a music group from France. They were founded in the 1970s and after more than 40 years of being together will be calling it a day at the end of 2015. The group consist of five musicians and are among the most well-known and popular world music bands ever.