Voice of Roma Presents

INTERNATIONAL ROMA DAY CELEBRATION

Ever since the 1st World Romani Congress in 1971,International Roma Day, or Roma Nation Day, has become a day for mobilization of hundreds of thousands of Roma in some 40 countries

FRIDAY, APRIL 4th • 7:30 PM

Entrance $15 (children under 12 free)

Sponsored by: Croatian American Cultural Center

60 Onondaga, San Francisco

Ismail Lumanovski, Chris Bajmakovich, Edessa, Rumen Shopov

Presentation and discussion "Kosovo now"

DANCE INSTRUCTION with SANI RIFATI

ISMAIL LUMANOVSKI, clarinet, was born in Bitola, Macedonia to a Turkish Romani family, Ismail began playing clarinet at age nine. His expressiveness and technical skill in both western classical and Balkan folk music has distinguished him even among clarinetists twice his age. Ismail plays with several New York-area bands and performs at concerts and Balkan weddings all over the country, while attending the Juilliard School where he studies with Charles Neidich.

Appetizers - Meza plate available

Romani Art, Handcrafts, CDs, and Literature for sale

Thursday - Friday early afternoons workshops with Ismail Lumanovski (Clarinet) and Chris Bajmakovich (Accordion) are available! Call for details.

All donations and sales are tax deductible

Voice of Roma (VOR), is a California 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization working to educate the public about Romani music, dance, culture, history and current plight of Kosovo Roma and to provide increased safety, human rights and economic opportunities for Roma in Kosovo or as refugees elsewhere in Europe.

Voice of Roma, p.o. box 514 Sebastopol, CA 95473 ?tel: (707) 823-7941 / fax: (707) 829-1893

e-mail: voiceofroma@comcast.net

website: www.voiceofroma.com