A Blog by Robert Rigney
Robert Rigney is an old Ami from West-Berlin. Since the fall of the Wall he has been journeying ever eastwards and ever southwards, first living in Prague, then traveling the Balkans, living in Istanbul, and finally establishing a second residence in south-east Turkey.
He writes for an eclectic variety of US, UK, German and Turkish publications and is currently working on an oral history of the Balkan Beats movement.
DAMIR
There are some critics out there – and I am, unfortunately, not one – who maintain that Damir Imamović is heir apparent to the great
Sasha Propositions Me
Sasha and I go to Ziko’s, an old Serbian establishment off of Kantstrasse, just north of Stutti. Ziko’s used to be a popular meeting spot
Sasha Dreams the American Dream
A couple weeks ago, I introduced to you to the figure of Sasha, a kind of hero-in-his-own-mind small-time Balkan criminal. I mentioned I knew him
My German Cousin Georg
My German cousin Georg and I share a love for Balkan music. With me no one knows quite where this came from. With Georg I
Sasha
“You could write a book about my life,” said Sasha. “In fact, you could write several books. The things I have seen and done, you
“Gypsy Express”
Ever seen that Yugo film from 1980 called Ko To Tamo Peva, or Who’s Singing’ Over There? It’s the archetypal film about a Balkan bus
