Sani Rifati

Sani Rifati is a human rights activist and the President of Voice of Roma.^[1]

A native Roma himself, he was born in Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, lived and worked in California, United States.^[1] He currently resides in Berlin, Germany.^[2]

Rifati began dancing as a youth in Pristina and was a part of the 'Kheljen Romalen!' Folklore Dance Ensemble.^[1][2] During the 1980s, he was a drummer for a professional band.^[2] He has worked as Romani dance instructor and choreographer.^[1] Since 2012 he has worked as a Roma-dance teacher at the refugee dance group Heimatsterne of the Arbeitsgruppe Flucht+Menschenrechte in Berlin.

Rifati is a cousin of the Macedonian Gypsy vocalist and dancer Esma Redzhepova as well as being her tour manager.^[3] He has also managed Ivo Papasov, Yuri Yunakov, and Kal.^[2]

He appeared on the History Channels programme Curse on the Gypsies.

• "Voice of Roma". Scn.org. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
• "Working in America's Romani Communities: A Q & A with Sani Rifati (Bridging Gaps, Vol. 2)". DubMC. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
• "CONFLICT RESOLUTION: KOSOVO'S ROMANI (GYPSY) MINORITY". 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
• "Swans' Past Commentaries - mmw006". Swans.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

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