Hortto Kaalo
Hortto Kaalo is a Finnish gypsy music band performing in both Finnish and Romani. They specialize in Eastern European and French gypsy music. The band's name in Romani means 'real Roma'. The group was formed in 1969 by Feija Åkerlund, Marko Putkonen, Taisto Lundberg, and Heikki Nyman, although Nyman left the group shortly afterwards. Hortto Kaalo has often performed together with the Finnish Romani singer . Hortto Kaalo's debut single, the protest song ''Miksi ovet ei aukene meille?'' ( 'Why doors won't open for us'), came out in 1970, and has been credited for contributing to the illegalization of racial discrimination in Finland. In total, the group released six LPs and four compilations. Their first two albums, ''Hortto Kaalo'' and ''Hai Hortto Kaalot'' (both , 1974) were certified gold. The group popularized Gypsy music among mainstream audiences in Finland. Hortto Kaalo was at the peak of their popularity throughout the 1970s. In 1977, the group's song ''Kauan sitten'' ...
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Romani Music
Romani music (often referred to as gypsy or gipsy music, which is sometimes considered a derogatory term) is the music of the Romani people who have their origins in northern India but today live mostly in Europe. Historically nomadic, though now largely settled, the Romani people have long acted as entertainers and tradesmen. In many of the places Romanies live they have become known as musicians. The wide distances travelled have introduced a multitude of influences of: Byzantine music, Byzantine, Music of Greece, Greek, Arabic music, Arabic, Music of India, Indian, Persian traditional music, Persian, Music of Turkey, Turkish, Slavic peoples, Slavic, Music of Romania, Romanian, Music of Germany, German, Music of the Netherlands, Dutch, Music of France, French, Music of Spain, Spanish, and even Jewish musical forms. It is difficult to define the parameters of a unified Romani musical style, as there are many differences in melodic, harmonic, rhythmic and formal structures from ...
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