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Softback book details
'Princes Amongst Men:
Journeys with Gypsy Musicians
by Garth Cartwright
(ISBN 1-85242-877-5)
Softback book
Publisher - Serpent's Tail, London
Published 2005
Softback book, 310 pages.
Read an extract from this book in our
magazine section.
From press release
"Weaving historical fact, mythic tales and contemporary voices, Princes Amongst Men recounts a Balkan odyssey in search of the secret history and culture of Europe's greatest musicians - the Roma Gypsies.
On his wild and affectionate journey, Garth Cartwright wanders through the ruins of post-Communist Serbia and observes Roma refugees from the Kosovo conflict. He attends a Gypsy wedding in Macedonia, conveys the tragedy of Romania in the aftermath of Ceaucescu, scours Skopje for opium, charts the Euro-Asian beauties so prominent in Bulgaria, almost marries a Gypsy princess in Kocani and witnesses the fiery celebrations that mark Ederlezi, the Night of the Gypsies, in an impoverished Bulgarian Gypsy ghetto.
Cartwright's engagement with Gypsy communities bypasses cliché and overturns prejudice to return with the true story of the Gypsies' Balkan blues."
Reviews:
'High times and hard times in the Balkans. Outrageously good.'
Howard Marks
"...Garth takes us with him on his whirlwind trip, drinking a lot and sleeping little, meeting all the major figures, painting an indelible picture of a musical culture that has the elements of romance, legend and creative originality that used to be the heart of books about blues and jazz. And, along the way, making me laugh out loud at the description of how some of the wealthier Gypsy musicians decorate their houses. Tasteful they are not...."
Charlie Gillett, the Sound of the World
www.charliegillett.com
"... racily written and impressionistic in style. ... excellent overview of music in Yugoslavia under Tito, a marvellous chapter on Esma
Redzepova..."
Simon Broughton, Songlines magazine,
August 2005
'Garth Cartwright is one wise traveller. Drifting across the Balkans he encounters those we call 'Gypsies', a people much presumed about yet rarely understood. With empathy and wit, eyes and ears open, he describes their beautiful, defiant culture.'
Benjamin Zephaniah
USD 16.99
Learn more about this book at: www.journeyswithgypsies.com
' Princes Amongst Men:
Journeys with Gypsy Musicians
by Garth Cartwright
(ISBN 1-85242-877-5)
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