Shamanelism

Description

SHAMANELISM is a cultural project aimed to support and encourage the exploration and consolidation of the ethnic cultural identity of young Roma inmates from Craiova Detention Center through past and present Roma contemporary music. The Craiova Detention Center is an institution specialized in the social recuperation of young people. At the end of August 2021, 308 young people were detained here. According to the institution’s 2020 activity report, none of the cultural activities organized in the Center encouraged the exploration of Roma cultural identity. SHAMANELISM is a project meant to address this need. The general objective is the development of activities and cultural products meant to consolidate the cultural identity of Roma minority. The project specific objectives include: to discover, train and support 60 musical talents among the Roma youth detained in the Craiova Center for 24 months, to promote Roma contemporary music through the production and distribution of 5 music albums, 1 photography exhibition and 4 concerts