Giovanni Weiss was born on December 10, 1980 in Hamburg is a famous German jazz guitarist.

Weiss, who comes from the Sinti family, who lives in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg with many musicians, has been playing the guitar for twelve years.

Along with Ko Reinhard, grandson of Jango Reinhard, as a second solo guitarist, Robert Weiss (rhythm guitar) and Efrey Weiss (bass), he founded the band Jango Deluxe, which released his first album Wilhelmsburg 2012.

Weiss was honored in 2013 with Echo Jazz as "Best Guitarist (National)".

For his second album, Driving, which was created with the NDR Big Band, he also received an echo-jazz performance in 2016.

Sarajevo Roma Music Band from Sarajevo Gipsy Band with new approach makes Roma music relevant again on a wider scale

They were founded in 2015, with the idea of ​​a new approach to traditional Roma music in Sarajevo. It is composed of professional musicians from BiH.

The Sarajevo Gipsy Band is composed of: Muhamed Jusic - drums, Davor Maraus - timbank, Kenan Imamovic - bass guitar, Mustafa Behmen - rhythm and solo guitar, Meho Radocic - clarinet, Admir Vatresh - harmonik and harmonica.

"In a way we are the keepers of Roma music in BiH," they say.
Their first CD consists of ten indigenous Roma songs recorded in a new arrangement and ethno style with jazz admixtures.

On their first album "Esma, Esma" you can listen to song covers such as: Tuti Fruti, Piharavel o Mile, Oto Deva Adava Mangav, Sajbia, Jasmine, , Esma, Esma, Herda barley chocolates, Gelem, Gelem Phirav mange corcorro.