fascinating new article by a friend about how musical folklore was repurposed in communist Romania
https://theatticmag.com/features/2514/romani-music-in-communist-romania%3A-propaganda%2C-control%2C-and-resistance.html
really interesting and gets into the dark side of how Roma music was alternately exploited and repressed through different eras. as someone who collects Electrecord LPs (the state record label from Romania) it's a good reminder of how much was constrained and never recorded.

