Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Notes on Transliteration
Guide to the Website (video examples, audio examples, photographs, and text supplements)
List of Figures

Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Balkan Roma: History, Politics, and Performance
Chapter 2: Musical Styles and Genres
Chapter 3: Dilemmas of Diaspora, Hybridity, and Identity

Part II: Music in Diasporic Homes
Chapter 4: Transnational Families
Chapter 5: Transnational Celebrations
Chapter 6: Transnational Dance

Part III Music, States, and Markets
Chapter 7: Dilemmas of Heritage and the Bulgarian Socialist State
Chapter 8: Cultural Politics of Postsocialist Markets and Festivals
Chapter 9: Bulgarian Pop/folk: Chalga

Part IV: Musicians in Transit
Chapter 10: Esma Red%zepova: "Queen of Gypsy Music"
Chapter 11: Yuri Yunakov: Saxophonist, Refugee, Citizen
Chapter 12: Romani Music as World Music
Chapter 13: Collaboration, Appropriation, and Transnational Flows

References Cited

About the Author

Carol Silverman, Professor of Anthropology and Folklore at the University of Oregon, has been involved with Romani culture for over 25 years as a researcher, teacher, activist, and performer. Her numerous articles have appeared in anthropology, folklore, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies publications.

Reviews

"A masterpiece! Silverman's work is of tremendous importance for anyone interested in the Romani people, the Balkans, and also anthropology, ethnology, gender, music, performance, creativity, diasporas, and the nature of life as it is lived." -- Victor A. Friedman, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, University of Chicago
"Carol Silverman's book addresses the central question of how a group can be reviled and its music adored. This theoretically masterful, ethnographically rich account of Romani music offers new insights into the culture of a diasporic, marginalized group through a compelling account of the challenges musicians face to change and sustain traditions in multiple contexts including socialist and post-socialist state politics. It is crucial reading for anyone
interested in human rights and cultural identity."-- Amy Shuman, Professor of Folklore, The Ohio State University
"Silverman's book features a superb companion web page with photographs and video clips that illustrate many of her points...Highly recommended." --Choice
"Carol Silverman does not disappoint with this long-awaited volume, a synthesis of a lifetime of research. Romani Routes is a recommended read for students interested in Romani music and a welcome complement to ethnomusicological literature on the Balkans." --Ethnomusicology
"Impressive in its scope, depth, and the sheer duration of Silverman's research, Romani Routes is an important work that will undoubtedly prove indispensible to scholars exploring issues of Romani rights, music, culture, and identity, as well as those interested in the cultural politics of postsocialist Eastern Europe and issues of hybridity, transnationalism, globalization, and commodification. With its accessible, narrative-driven style, this book
will be a valuable resource for musicians and listeners of Romani music alike. Its supplementary website includes hundreds of additional texts, photographs, and audio-visual examples that help to visually and
sonically locate the narratives. Romani Routes is a monumental piece of scholarship that represents a significant and timely contribution to the disciplines of folklore and ethnomusicology."--Journal of Folklore Research