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Musician: Vanya - Bronislav Krawczyk
Location: London
Instruments: piano, accordion
Music: Roma / Polish / gypsy folk
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HOW I CAME TO THIS MUSICÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWHERE I PLAYÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýA FAVOURITE SONG |
  
Listen to Vanya and fellow-refugees perform with Eliza Carthy at
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 ÌýÌýListen (1'48) to 'Bashevech', performed on accordion by Vanya.
ÌýÌýListen (1'47) to 'Bulgaryez Roma' by Vanya and Romani Rad from the album, Asylum, (Basis & The Prince's Trust, 2001)
ÌýÌýListen (2'46) to Vanya and his band, Romani Rad, as they accompany the dancers and singers for the opening sequence of their show, Wedding.
ÌýÌýListen (37'41) to Vanya, Téa Hodzic and Dylan Fowler showcasing at the World On Your Street tent, WOMAD 2002
ÌýÌýListen (31'04) to Vanya playing with Romany Rad playing at WOMAD 2002
'...almost from the moment you're born, you're playing an instrument and picking up the tunes from your father and his father before him'
How I came to this music:
Since I was a child I've loved music because almost everyone in the Gypsy community plays an instrument, be it the accordion, guitar, violin or double bass. All the men in my family play and my sisters dance. It's unusual for Roma women to play the instruments but they always sing and dance.
 We'd always have music at our family celebrations like weddings and christenings. There's be lots of music and loud noise, just like you can hear at our rehearsals - people laughing and dancing and always lots of children running about and playing.
Our tradition is an oral one so it's very hard to say how old our music is because almost from the moment you're born, you're playing an instrument and picking up the tunes from your father and his father before him. This gypsy music is very important to me as a Roma. We don't want to hide our tradition - we want other people to experience it too.
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