CAZZAROLA!

Anarchy, Romani, Love Italy

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Norman Nawrocki & Crocodile perform BELLA CIAO!

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Performing Cazzarola! @casadelpopolo in Montreal. Great crowd. Feels nice to be home.

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Listen in to the Salterello-Alla, partially recorded in the meadows of Abruzzo.

https://soundcloud.com/normannawrocki/track-01-salterello-alla

Credits: Antonello Di Matteo played zampogna. Recorded by Michele Avolio in Officine DisCanto, Sulmona, Italy, 2013. Sheep recorded by Norman in an alpine meadow near Pacentro, Italy. Sound design, David Sturton, Studio Slippers, Montreal, 2013.

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Norman acts as the Roma Cinka from Cazzarola at the Vancouver Public Library while on tour across Canada. Short film part 2.

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Norman Nawrocki - "Bella Ciao" (Live) at Village Muse Books

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Iagori Festival, Oslo, Norway, 2009

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5 Intriguing Facts About the Roma

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The Roma have one of the most dramatic stories in human history, but few people really know their ancient tale of travel, persecution and survival. Here are five intriguing facts about the Romani.

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Fabrizio De Andrè, La guerra di Piero

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Parkdale schools mourn deported Roma students | Toronto Star

Teachers rose to the challenge of helping spirited Roma kids shed a legacy of prejudice and embrace education, only to see Ottawa force them away.

"Gradually, it began to work. Roma children started to learn the ropes and catch up academically. Parkdale librarian Jennifer Carey held a Grade 6 “book launch” where Roma students who couldn’t speak a word of English when they arrived now held a microphone and read their stories before an audience of school dignitaries and their own camera-wielding parents. Some got involved in teams and plays — a Grade 10 Roma girl was elected to Parkdale Collegiate’s student council — and began to take their place in their new school communities. Until they started to vanish."

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Antonello Di Matteo played zampogna. Recorded by Michele Avolio in Officine DisCanto, Sulmona, Italy, 2013. Sheep recorded by Norman in an alpine meadow near Pacentro, Italy. Sound design, David Sturton, Studio Slippers, Montreal, 2013.

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