Sani Rifati
Sani Rifati is a human rights activist and the President of Voice of Roma. A native Roma himself, he was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia (in present-day Kosovo[a]), lived and worked in California, United States and resides since 2012 in Berlin, Germany.[1]
Rifati takes part in shows as a Roma dancer[2] and musician,[3] is volunteering since 2012 as a Roma-dance teacher at the refugee dance group Heimatsterne of the Arbeitsgruppe Flucht+Menschenrechte in Berlin [4][5] and is organizing by himself inter-cultural seminars.[6] He makes his living by working with children and youth for Zirkus Cabuwazi.[7]
A dancer and choreographer, he was a member of the dance group Kheljen Roma, and is a cousin of the Macedonian Gypsy vocalist and dancer Esma Redzhepova.
He appeared on the History Channels programme Curse on the Gypsies.
Notes
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References
- ^ Rifati, Sani (2015-04-05). "Article". Arbeitsgruppe Flucht+Menchenrechte. AG F+M.
- ^ Rifati, Sani. "Romani dance classes 2006". youtube. VOICE OF ROMA.
- ^ Rifati, Sani. "Sani Rifati and Dragan Mitrovic. Romafestival 2016, Copenhagen". Sani Rifati and Dragan Mitrovic. youtube. Pernille Kierulff-H.
- ^ Rifati, Sani. "Roma Tanz". Sommerfilms. Sommerfilms.
- ^ Rifati, Sani (2014-12-08). "Video". AG F+M. Arbeitsgruppe Flucht+Menschenrechte.
- ^ Rifati, Sani. "Video". youtube. VOICE OF ROMA.
- ^ Rifati, Sani. "Standorte". www.abuwazi.de. Zirkus Cabuwazi.
External links
- "Sani Rifati: Humanitarian Ethnic Cleansing in Kosovo". 27 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- . 14 February 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070214041006/http://plantpath.wisc.edu/~tdd/Sanis%20dance%20bio.htm. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- "Working in America's Romani Communities: A Q & A with Sani Rifati (Bridging Gaps, Vol. 2)". DubMC. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- . 25 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071025184947/http://b-info.com/places/Bulgaria/news/98-04/apr08.voa. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "Johansen (romanilv) on Myspace". Myspace. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Swans' Past Commentaries - mmw006". Swans.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.