In Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and neighbouring lands, Roma musicians defined the café-orchestra and folk-string traditions, becoming central to national musical identity. Roma communities here have a long, complex history of both contribution and exclusion.
These countries remain home to large, culturally rich Roma populations.
Sources & further reading: Council of Europe history factsheets and Wikipedia.
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