Circus Bazaar Magazine
Penned from the crooked timber of humanity
“Italy is the only country in Europe to boast a systematic, publicly organised and sponsored network of ghettos aimed at depriving Roma of full participation or even contact or interaction with Italian life,” the European Roma Rights Centre wrote in their report from 2003.
Photographer, Yvonne De Rosa made this video “Waste Side Story,” using her own photos from the camp after wandering around in what locals of the area call “the triangle of death” or “the Land of Fire,” and discovering the Roma camp.
France’s vocals are intent, holistic and purposeful. The lyrics are as they need to be, at times urgent, also reflective, on time or in the moment. The writing is mature and scripted and leaves openings for improvisation. The old school...
