"The Romani (also spelled Romany), or Roma, are an ethnicity of Indian origin, living mostly in Europe and the Americas. The linguistic evidence has indisputably shown that roots of Romani language lie in India..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mdixon.6569@...> wrote : Meanwhile, her brothers and uncles are moving through the audience picking pockets as they dance from person to person. From: "hepa7@... [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 6:22 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Romanis have exquisite sense of rhythm?? There are about 6000 gypsies in Finland. They call themselves romani-s. (No idea whether this is related to Sanskrit roma [rawmah], meaning hair.) Most romanis in Finland have Swedish family names. Many gypsies seem to have an exquisite ("Indian"?) sense of rhythm. Well, loads of common genes with Spanish flamenco-dancers? From a childrens' singing competiotion: Nadja Lindeman - Kerrostalon rokkibändi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os8rqBIVEcg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os8rqBIVEcg Nadja Lindeman - Kerrostalon rokkibändi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os8rqBIVEcg Tenavatähti-laulukilpailun finaali 1991. 2. kilpailukappale View on www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os8rqBIVEcg Preview by Yahoo
