Music, City and the Roma under Communism

Anna G. Piotrowska is Professor of Musicology at Jagiellonian University, Poland. She is author of several books including From Gypsy to Bohemian (2021) and Gypsy Music in European Culture (2013). In the years 2019-2022, she was one of four Principal Investigators on the BESTROM project (Beyond Stereotypes: Cultural Exchanges and the Romani Contribution to European Spaces).

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgment
Prologue: In the Circle of the Official and Personal Memories
Part I: City and Music
1.1. The Tradition of Music-Making in the Streets
1.2. Romani Music-Making in Central and Eastern Europe
1.3. Romani Musicians in the Cities: Vienna, Budapest and Bucharest

Part II Roma and Communism
2.1. The Roma in Communistic Poland: The Case of Nowa Huta
2.2. Romani Musicians from Nowa Huta: Traditions versus New Expectations
2.3. Romani State-Supported Ensembles: On the example of ROMA from Kraków

Part III The Story of Corroro
3.1. The Situation of Romani Buskers in Kraków: The Significance of the Late 1970s
3.2. The Case of Corroro: A Romani Virtuoso in Communistic Times
3.3. The Myth of a Disabled Genius

Epilogue: Post-1989 Reality
Bibliography
Index