Ecstatic Gypsy desert song and dance

The Gypsies, Roma, the ethnic minority who brought to the West the spark of a vibrant culture, left the Indian subcontinent about a thousand years ago embarking on a migration that scattered them all over the world. The culture they left behind remained unscathed throughout the centuries,isolated within the barriers of their hostile habitat: the Thar Desert of Rajasthan. Still nomadic, with their unique gift for artistic self-expression, these independent spirits roam freely throughout the desert today as their ancestors did at the time of the migrations. "Once the Gypsies" will attempt to capture the dramatic, colorful and personal story of the current nomadic tribes in the region, following the travels of carts and camel caravans on the open roads of the Thar Desert.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Gypsy
• desert
• ecstatic
• song

[GipsyKingsOfficial]

that's not gypsy at all, we gypsies speak romanes, and that i think is indian,

[RehmanOfMultan]

@GipsyKingsOfficial It is gypsy. From the desert in Pakistan & India. I dont know what language this is though, its not Romani. All gypsies do not speak Romani.

[RehmanOfMultan]

@GipsyKingsOfficial By the way you guys are one of my most favourite groups. Thanks for stopping by!



[Scorpiusgrl]

I wished my life could be like that. Live anywhere my horse takes me with my group of people, somewhere far from civilization. Just dance by day, dance by the moon light, sing, sing, explore, feel the cleaner winds, live outdoor and anywhere, or under a tree or up in a tree. I just want to live life in a different way. I don't like civilization, but I am stuck for now. Amazing culture, amazing dancer.

[RehmanOfMultan]

@Scorpiusgrl :) I hear you.

[barlekha1971]

@GipsyKingsOfficial Gypsy means Nomad and these are nomadic people of India not the 'scumbag thieves of Romania or Hungary etc!

[Jutt4Life]

@GipsyKingsOfficial there is no such thing as "Indian". These gypsies are likely speaking "Banjari" which is one of the languages spoken by gypsies in the deserts of Northern India and Pakistan. Romani is quite an interesting language since it still uses the classical North Indian past/present and concord markers which the modern Indian languages have morphed out of. So the Romani language is in essence a historic original version of today's morphed and changed Indian languages!

[Dennis5528]

Who can hate this?

I hope it's true that I'm gipsy :)

[DontPublicMe]

@GipsyKingsOfficial

Yes, it is an Indian language, and Romanes dialects grew out of an Indian language. It had been the similarities between Romanes and Indian languages that pointed to your Indian origins

But of course the people in this video are very different to Roma people, because this IS India, a looted and impoverished India, thanks to the British. Had it not been for British theft, these people would have had better tools, better carts, nicer clothes etc.

[markotdb1125]

@GipsyKingsOfficial All this shows is the evolution of a people in different ways but having a same source from one thousand years ago. That love of music & dance is the common denominator...

[sirenitaliquida]

gracias esta lindisimo mexico

[kohlims]

very pretty..but you've lost one of the best aspects of these people..the amazing an vibrant colors of their clothes nd accessories..by changing this to a sepia tone

[ruqaiyyabano]

@barlekha1971 speak ROMANI meaning in "gypsy's " language, we gypsy do not call ourselves gypsys ,it is an englissh word , but we do call ourselves "roma" thats why our language is romani,ok?

[PetulaGuimaraes]

It is amazing to see how many cultures are alike! in the way they sing, they drum and dance! :) we are all brothers and sisters deep down

[davekeays]

@barlekha1971 I've read that the migration patterns have shown they are directly related. I believe the tribes from Sindhi (a river in India) split into two; one showing up in Morocco and the other in Romania.