Mishto avilyan!

Welcome to Romano Kopachi, the Romani Tree

My name is Ronald Lee. I am a Romani author, journalist, lecturer and folk musician. This site exists not only to advertise my books, articles and CD, but also to make available on the web articles by other Roma about Romani history, identity and issues.

"Ame le Rroma, sam ekh baro kopáchi kai si lês but kriyênzhi. Swáko kriyánga si ekh nátsiya thai swáko nátsiya si la but vítsi."

"We the Roma are a huge tree that has many branches. Each branch is a nation and each nation has many clans."

Romani refugee claimant while waiting for his hearing at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Toronto, 2002.

• I have just posted a new version of my article on the origins of the Roma that incorporates the latest discoveries: see A New Look at Our Romani Origins and Diaspora.
• My novel Goddam Gypsy is being re-published by Magoria Books under the title The Living Fire. It is scheduled to come out this summer.
• The revision of this site is ongoing. For the next few weeks, you can expect that new content will appear daily. There will be a new Books Page, an enhanced Music Page, and many more Articles by Roma. Site design enhancements are also ongoing. If you are having trouble viewing the site in your web browser, or having any kind of problem with the site, please describe your problem to the designer. Thanks for your patience while we update the site!