MADONNA’S GYPSY BAND ‘SADDENED’ BY CROWD
MADONNA’s touring pals KOLPAKOV TRIO were “saddened” by the hostile response from fans at the pop superstar’s concert in Romania last week (26Aug09) after she highlighted the plight of Romany gypsies.
The Material Girl was performing in Bucharest on Wednesday when she urged the 60,000-strong crowd to fight “discrimination” against gypsies, having been told of the scandal in eastern Europe by her band.
The comments prompted large sections of the audience to jeer, and the Kolpakov Trio – who hail from Russia – are disappointed with the negative reaction.
Bandmember Vadim Kolpakov says, “We are saddened. We want to tell Romania and eastern Europe that everyone has rights, gypsies like everyone else.
“After the gig, Madonna spoke out to defend her remarks, with her representative Liz Rosenberg saying, “Madonna has been touring with a phenomenal troupe of Roma musicians who made her aware of the discrimination toward them in several countries so she felt compelled to make a brief statement.”