DJANGO REINHARDT
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was born Jean "Django" Reinhardt in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium
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lived from 1910-1953
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his childhood nickname, Django, means "I awake" in his native language of Romani
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His family were Romani people, or gypsies, which are a culture of people who live through out the world, but do not have one country they all live in.
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Growing up in a Romani camp in Paris, Django learned how to play violin and banjo before settling on guitar
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by age 13 Django already was making a living making music and appeared on his first recording in 1928 at age 18
Flag of the Romani People
The Romanis live in many different countries including:
Brazil Spain Romania Turkey France Bulgaria
Greece Russia Italy Serbia United Kingdom
Slovakia Germany Rep. of Macedonia
Django's guitar "Selmer-Maccaferri Guitar"
Django Reinhardt
Django with his Selmer Guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GA7OVONTj4
1939: J'attendrai
(J'attedrai was a French chanson or lyrical song)