tirsdag 17. og onsdag 18. mars.
Sani instruerer romdanser fra Makedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Bulgaria og Tyrkia.
Dvs fengende musikk og spreke trinn!
Informasjon om Sani:
Sani Rifati (Shah-nee Ree-fah-tee) is a Rom (Gypsy) from Kosovo, of the former Yugoslavia. He is a beautiful dancer and he teaches Romany dance throughout the United States, California-including Kolo festival, The Slavonic Cultural Center, Ashkenaz and also at Amala Summer School in Valjevo, Serbia. Sani was a member of the Sota Folkloric Dance Ensemble in Pristina, in 1978. In the 1980's, Sani was a drummer in a professional band, touring throughout Yugoslavia over a two year period.
Mr. Rifati is the president of Voice of Roma (www.voiceofroma.com ) a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the general public and raising awareness concerning the plight of the Roma, particularly those in and from Kosovo. He has published articles concerning the discrimination and persecution of Roma, and is well known in the San Francisco Bay Area as an expert on the field of Roma and the human rights issues faced by Roma in Kosovo and Romani refugees in Europe.
Sani has helped educate and raise the awareness of the public concerning the Romani folk arts, and he has been a strong advocate for preserving the traditional folk music, songs, and dances of his culture. He is a strong believer in creating community through his people's spirit of sharing music, dance, oral histories, food and drink. Sani organized the 2002 Herdeljezi Benefit Concert Events in Kosovo featuring Esma Redzepova and members of her Ensemble.
