#ethnomusicology is a hobby of mine, so I end up sampling and studying a bunch of different styles of #music - a delightful pastime I must say. One of the musical genres I follow closely and am personally fascinated with is #GypsyMusic. So I wrote a thing about the musical traditions and practices of the #Roma, #Scinti and #Romani clans. In the piece, I argue that we owe much of musical improvisation to the contributions of #Gypsy bands over the years. https://charliemchenry.medium.com/does-musical-improvisation-begin-with-the-gypsies-eed512868df2