Roma Musicians Perform 'Requiem for Auschwitz' in Poland

Ethnic Roma musicians from across Europe come together in the southern Polish city of Krakow to perform the "Requiem for Auschwitz", by a Roma composer, to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp.

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4 months ago

Categories

Arts & Society

Topics

Music, Europe

People

Roman Kwiatkowski, Roger Moreno Rathgeb

Places

Poland, Europe, Krakow

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SHOTLIST: KRAKOW, POLAND, JANUARY 27-28, 2013, SOURCE: AFPTV - VAR Krakow performance of "Requiem for Auschwitz" - VAR of composer Roger Moreno Rathgeb at Auschwitz-Birkenau camp SOUNDBITE 1 Roman Kwiatkowski (man), president, Polish Association of Roma (Polish, 14 sec): "Coming from a family who lost a majority of the people we loved in Auschwitz, today has been an incredible feeling. After so many years, finally, we Rom people, we have done something for the other victims, for ourselves and for other victims." - VAR of composer Roger Moreno Rathgeb at Auschwitz-Birkenau camp SOUNDBITE 2 Roger Moreno Rathgeb (man), composer (English): "This was the former gypsy camp here, and it was eliminated in the night from 1st to 2nd August in 1944. There were only children and women yet, because the gypsy men were already killed before." - VAR Krakow performance of "Requiem for Auschwitz" ///