"[ SINGING ]" "Man over headset:" "FOR THE INDIAN GROUP," "WE USE THE FOLLOWSPOTS A LOT FOR THE DANCERS." "THE FINALE WILL ALSO HAPPEN CENTER STAGE" "AND IT'LL TAKE UP THE WHOLE STAGE BY THE END." "WE HAVE TO KEEP IT SIMPLE WITH THE LIGHTING." "IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO STAGE" "SO MANY DIFFERENT ARTISTS." "RIGHT." "Man:" "YOU KNOW, THESE GROUPS USUALLY DO THEIR OWN TOURS." "THEY'VE NEVER PLAYED TOGETHER BEFORE." "OKAY." "IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE." "Man:" "TWO?" "YOU HAVE TWO TICKETS?" "EXTRA TICKETS?" "Man:" "IT WAS SOLD OUT TWO MONTHS AGO." "IT'S AMAZING THAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SCALP TICKETS" "HERE IN NEW YORK" "FOR ROMANO MUSICIANS, BUT I'M HAPPY." "I'M GYPSY." "[ APPLAUSE ]" "Man:" "THIS IS A PRETTY SPONTANEOUS PERFORMANCE," "SO, BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING." "Man:" "OKAY." "I DIDN'T GIVE YOU A LIGHTING CUE SHEET" "BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST NIGHT FOR A SIX WEEK TOUR." "OKAY." "5 BANDS, 4 COUNTRIES, 9 LANGUAGES, 35 PEOPLE ON THE ROAD " "IT'S A VERY EXTENSIVE TOUR." "[ MUSICIANS WARM UP VOICES ]" "ESMA?" "15 MINUTES." "TARAF?" "10 MINUTES." "Man on intercom: 10 MINUTES" "'TIL THE BEGINNING OF THIS EVENING'S CONCERT." "OKAY, I WANT TO START THIS 18-SHOW TOUR." "HELLO, IS EVERYBODY ON HEADSET NOW?" "SOUNDS, LIGHTS, OKAY?" "[ WOMAN RESPONDS ]" "ALL RIGHT, FOLLOWSPOTS, STAND BY FOR ESMA." "IF YOU CAN'T FOLLOW HER, SHE'LL FOLLOW THE LIGHT." "THEY DON'T CALL HER THE QUEEN OF THE GYPSIES" "FOR NOTHING." "[ BAND PLAYS "DJELEM DJELEM" ]" "THE SONG SHE'S ABOUT TO SING TO THE ROMANI NATIONAL ANTHEM." "¶ DJELEM, DJELEM ¶" "¶ LUNGONE DROMENSA ¶" "¶ MALADILEM ¶" "¶ SCHUKARE ¶" "¶ ROMENSA ¶" "¶ DJELEM, DJELEM ¶" "¶ LUNGONE DROMENSA ¶" "¶ AY ¶" "¶ ROMALE ¶" "¶ AY ¶" "¶ CHAVALE ¶" "¶ DJELEM, DJELEM ¶" "¶ LUGONE ¶" "¶ DROMENSA ¶" "¶ AY ¶" "¶ CHAVALE ¶" "[ CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ]" "[ WHISTLING ]" "I'M HERE TO RECORD THE SONGS FOR THE SHOW." "[ SCAT SINGING ]" "Deejay:" "YOU'RE LISTENING TO WFMU." "GYPSY CARAVAN CONCERT" "CREATES A GEOGRAPHIC JOURNEY ACROSS THE PATH" "OF THE ROMA MIGRATION." "Woman:" "ALL OVER EUROPE, FROM CLASSICAL TO POP," "THE ROMA HAVE FOR CENTURIES" "INFLUENCED OTHER PEOPLE'S MUSIC." "Man:" "THE GYPSY CARAVAN TOUR," "GYPSY MUSIC FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD," "TRAVEL TO AMERICAN CITIES." "THE MIAMI HERALD'S BEEN ON FOR, LIKE, 20 MINUTES." "SHE WANTS ELVIS TO TRANSLATE WITH ESMA." "Cruze:" "UM, I'M LOOKING FOR MAHARAJA." "NOW, I'M NOT SEEING ANY OF THEM." "WHERE ARE MY INDIANS?" "[ SINGS ]" "Woman:" "GEORGE, HAVE YOU FOUND MAHARAJA YET?" "UH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE," "BUT THEY SAY THEY'RE READY TO GO," "SO, I'LL TAKE THEIR WORD FOR IT." "[ WHISTLING AND APPLAUSE ]" "FROM RAJASTHAN, INDIA -- MAHARAJA!" "[ SINGING ]" "[ WHISTLING AND APPLAUSE ]" "VERY NICE." "REALLY, REALLY NICE." "Cruze:" "WE HAVE TWO GROUPS THAT HAD A FINALE THAT WORKED," "BUT THE OTHER BANDS HAVEN'T DONE IT." "THEY HAVE THEIR OWN IDEA." "SO, THERE'S LIKE..." "FOR THE FINALE." "LET'S TRY IT, THEN." "FIRST, ME, I WILL DO LIKE THIS." "AND THEN HE WILL COME." "AND THEN " "ALL TOGETHER?" "ALL TOGETHER IN ONE SONG." "Woman:" "NO, NO, NO." "WE KNOW THE SONGS." "BUT IT'S NOT ONE SONG." "ONE SONG, YES!" "[ SINGING ]" "EXPLAIN IT." "I'M NOT INVENTING THIS." "[ SINGING ]" "Cruze:" "WOW." "I GUESS MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW" "FLAMENCO MUSIC IS GYPSY MUSIC." "AND THIS IS A FAMILY GROUP." "THE DANCER IS ANTONIO," "THE FEMALE SINGER, JUANA, IS HIS AUNT." "Man:" "ANTONIO." "ANTONIO." "iANTONIO!" "iANTONIO!" "iESO!" "iDALE, DALE!" "[ WHISTLING ]" "[ SPEAKING ITALIAN ]" "AH, WHAT IS THE THING?" "THE WHOLE IDEA FOR THE GYPSY CARAVAN TOUR" "CAME FROM TARAF DE HAIDOUKS." "THAT NAME MEANS "BAND OF BRIGANDS."" "THEY'RE FROM A SMALL VILLAGE IN ROMANIA." "AND THEY'RE STRING-BASED" "RATHER THAN HORN-BASED." "THE BAND SUPPORTS THEIR VILLAGE." "THE OLD GUY WITH THE HAT IS NICOLAE NEACSU." "HE'S THE SENIOR VIOLINIST." "HIS MAIN PROTEGE IS CALIU." "HE'S GOT TO BE THE FASTEST VIOLIN PLAYER" "I'VE EVER SEEN." "Johnny Depp:" "I MET THE TARAF" "WHEN I STARTED DOING THE FILM I DID WITH THEM," "CALLED "THE MAN WHO CRIED."" "I SHARED A TRAILER WITH THESE GUYS." "A VERY SMALL TRAILER WITH THEM FOR A FEW MONTHS, YOU KNOW?" "Depp:" "THE TARAF WOULD COME IN -- ALL OF THEM, YOU KNOW " "THERE'S LIKE 18 OF US, YOU KNOW," "CRAMMED INTO THIS LITTLE TRAILER" "WITH ALL THE INSTRUMENTS." "KIND OF PASS AROUND, YOU KNOW, A BOTTLE OF WINE." "JUST," "THEY'D PLAY, FOR HOURS AND HOURS, YOU KNOW." "Depp:" "IT JUST SORT OF CAME TO ME MORE AND MORE" "THE WAY THE ROMA ARE TREATED IN HOLLYWOOD FILMS." "THEY'RE PLAYED AS KIND OF A BAD GUY AND ALL THAT." "THE TRUTH IS, MOST AMERICANS" "BELIEVE THE CLICHES ABOUT THE GYPSIES." "BEWARE, YOU KNOW, BEWARE OF THE GYPSIES" "BECAUSE THEY'LL STEAL YOUR..." "WHATEVER." "YOU KNOW, YOUR SOCKS," "OR YOUR THIS OR THAT." "IT STILL EXISTS, YOU KNOW," "THAT IGNORANCE, THAT HATRED." "AND THESE GUYS, THESE BEAUTIFUL MEN," "HAVE TO CARRY THAT ON THEIR BACK EVERY SINGLE DAY." "I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE PLIGHT," "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ROMA OVER THE YEARS, YOU KNOW," "THE NAZIS COMMITTED A GENOCIDE AGAINST THEM." "IT WOULD BE GREAT IF, BY EXPERIENCING" "THE ROMANI PEOPLE AND THEIR MUSIC," "PEOPLE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM AND UNDERSTAND THAT" "WHAT YOU'VE BELIEVED ABOUT THESE PEOPLE" "HAS BEEN A LIE YOUR ENTIRE LIFE." "[ AUDIENCE CLAPS ALONG ]" "JOHNNY DEPP." "[ INHALES AND COUGHS ]" "[ SINGING ]" "YES, YOU PAY." "[ SINGING ]" "[ SINGING ]" "[ SINGING ]" "Cruze:" "THIS IS FANFARE CIOCARLIA." "FOLLOWSPOTS, DON'T EVEN TRY TO DO THE SOLOS." "GIVE IT UP." "THEY TOLD ME THAT," "WITH THE SALES OF THEIR FIRST CD," "THEY WERE ABLE TO BRING ELECTRICITY" "TO THEIR VILLAGE IN ROMANIA." "[ SINGING ]" "[ LAUGHS ]" "Deejay:" "YOU'RE LISTENING" "TO A GYPSY CARAVAN CONCERT TOUR ON CBC RADIO 2." "THAT IS THE GROUP MAHARAJA" "WITH A SONG ABOUT A BRIDE" "THAT DOESN'T SHOW UP FOR HER WEDDING." "SO, THE GROOM'S MALE FRIEND DRESSES IN DRAG" "AND STANDS IN AT THE ALTAR" "TO HELP HIS BUDDY SAVE FACE." "[ SINGING ]" "TOO MUCH PROBLEMS BEFORE." "AND NOW..." "SLOWLY, SLOWLY." "[ MUSIC PLAYS ]" "[ SINGING ]" "Man:" "I GO FOR MY CONCERT." "BUT I THANK YOU VERY MUCH." "[ WOMAN SINGS ]" "[ MAHARAJA MAN SINGING FLAMENCO ]" "[ ANTONIO PERFORMS FLAMENCO STEP ]" "¶ Que no me escucha'primito, tú ¶" "¶ y perdona ¶" "[ ANTONIO SPEAKING SPANISH ]" "[ WOMAN LAUGHS ]" "A ver las manos." "Las manitas." "Ui, ui." "YES, BUT THIS ONE IS VERY SORT OF HOT FOR HER." "NO MEN, ONLY WOMEN." "[ CHANTING RAPIDLY ]" "[ CONTINUES RAPIDLY ]" "[ SINGS ]" "[ SINGING "MARO JAILO" ]" "Cruze:" "THIS SONG IS CALLED "MARO JAILO."" "THEIR MANAGER HAS GOT DEEJAYS ALL OVER THE WORLD" "DOING DANCE REMIXES." "[ SINGING "MARO JAILO" ]" "Cruze:" "UM, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT LUGGAGE." "WE'RE GOING TO BE FLYING IN A FEW DAYS." "IN AMERICA," "ON DOMESTIC FLIGHTS, THERE IS A LIMIT" "OF TWO BAGS PER PERSON." "AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE TRANSLATING THIS" "'CAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THIS." "[ Applause ] Man:" "GOOD JOB!" "[ PLAYING FLAMENCO ]" "[ SINGING ]" "[ BELL RINGS ]" "[ APPLAUSE ]" "[ SINGING AND CLAPPING ]" "[ LAUGHTER ]" "Man:" "THIS MY MOTHER." "YEAH, WE HAVE VERY, VERY LIMITED TIME TO DO THIS." "PLEASE DON'T CUT THE STAGE." "[ SPEAKS ROMANI ]" "[ LAUGHS ]" "América, California" "YEAH!" "América" "[ BIRD CALLS ]" "[ APPLAUSE AND WHISTLING ]" "[ SQUEAKS ]" "MONEY, MONEY IS VERY IMPORTANT." "OW!" "Man:" "YOUR CDs ARE BEING DELIVERED" "TO THE HOTEL " " OKAY." "OKAY." "THEY'RE NOT BEING DELIVERED TO THE HALL." "YES." "I JUST CAME FROM THE OFFICE, I GOT IT FROM THE " "THE LOG BOOK FROM THE LOBBY." "I GUESS THE HOTEL LOBBY GUY, HE WROTE THIS IN THE LOG BOOK." "AND IT READS, "WATCH OUT FOR THE GYPSY'S." ""THEY BARELY SPEAK ENGLISH, AND THEY'RE SCARY." ""THEY LOOK AT YOU KIND OF FUNNY." ""I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO THINK OF THEM EXCEPT 'I'M SCARED.'" "OH JEEZUZ GOD SAVE ME FROM GYPSY."" "[ SINGING FLAMENCO ]" "[ WEEPS ]" "THEY KILLED JEWISH -- MANY JEWISH" "AND MANY ROMA PEOPLE HERE IN SKAPJA," "AND THEY BURIED THEM IN ONE BIG, YOU KNOW," "LIKE, HOW YOU SAY?" "HOLE." "[ SINGING IN ROMANI ]" "Cruze:" "SO, WE HAVE ABOUT THREE DAYS LEFT." "I AM REALLY GOING TO MISS THESE GUYS." "THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE," "ESPECIALLY WATCHING THESE BANDS" "LEARN ENOUGH ABOUT EACH OTHER'S MUSIC TO PLAY IT TOGETHER." "[ SINGING IN ROMANI ]" "[ CHEERING AND WHISTLING ]" "¶ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ¶" "¶ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ¶" "¶ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JUANA ¶" "¶ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ¶" "[ IMITATING FLAMENCO SINGING ]" "[ LAUGHTER ]" "[ SINGING ]" "[ MAN SINGING FLAMENCO ]" "[ CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ]" "[ WHISTLING ]" "[ CRYING AND SINGING ]" "[ BELL TOLLS ]" "Deejay:" "WELCOME BACK TO MUSIC MASALA, AND I'VE GOT" "ANOTHER BIG GANG OVER HERE, THE GYPSY CARAVAN SHOW" "THAT'S HAPPENING TOMORROW NIGHT," "THE LAST SHOW IN THE BIG TOUR," "AND IT'S BEEN A SOLD-OUT SHOW EVERYWHERE ELSE." "[ MAHARAJA MAN SINGING ]" "Man:" "GYPSY MUSIC JUST MAKES YOU WANT TO DANCE AND BE HAPPY" "AND OVER THE YEARS," "IT BECAME PART OF THE CULTURE," "TO COPE WITH THE OPPRESSION." "Man:" "IT'S HARD TO BE PREJUDICED" "AGAINST SOMEBODY YOU KNOW." "Man:" "I ASKED AROUND" "ABOUT THE TERM "GYPSY,"" "AND THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE PREFERRED "ROM."" "Man:" "YEAH, I FEEL PROUD," "BECAUSE I'M ROM." "WE ARE SO KIND AND NICE PEOPLE." "Woman:" "SOME DAY," "THE GYPSIES WILL HAVE THEIR OWN PRESIDENT." "THANK YOU VERY MUCH!" "HEY!" "THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING." "ADDITIONAL FUNDING BY NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS."