In Romani “dadestar chaveste” means “from father to son”. The book presents the encounters that journalist Iulian Ignat have had in 25 years with maestros of Romanian gypsy music. One of them, like Ionica Minune, Mieluta Bibescu, Ion Miu, George Udila, played all around the world, as peaks, but also end of the line of whole generations of musicians. Others have even became stars of international jazz or world music scene, like Taraf de Haidouks, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Florin Niculescu. In the book we learn about their life stories and about the continuity of this job, in their families. The book contains also 64 black and white photographs, 20 of which can be found in the author`s 14th personal exhibition.

The launch of the photo album "Dadestar chaveste" will take place on Monday, 16 October 2023, from 4.00 pm, in the side foyer of the Thalia Hall. Guests: Louis Guermond and Iulian Ignat