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Makhotina I.: PhD (Philology), independent researcher
The main content of the article highlights recording and commenting of the folk poetry (song lyrics) samples of Russian Gypsy minority “Russka Roma”, whose musical culture presents the “face” of the Romani music culture in Russia. At the beginning of the article, the authors give a general description of the repertoire formation sources of two types of Roma music culture, targeted at different audiences. The first one was oriented to the Romani listeners and performers, and the second one to the Russian urban listeners, well-educated and, often, understanding in music. Two songs, “Niva” and “Roma Propine”, which are the study subject of the research, were published, in performing by Boris Ivanesku (Zhukov), in 2001 as part of the CD project “Bareh Droma” (“Great Roads”), dedicated to the traditional Romani music in Russia. Both songs were created in Russian romani dialect (or dialect of Northern-Russian Roma) and were initially targeted at the Roma audience, which apparently explains their rare performance on professional scene. The authors undertake, for the first time, the publication, decoding and translation of the texts of these songs, as well as the presentation of their prototypes. The connection of the first song with folklore genres is shown, as well as the connection of the second one with a later tradition and the genre of tragic (“cruel”) romance. Romani musical tradition and creativity in Russia have been poorly studied, therefore the qualitative recording, systematization, complex analysis and attribution of its samples are an actual trend in the study on Romani culture. The study complements the conception of the Romani music repertoire formation and dynamics. It is one of the first examples of detailed commentary on Roma folklore which is based not only on textual analysis, but also on the notion of social background of concrete songs existence. It will be of great interest for scholars studying the traditional culture, including folklorists and ethnographers, as well as to art historians, researches on culturology and to wider range of readers.
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