European Communities

Western Europe

Sinti and Manouche communities and gypsy jazz.

Western Europe
William P. Gottlieb / Adam Cuerden — Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

In France, Germany, the Low Countries and beyond, the Sinti and Manouche communities developed distinct traditions — most famously the gypsy jazz created by Django Reinhardt. Western Europe’s Roma and Sinti also suffered grievously in the Porajmos.

Their cultural legacy, especially in music, reaches worldwide.

Sources & further reading: Wikipedia and the Documentation Centre of German Sinti and Roma.

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