Not just about music: Khamoro festival highlights diversity of Romani culture

Published: May 29, 2024, 7 a.m.

Billed as \u201cthe world\u2019s largest professional Romani festival\u201d, Khamoro, meaning \u2018sunshine\u2019 in Romani, has been taking place\xa0in Prague since 1999. But as Izabela Chalupn\xedkov\xe1 from the festival\u2019s production team told me, it\u2019s not your typical Romani festival. While most Romani festivals focus on music, Khamoro, in addition to concerts, presents a diverse programme of exhibitions, children\u2019s activities, oral history, film screenings, dance performances, workshops, conferences and more.