Rollocking Romani Romance

Sila Kale Bal

Bristol Beacon, 6th July 2013 – Gurt Lush Choir with St Mary Redcliffe All-Star Orchestra & Youth Choir, soloist Davide Ariasso.

Sila Kale Bal was written by the celebrated Serbian Gypsy musician Šaban Bajramović aka ‘King of Romani Music’. The song’s title means Her hair is black; A young man declares the beauty of his sweetheart to his mother, & vows to marry her.