The history of the research on Romani (Gypsy) music and musicians in Bulgaria
In this article, we examine the historiography of research on Romani (Gypsy) music and musicians in Bulgaria, presenting the studies and researchers who have focused on this field. We aim to provide a chronological and thematic overview of the available publications, together with an analy...
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| Language: | English |
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Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts - Institute of Musicology of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Muzikologija |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-9814/2025/1450-98142538021P.pdf |
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| Summary: | In this article, we examine the historiography of research on Romani (Gypsy)
music and musicians in Bulgaria, presenting the studies and researchers who
have focused on this field. We aim to provide a chronological and thematic
overview of the available publications, together with an analysis of the
key characteristics of each historical period in which they were produced -
the period of the modern Bulgarian state (1878-1944), the socialist era
(1944-1989), and the time following the fall of the socialist regime (from
1989 onwards). Research methodology is primarily based on historical
analysis of ethnographic descriptions and interpretations, including a
clarification of the dichotomy between emic and etic approaches to knowledge
production about Romani musical practices in Bulgaria. Studies on
Gypsy/Romani music and musicians have become more extensive after the
political changes of 1989, contributing to a significant broadening of the
scope of Bulgarian ethnomusicology. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-9814 2406-0976 |