KAJDA

a documentary feature by Nico Staiti

Directed by Nico Staiti

Photography Michele Gurrieri and Nico Staiti
Color correction Antoine d’Artemare

colour, 71’, Italy, 2012
HD, 16/9

Kajda is a word of Indian origin that refers to rhythmic formulas.
In Kosovo today it is used by Roma musicians, effeminate women and men. Marginals among the marginalized, a handful of musicians are the interpreters of a unique musical tradition that is central to the cultural life of all the inhabitants of a country.