Beats of the Heart The Romany Trail Part One Gypsy Music into Africa (1981)

The Romany Trail Part One takes us on a search for the lost gypsy tribes of Egypt up the Nile to the ancient town of Luxor in the shadow of the great Pharaohs tombs Along the way from the markets of Cairo to the temple of Karnak we meet dancing girls and acrobats magicians fortunetellers and even mystics performing an exorcism The programme culminates in the rhythms of Flamenco in the gypsy caves of the Alhambra where some of Spains foremost gypsy families celebrate their history