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California Theater-Berkeley 2/13/2007 9:30PM

Roxie Cinema 2/14/2007 4:30PM

2/16/2007 7PM

“You Cannot Walk Straight When the Road Bends” - Romani Proverb.

The Rom people know music. And travel. So it’s not surprising that their music comes from every part of the globe. In Jasmine Dellal’s amazing “Gypsy Caravan,” five Gypsy bands from four countries on a North American concert tour astound audiences with styles ranging from flamenco to brass band, Romanian violin to Indian folk. And with humor and soul in their voices, they celebrate the best in Gypsy culture and the diversity of the Romani people in an explosion of song and dance.

Director Dellal developed her filmmaking chops in the Bay Area as a student of Marlon Riggs, and continues her explorations of Gypsy culture begun in her first feature, “American Gypsy.” Shot by legendary documentarian and cinematographer Albert Maysles (Gimme Shelter, Gray Gardens), the film pulsates with performances by Macedonian diva and "Queen of the Gypsies" Esma Redzepova, traditional Indian folk troupe Mahraja, Romanian Fanfare Ciocarlia, the violin wizardry of Romanian group Taraf de Haidouks, and the Antonia El Pipa Flamenco Ensemble. Guest appearance by Johnny Depp, a fan