Clejani is a commune in Giurgiu County

Giurgiu County

Giurgiu is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 297,859 and the population density was 84/km².* Romanians – over 96%* Roma – 3.5%, and others.- Geography :...

, Romania

Romania

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, about 40 km south of Bucharest

Bucharest

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, in the Vlaşca

Vlaşca

Vlaşca may refer to several entities in Romania:* Vlaşca River a, tributary of the Satului* Vlaşca County, a former county in southern Muntenia* Vlaşca, a village in Feteşti city, Ialomiţa County...

 region (part of Muntenia

Muntenia

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), on the Danube Plains near the Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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n border. It is composed of four villages: Clejani, Neajlovu, Podu Doamnei and Sterea.

The commune is famous for its lăutari

Lautari

The Romanian word Lăutar denotes a class of traditional musicians. Most often, and by tradition, Lăutari are members of a professional clan of Romani musicians , also called Ţigani lăutari. The term is derived from Lăută the name of a string instrument...

or gypsy musicians, especially the group Taraful Haiducilor

Taraful Haiducilor

Taraf de Haïdouks are a taraf, i.e., a troupe of Romani-Romanian lăutari from the town of Clejani, the most prominent such group in Romania in the post-Communist Era. In the Western world it it has become known by way of French-speaking areas, where they are known as "Taraf de...

 (a.k.a. Taraf de Haïdouks) and members of the group Mahala Raï Banda

Mahala Rai Banda

Mahala Rai Banda is a gypsy band based in Bucharest . It was formed by violinist and composer Aurel Ionitsa, who originally comes from a family of lautari from the village of Clejani. He is related to several members of Taraf de Haïdouks...

.