Anna G. Piotrowska is Professor of Musicology at Jagiellonian University, Poland. She is author of several books including From Gypsy to Bohemian (2021) and Gypsy Music in European Culture (2013). In the years 2019-2022, she was one of four Principal Investigators on the BESTROM project (Beyond Stereotypes: Cultural Exchanges and the Romani Contribution to European Spaces).

Piotrowska devotes entire chapters to prized musicians and folk heroes that arose during this time. She uses their music and writing to guide their stories. Her photos of these musicians are captivating.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentPrologue: In the Circle of the Official and Personal MemoriesPart I: City and Music1.1. The Tradition of Music-Making in the Streets1.2. Romani Music-Making in Central and Eastern Europe1.3. Romani Musicians in the Cities: Vienna, Budapest and BucharestPart II Roma and Communism2.1. The Roma in Communistic Poland: The Case of Nowa Huta2.2. Romani Musicians from Nowa Huta: Traditions versus New Expectations2.3. Romani State-Supported Ensembles: On the example of ROMA from KrakówPart III The Story of Corroro3.1. The Situation of Romani Buskers in Kraków: The Significance of the Late 1970s 3.2. The Case of Corroro: A Romani Virtuoso in Communistic Times3.3. The Myth of a Disabled GeniusEpilogue: Post-1989 RealityBibliographyIndex

Anna G. Piotrowska is Professor of Musicology at Jagiellonian University, Poland. She is author of several books including From Gypsy to Bohemian (2021) and Gypsy Music in European Culture (2013). In the years 2019-2022, she was one of four Principal Investigators on the BESTROM project (Beyond Stereotypes: Cultural Exchanges and the Romani Contribution to European Spaces).

Piotrowska devotes entire chapters to prized musicians and folk heroes that arose during this time. She uses their music and writing to guide their stories. Her photos of these musicians are captivating.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentPrologue: In the Circle of the Official and Personal MemoriesPart I: City and Music1.1. The Tradition of Music-Making in the Streets1.2. Romani Music-Making in Central and Eastern Europe1.3. Romani Musicians in the Cities: Vienna, Budapest and BucharestPart II Roma and Communism2.1. The Roma in Communistic Poland: The Case of Nowa Huta2.2. Romani Musicians from Nowa Huta: Traditions versus New Expectations2.3. Romani State-Supported Ensembles: On the example of ROMA from KrakówPart III The Story of Corroro3.1. The Situation of Romani Buskers in Kraków: The Significance of the Late 1970s 3.2. The Case of Corroro: A Romani Virtuoso in Communistic Times3.3. The Myth of a Disabled GeniusEpilogue: Post-1989 RealityBibliographyIndex