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Gypsy jazz

Gypsy jazz is a type of music that uses special instruments like guitars and violins to make happy and lively sounds. It's named after the group of people who first played this type of music, the Romani people, who are also known as Gypsies.

The guitars used in gypsy jazz are different from regular guitars because they are smaller and have a special shape that makes them easier to play quickly. The violins are also special because they have five strings instead of four, which gives them a special sound.

The people who play gypsy jazz are really good at it and often play very fast and complicated tunes that sound really cool. They use a lot of improvisation, which means they make up some of the music as they go along.

Gypsy jazz became popular a long time ago, in the 1930s, because a famous guitar player named Django Reinhardt started playing it. People loved his music, and soon many other musicians started playing gypsy jazz too.

Today, you can still listen to gypsy jazz and see musicians playing it live. It's a really fun type of music to dance and sing along to, and it has a lot of history and tradition behind it.