Gypsy Nights

Zhenya Schevchenko

“Queen of the Gypsies” Zhenya Schevchenko sings 14 Romani songs in her native Russian on this 1975 recording. Backed by an ensemble of piano, violin, guitar, bass, and drums, Schevchenko’s repertoire spans the emotional range from the merry (“I Lyotsa Piesnya”) to the mournful (“Ty Smotri, Nikomu Nie Raskazyvai”). Song lyrics in Russian and brief English synopses are included in the liner notes.

RELATED LESSON PLAN
"A Little Romani Music"

*Content Advisory: While some Roma have and continue to use “Gypsy” as a self-identifier, many consider the term offensive or a racial slur. Romani people are a minoritized ethnic group in Europe who have been persecuted for centuries, and the term “Gypsy” has been used in violent and racist ways. For more information, please see these resources from the European Roma Rights Centre, RomArchive, and Amnesty International.

- Anna Kate Cannon, 2021–22 Dumbarton Oaks Fellow at SFR, and Dr. Adriana Helbig, professor of Music at the University of Pittsburgh, contributed to the research and writing for this statement.

For our policy on controversial recordings, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Track Listing

101	Ty Smotri, Nikomu Nie Raskazyvai (Don't Tell a Soul) Zhenya Schevchenko	02:35
102	Ekh, Platochek (Little Kerchief) Zhenya Schevchenko	03:03
103	My Vyshli V Sad (We Went Out to the Garden) Zhenya Schevchenko	02:43
104	Daite Khodu Parokhodu (Let the Little Boat Pass) Zhenya Schevchenko	02:06
105	On Uiekhal (He's Gone Away) Zhenya Schevchenko	03:07
106	Poite, Tsygane (Sing, Gypsies) Zhenya Schevchenko	03:47
107	Bidy Moya Rumbala (Gypsies Camped beyond the Woods) Zhenya Schevchenko	03:00
108	Nie Govorite Mnie O Niom (Don’t Talk about Him) Zhenya Schevchenko	03:26
109	I Lyotsa Piesnya (The Song Pours Out) Zhenya Schevchenko	02:30
110	Nie Sierdis / Moyi Tsyganochki (Don't Be Angry / My Gypsy Girls) Zhenya Schevchenko	02:21
111	Konfetki, Baranochki (Candies and Pretzels) Zhenya Schevchenko	03:19
112	Otrada (My Joy) Zhenya Schevchenko	02:56
113	Gori, Gori Lyubov Tsyganki (Burn, Burn Gypsy Love) Zhenya Schevchenko	01:54
114	Cornflowers (Vasiliochki) Zhenya Schevchenko	02:54

Catalog

Gypsy Nights

Track Listing

Release Info

Catalog Number

Year(s) Released

Label(s)/Collection(s)

Artist(s)

Country(s)

Genre(s)

Instrument(s)

Language(s)

Credit(s)

.