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Roma in England Roma in England

Romani Woman Playing Violin

Romani Woman Playing Violin
A Romani woman plays the violin for a crowd in England in 1936. Pictured in the background is a caravan, the traditional wheeled dwelling of many European Roma (Gypsies). The traditional folk music of the nomadic Roma has inspired many of Europe’s great composers.
E.O. Hoppe/Corbis
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