Dosta! at the Fifth Edition of the Minority Language Song Contest

14/03/2008 - 12:18

CALL FOR NEW SONGS FOR THE FIFTH EDITION OF MINORITY LANGUAGE SONG CONTEST LIET LAVLUT IN Luleå, SWEDEN

On Saturday October the 18th 2008 Luleå municipality will host the fifth edition of the European song contest Liet Lavlut 2008, the one and only songcontest for singers and bands who sing in a European minority language. The organisation therefore calls upon bands, singers and cultural organisations troughout Europe to submit new songs in minority languages for the fifth edition of our songcontest.

Music beyond prejudice: Romani variations on the European Anthem

[inline: 1=CD cover Small] "Music beyond prejudice: Romani variations on the European Anthem" is a new Dosta! campaign production and at the same time a very symbolic one.

The CD features five leading groups from the galaxy of Roma music – including Shqiperiagroup from Albania, Kal and R. Point from Serbia, the Alsatian guitarist and interpreter of manouche jazz Yorgui Loeffler, and Esma Redzepova, one of the most famous Roma singers. The result is an eclectic and explosive mixture of Balkan sounds, jazz and traditional Roma music which is at the same time faithful to its origins whilst also being completely up to date.
 
Esma Redzepova has performed at the CD launch at 12pm (in the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Chamber) during an award ceremony to honour the best local initiatives for the integration of Roma people, the “Dosta! Congress Prize for Municipalities”. The award is given by the Council of Europe Congress, which is holding a session from 19-21 November 2007 in Strasbourg.

 
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Three cities of South-East Europe winners of the ''Dosta!-Congress Prize for Municipalities''

21/11/2007 - 11:36

Winners of the PrizeOn the occasion of the ''Dosta!-Congress Prize for Municipalities'' Henry Scicluna, of Europe co-ordinator for Roma issues, presented a diploma to the three cities winners of the ''Dosta!-Congress Prize for Municipalities'' represented by Dragoljub Davidovic, Mayor of Banja Luka, Vlado Alilovic, Mayor of Vitez, and Snezana Mushitski, from the Municipality of Novi Sad.

Made in Plementina: Premiere of the movie "Jekh Kham Jekh Sel"

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Through the "Youth Video Project ", organised within the framework of the Dosta! campaign,  young people who have spent a significant part of their lives in an IDP in Plementina camp have produced documentary on Roma history in the camp, their roots, their identity.

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Interview with Esma Redzepova, the "Queen of the Gypsies"

[inline: 1=Esma's photo] Esma Redzepova, the so-called « Queen of the Gypsies » is one of the amazing artists who co-operate with the Dosta! campaign for promoting a better understanding of Roma culture and the recognition of Roma as European citizens. Nominated for Nobel Prize for Peace in 2003, Esma was also the first Yugoslavian artist to act in Paris’ Olympia. Proud of her origins, Esma started singing when she was 13. Her marriage with a « gadjo », Mr. Stevo Teodosievski, was a scandal before becoming the symbol of the dialogue between the Roma community and the majority society.

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