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Madonna sad, gypsies sad too

A Russian trio performing Gypsy music with Madonna on her worldwide tour says it regrets the pop star was booed during her Bucharest concert for criticizing widespread discrimination against Gypsies.

Thousands of people applauded the trio's performance with Madonna in Bucharest on Wednesday night. But minutes later they booed Madonna when she said discrimination against East Europe's Gypsies, also known as Roma, made her sad and should end. The Kolpakov Trio said yesterday it believes it is the only time the tour has been booed but wouldn't say if Madonna had commented about Gypsies at other concerts. Band member Vadim Kolpakov said "Madonna was surprised" by the booing.