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The nomadic Roma are known as musicians wherever they travel. Their music incorporates a multitude of influences: Indian roots, and then Greek, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Czech, Slavic, Romanian, German, French, Spanish and Celtic touches.

In these promotional notes (lengthy) for the German-Brazilian cross-pollinated musical collaboration "Pata Bahia," there's quite a bit of information (even between the lines) about the growth and worldwide dissemination of afrocentric musics rooted in Salvador, Bahia.