Esma Redžepova -Teodosievska (Macedonian: Есма Реџепова-Теодосиевска (8 August 1943 - 11 December 2016) was a Romani, Macedonian vocalist, songwriter, and humanitarian of Romani ethnicity. Because of her prolific repertoire, which includes hundreds of songs, and because of her contribution to Roma culture and its promotion, she was nicknamed Queen of the Gypsies. Esma Redzepova was born in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. She is the second youngest of six children. Her family was relatively (but not abjectly) poor growing up, her father working variously as a porter, singer, drumme… read more
Esma Redžepova -Teodosievska (Macedonian: Есма Реџепова-Теодосиевска (8 August 1943 - 11 December 2016) was a Romani, Macedonian vocalist, songwriter, and humanitarian of Romani ethnicity. Because of her prolific repertoire, which includes hundreds of songs, and because of her contribution to… read more
Esma Redžepova -Teodosievska (Macedonian: Есма Реџепова-Теодосиевска (8 August 1943 - 11 December 2016) was a Romani, Macedonian vocalist, songwriter, and humanitarian of Romani ethnicity. Because of her prolific repertoire, which includes hundreds of songs, and because of her contribution to Roma culture and its promotion, she was nicknamed Queen of the Gypsies.… read more