Remembering Esma Redžepova, the Romany queen of song

Esma Redžepova, the prominent and versatile Roma singer dubbed the “Romany music queen,” has died at the age of 73, hospital sources and her family said Sunday. The singer from Macedonia was one of the first vocalists in the Balkans to sing in the Romany language. She performed in some of the world’s greatest music halls…