The beginning of Khamora the way you like it! He will start with us on 28. the biggest Romani festival of the year with a big party under the open sky. On Střelecký ostrov you can look forward to a concert full of contemporary Romani music. And to the hits you know all too well. Kaminiko, Ladix B and 4Gipsy Soul – you simply can’t miss it!
Their hits have to be part of any Roma celebration, so they have to be part of the Khamoro Party, too! Kaminiko is one of the most popular Romani bands in the Czech Republic today. These friendly musicians know exactly how to keep the dance floor full from the first to the last note. Their music combines funk, pop, R&B, soul, and traditional Romani csárdás. It is this combination of modern sounds and Romani roots that gives them the strength to appeal to both young and old. Their song “Široty” has almost six million views on YouTube! The group regularly performs at festivals throughout the Czech Republic and abroad. They have collaborated with prominent names such as Lucie Bikárová, Anička Oláhová, or Morris Kwiek. Keyboards, saxophone, guitar, and distinctive voices – Kaminiko is a well-coordinated group of great musicians who know that music should bring people together. Just like Khamoro!
Music is his language and being purely Romani is his unmistakable signature. Ladix B, whose real name is Ladislav Billý, comes from a family of musicians, and you can hear it in his songs! He writes the lyrics himself and is helped with the musical background by Vajdis, a rapper and one of the most sought-after performers on the contemporary Romani music scene. The result of this fusion is modern, catchy songs verging on electro, funk, pop, and rap. It is their rhythmic energy, elegant style, and authentic language that have won over tens of thousands of listeners. His YouTube videos have hundreds of thousands of views and confirm that this music resonates across generations. Ladix B does not leave music behind even in his free time, when he usually writes lyrics for other Romani singers across Europe. This talented musician shows that contemporary Romani music has a clear direction, self-confidence, and sound. Come and enjoy his energy live at the Khamoro Party!
Rhythm in the blood and gypsy funk at its best, 4Gypsy Soul builds on a strong family foundation. The band was founded in 2012 by brothers Pavel and Denis Dird, who grew up between the equipment, rehearsals and concerts. Their parents were members of the legendary funky band Gulo Čar, which brought Romani pop music, funk, RnB and soul to the Czechoslovak scene. And 4Gypsy Soul are proof that this energy hasn’t disappeared – it’s just taken on a new form. The band now has eight members and creates a sound on stage that will never leave you sitting down. Romani temperament naturally meets funk and soul in the footsteps of names like Stevie Wonder and Prince. You can hear the inspiration from global names, but 4Gypsy Soul sound their own way. With ease, energy, the desire to play to the fullest. Want an evening where you don’t just listen and stand at the bar? It wants a Khamoro party at the Shooting Range!
This is the phenomenon that captivated the world with its devilish speed, improvisation, and profound emotion. Concerts of “gypsy jazz” will be featured at the Khamoro Festival this year when we celebrate what would have been the 116th birthday of the founding father of this world-famous genre, Django Reinhardt. You can look forward to the genuinely globally-recognized stars who are continuing the legacy of this famous musical dynasty, the Reinhardt Sinti Jazz Ensemble, as well as the Basily Gipsy Band & Marius Preda, who adds the cimbalom (hammered dulcimer) to this arresting guitar genre for an untraditional combination of instruments. Don’t miss it!
Music of the highest quality with a pedigree that made history. The group from Germany brings the best of the contemporary gypsy jazz scene to Khamoro. And no wonder. The members of the ensemble come from a legendary musical dynasty whose most famous member was the founder of gypsy swing, Django Reinhardt. His musical esprit can be heard in every note of their playing. Not like a distant legend, but a living force. Reinhardt Sinti Jazz Ensemble combines tradition with the energy of today – serving up gypsy jazz, Latin swing, bossa nova and traditional Sinti music. All this in a performance that is technically brilliant yet full of emotion. The ensemble’s leader, guitarist Taylor Reinhardt, comes from the direct Reinhardt line and has worked with stars such as Stochelo Rosenberg, Biréli Lagrène and Jimmy Rosenberg. Django Reinhardt’s family heritage is not just a symbol for this formation. It is a commitment. Committed to offering the best of a style that has profoundly influenced European jazz.
Experience the unique fusion of classic jazz and traditional Romani music at the second gypsy jazz concert! Get ready for another evening filled with masterful guitar playing, thrilling improvisation, and music with real swing. Gypsy jazz isn’t just music. It’s energy—every note is an improvisation, every rhythm tells a story.
A cimbalom (hammered dulcimer) in a concert of jazz? Why not?! Basily Gipsy Band & Marius Preda are pulverizing notions of how “gypsy jazz” should sound. Their music is based on the legacy of the legendary Django Reinhardt, but it mixes that style with Balkan rhythms, Spanish flamenco, and traditional Hungarian Romani music. The result is an arresting mix of swing, temperament, and unbridled improvisation. You will not experience a fusion of this kind just anywhere! The band has performed worldwide, in Europe, Japan, the USA – even Indonesia. They have shared the stage with Stéphane Grappelli, violinist to the grand master, Django Reinhardt, and played at private events organized by the Rolling Stones side by side with the guitarist Jeff Beck. The distinctive figure of the project is Marius Preda. This Romanian virtuoso is considered the first cimbalom (hammered dulcimer) jazz player on the planet, pushing this instrument of traditional folk music into the modern jazz world. Close your eyes and let yourself be carried away by music you will remember for a long time to come.
Family harmony, music you don’t hear every day, and precision. The Khamoro Festival includes a classical music concert on its program this year once again. This time what awaits you is an evening of genuine mastery with performers who have played in the most prestigious venues in the world. Santino Spinelli Alexian, the internationally-recognized musician, is bringing his family from Italy to Prague. From the first note, you will know you are hearing something exceptional.
He has performed in the most renowned concert halls on the planet, including Carnegie Hall in New York and La Scala in Milan. For that reason, he simply has to perform at the biggest festival of Romani music in the world! Santino Spinelli Alexian is an internationally-recognized accordion player, composer, musician, and professor of the Romani language who mixes the classical concert environment with the Romani musical tradition. He has performed for both Pope Benedict XVI and for Pope Francis and was awarded the honor of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by President Sergio Mattarella in 2020. He is coming to the Khamoro Festival with his family ensemble, the Alexian Group. Among others, those performing will be his daughter, the exquisite harp player Evedise Spinelli, and his son Gennaro Spinelli, the exceptionally talented violinist who is also the president of the Union of Romani Communities in Italy. It was exactly thanks to Gennaro that the Romani flag was flown for the first time in history last year on Mount Everest when he brought it there himself. This famous Romani family from Italy, all on the same stage, will be a concert you will never forget!
Famous Romani songs written by Romani people from the Czech Republic and Slovakia performed by a popular Czech singer, phenomenal flamenco, and a show full of feeling. This first evening of traditional Romani music at the Khamoro Festival takes you from the Czech Republic, to Spain, to the Balkans. Breathtaking dancing, strong voices, and unrestrained musicianship await you. Come to La Fabrika for the kind of concert you will only ever experience at this festival of ours – it’s your festival, too!
Permanent fixtures of the Romani music scene in the Czech Republic together with a famous Czech voice! The Gipsy Brothers are connecting their experience as legendary Romani musicians with the energy of David Kraus, the superlative Czech actor, fan of our festival, lover of Romani music, and singer. It is exactly he who established this group together with Romani musician Milan Šenki, with a single aim – to bring the music of the Roma to a wider audience without compromising its authenticity. The band’s lineup will be no surprise to fans of Romani music in the Czech Republic. Figures associated with the legendary band Bengas, which fundamentally influenced the form of Rom-Pop in the Czech Republic, will grace the stage. That includes, for instance, Vladimír “Žabák” Demeter, whose unmistakable voice is known to whole generations. Gipsy Brothers will bring the kind of Romani music to the stage that should be there. Distinctive voices, strong melodies, a tight band. What more could you want?
A dynamic show that will bring you to your knees! Enigma Romilor, from Chisinau, Moldova, brings a performance to the Khamoro Festival full of colorful costumes, fast dance steps and infectious energy. The band is one of the most distinctive Romani ensembles in Moldova, which you will be able to recognize from their first minute onstage! They perform traditional Romani songs and dancing in modern versions, but they have not forgotten their roots. According to them folk culture does not belong in museums, but onstage. In their performances this culture breathes, reacts to the audience, and speaks to people of all ages. The members of Enigma Romilor regularly perform in festivals at home and abroad. They also frequently present the beauty of Romani culture on Moldovan television programs. Each of their performances is thought through in detail, from the choreography to the musical arrangements. Come see for yourself! The show by this band from Moldova will really be worth it!
Precise footwork, arresting rhythms, and movement that says more than words ever could. That is exactly what flamenco is like when performed by the Sangre Gitana ensemble from Spain! This “Barcelona Flamenco Ballet”, led by choreographer David Gutiérrez, has conquered audiences in more than 40 countries of the globe and is one of the most distinctive offered by the contemporary flamenco scene. Their style is based on tradition, but they are not afraid to move beyond it, combining this original art form of the Spanish Roma with ballet, contemporary dance, and jazz. The result is flamenco for the 21st century – full of energy, open, and self-confident. At the Khamoro Festival the ensemble will revive the legendary story of Carmen as an arresting dance drama in which freedom, passion, and resistance are transformed into bewitching music, pulsing rhythm, and unbridled movement. Get ready for an evening where the present day encounters tradition and where flamenco gets a new, surprising face.
The energetic csapás dance of Hungarian Roma, the Romani songs from the film Queen of the Gypsies, and genuine Balkan brass band music that will get you on your feet. The second evening of traditional Romani music at La Fabrika will be worth it! You won’t just be listening, you’ll be applauding, dancing, singing – living!
Do you love Eastern European Romani songs? The ones which start slowly with a melancholy melody, then transform in an instant into a rhythm cheered by the entire audience? So do we! For that reason, we have invited the Lithuanian ensemble Sare Roma to Khamoro this year, one of that country’s most renowned Romani groups. Since the 1990s they have performed Lithuanian Romani music, which is typified by motifs of Romani folk culture from Poland and Russia. In their performances, Sare Roma frequently mix Romani traditional romances with more modern pop compositions. The ensemble is led by the charismatic singer Ištvan Kvik, who is renowned in Lithuania for having participated in the national competition to represent the country in the Eurovision contest. However, Sare Roma is not just a band. Their concerts are closer to a theatrical show where dance, music, and singing are naturally combined. The result cannot be described in just a few sentences. You have to see it for yourself!
Have you ever seen the energetic csapás dance of Hungary? If not, you will experience it for yourself at Khamoro! The Vojake Shave ensemble will bring it to you – in the Romani language, their name means “the fun guys”. Believe us when we say their name suits them perfectly. They are experienced musicians from Romani musical families who have been surrounded by music since childhood. They base their numbers on the musical tradition of the Hungarian Roma, keeping it alive in a contemporary form. Their repertoire features songs indigenous to the Roma which are performed with a distinctive spirit and infectious energy. It is exactly the combination of elemental rhythms, natural musical harmony, and strong voices that gives the band its unique sound that audiences quickly recognize. Vojake Shave perform regularly at festivals both in Hungary and abroad, where they have quickly won over audiences, both non-Romani and Romani. What awaits you is Romani music full of the joy of playing, movement, and rhythm – including the csapás, during which it is hard to sit still.
It would not be the Khamoro Festival without authentic Balkan brass band music! This year the biggest Romani festival on the planet is bringing you the Karandila Orchestra from Sliven, Bulgaria. This band offers the best of Balkan Romani music. Bebop rhythms, eastern melodies, and swing encounter the Bulgarian brass band tradition in their music. The result? A sound that carries you away before you can shout your first “Bravo!”. Karandila Orchestra has been performing at big European festivals and their concerts are notorious for getting the audience on their feet. Onstage they are often joined by the singer Maya Atanasova, one of the most interesting voices from the younger generation of the Bulgarian Romani music scene. In her performances the traditional Balkan melodies sound both modern and raw. It is exactly this combination that has quickly won them audiences at home and abroad. Come kick it off with us Balkan-style! With Karandila Orchestra it will be quite a ride!
The festival’s high point of the week! The final gala concert, held in one of Prague’s biggest clubs, offers performances by all of the bands which played their concerts of traditional Romani music in La Fabrika earlier in the week. You will hear Romani music from all over Europe on one and the same stage – from Balkan brass band music, to the csapás, to flamenco. As is already a Khamoro tradition, the evening ends with everybody singing the Romani anthem, “Gelem, gelem”. You all have to experience this unbelievable atmosphere for yourselves!
Permanent fixtures of the Romani music scene in the Czech Republic together with a famous Czech voice! The Gipsy Brothers are connecting their experience as legendary Romani musicians with the energy of David Kraus, the superlative Czech actor, fan of our festival, lover of Romani music, and singer. It is exactly he who established this group together with Romani musician Milan Šenki, with a single aim – to bring the music of the Roma to a wider audience without compromising its authenticity. The band’s lineup will be no surprise to fans of Romani music in the Czech Republic. Figures associated with the legendary band Bengas, which fundamentally influenced the form of Rom-Pop in the Czech Republic, will grace the stage. That includes, for instance, Vladimír “Žabák” Demeter, whose unmistakable voice is known to whole generations. Gipsy Brothers will bring the kind of Romani music to the stage that should be there. Distinctive voices, strong melodies, a tight band. What more could you want?
A dynamic show that will bring you to your knees! Enigma Romilor, from Chisinau, Moldova, brings a performance to the Khamoro Festival full of colorful costumes, fast dance steps and infectious energy. The band is one of the most distinctive Romani ensembles in Moldova, which you will be able to recognize from their first minute onstage! They perform traditional Romani songs and dancing in modern versions, but they have not forgotten their roots. According to them folk culture does not belong in museums, but onstage. In their performances this culture breathes, reacts to the audience, and speaks to people of all ages. The members of Enigma Romilor regularly perform in festivals at home and abroad. They also frequently present the beauty of Romani culture on Moldovan television programs. Each of their performances is thought through in detail, from the choreography to the musical arrangements. Come see for yourself! The show by this band from Moldova will really be worth it!
Precise footwork, arresting rhythms, and movement that says more than words ever could. That is exactly what flamenco is like when performed by the Sangre Gitana ensemble from Spain! This “Barcelona Flamenco Ballet”, led by choreographer David Gutiérrez, has conquered audiences in more than 40 countries of the globe and is one of the most distinctive offered by the contemporary flamenco scene. Their style is based on tradition, but they are not afraid to move beyond it, combining this original art form of the Spanish Roma with ballet, contemporary dance, and jazz. The result is flamenco for the 21st century – full of energy, open, and self-confident. At the Khamoro Festival the ensemble will revive the legendary story of Carmen as an arresting dance drama in which freedom, passion, and resistance are transformed into bewitching music, pulsing rhythm, and unbridled movement. Get ready for an evening where the present day encounters tradition and where flamenco gets a new, surprising face.
Do you love Eastern European Romani songs? The ones which start slowly with a melancholy melody, then transform in an instant into a rhythm cheered by the entire audience? So do we! For that reason, we have invited the Lithuanian ensemble Sare Roma to Khamoro this year, one of that country’s most renowned Romani groups. Since the 1990s they have performed Lithuanian Romani music, which is typified by motifs of Romani folk culture from Poland and Russia. In their performances, Sare Roma frequently mix Romani traditional romances with more modern pop compositions. The ensemble is led by the charismatic singer Ištvan Kvik, who is renowned in Lithuania for having participated in the national competition to represent the country in the Eurovision contest. However, Sare Roma is not just a band. Their concerts are closer to a theatrical show where dance, music, and singing are naturally combined. The result cannot be described in just a few sentences. You have to see it for yourself!
Have you ever seen the energetic csapás dance of Hungary? If not, you will experience it for yourself at Khamoro! The Vojake Shave ensemble will bring it to you – in the Romani language, their name means “the fun guys”. Believe us when we say their name suits them perfectly. They are experienced musicians from Romani musical families who have been surrounded by music since childhood. They base their numbers on the musical tradition of the Hungarian Roma, keeping it alive in a contemporary form. Their repertoire features songs indigenous to the Roma which are performed with a distinctive spirit and infectious energy. It is exactly the combination of elemental rhythms, natural musical harmony, and strong voices that gives the band its unique sound that audiences quickly recognize. Vojake Shave perform regularly at festivals both in Hungary and abroad, where they have quickly won over audiences, both non-Romani and Romani. What awaits you is Romani music full of the joy of playing, movement, and rhythm – including the csapás, during which it is hard to sit still.
It would not be the Khamoro Festival without authentic Balkan brass band music! This year the biggest Romani festival on the planet is bringing you the Karandila Orchestra from Sliven, Bulgaria. This band offers the best of Balkan Romani music. Bebop rhythms, eastern melodies, and swing encounter the Bulgarian brass band tradition in their music. The result? A sound that carries you away before you can shout your first “Bravo!”. Karandila Orchestra has been performing at big European festivals and their concerts are notorious for getting the audience on their feet. Onstage they are often joined by the singer Maya Atanasova, one of the most interesting voices from the younger generation of the Bulgarian Romani music scene. In her performances the traditional Balkan melodies sound both modern and raw. It is exactly this combination that has quickly won them audiences at home and abroad. Come kick it off with us Balkan-style! With Karandila Orchestra it will be quite a ride!
