Hello! I am the Bashment Boy. I am a male of Romany (Gypsy) descent who lives in Europe, but I frequently make trips, either buisness or leisure, to the United States, editing from a laptop computer. I love all types of world music, especially that of my heritage (flamenco and taqsim), Indian, South American, African, Reggae and Reggaeton/Latino hip hop. Being a Romany, I am interested in my Indian past in Rajasthan (see History of the Roma people) which is why I sometimes edit Indian-related topics. Unlike some of my fellow Rom, I do not take offense in being called a "Gypsy", "Gitano", or anything else, as long as it is said with respect. I understand my race has reputations for wrong and unjust things, but one of the reasons I edit here is to prove not all of us fit the derogatory stereotypes, and can actually be friendly and loving with their community.
I chose this name BashmentBoy as a pseudonym because it had a good ring to it, and not particularly because I like the Bashment/Dancehall music style. Please feel free to ask me anything you want to know on my talk page. You can say anything you wish, but just remember, I will have faith in you that you will not personally attack me or any other wikipedians. If you do, your nonsense will either be reported to an admin, reverted, or I will retaliate with another message. That being said, behold my userpage, and if you need to, edit it! See you!
[edit] The Wikipedian BashmentBoy
I am, by no means, a wikipediaholic; I edit, at best, 1-3 times every week. I think everyone's areas of interest are extremely vital to maintaining this website as a valuable source for everyone in the world. Usually, I try not to stay in debates because, even though I strongly disagree with some viewpoints of other users (and even some guidelines/rules) on wikipedia, I, unlike them, have somewhat of an understanding of my boundaries. I do not believe in fansubs: I believe, if you are interested in the person or people you admire, you should try your best to learn as much about them as possible, and make it known to the people of wikipedia and anyone else who uses this website. To me, everyone is an important, unique user, and that is what makes wikipedia as great as it is. Even though this site is constantly changing and improving, we still need as much help as possible.
[edit] Founder
I am the proud founder of these articles:
I have frequently contribtued to:
[edit] Why I enjoy editing wikipedia
Every time I edit here, I learn something new. The original reason I started editing was to master the English language and make articles about what I Iove known to all wikipedians. I also like adding something that someone might not know, and learning something that I ordinarily would not have known.
In addition to my race, I am also a "Gypsy" because I have lived several places during my life. A few of them are:
(Sevilla, Ceuta)
(Firenze)
(Rosario, Buenos Aires)
(Chalatenango)
(Wien, Innsbruck)
[edit] Newsflash policy
The BashmentBoy news flash will be updated from daily to yearly. Some days, I might not have any news.
[edit] Editing Times
I sometimes at very strange hours because I frequently travel internationally. Occasionaly, I have problems sleeping and looking for things to do.
[edit] Favorite Artists
I have a number of favorite artists, but some of them are:
Countless other artists...
[edit] Interests
*Latin music
*Merengue
*Perico Ripiao
*Merengue tipico
*Bachata
*Salsa
*Latin Jazz
*Cumbia
*Reggaeton
*Punta
*Samba
*Batucada
*Berimbau
*Cuban music
*Guajira
*Son Cubano
*Salsa Cubano
*Roma Music
*Hungarian Csárdas
*Taqsim
*Flamenco
*Flamenco Nuevo
*Tomatito
*Paco de Lucia
*Gypsy Jazz
*Django Reinhardt
*Selmer Macaferri guitar
*Romanian music
*Doina
*Fanfare Ciocarlia
*Italian music
*Stornello
*Claudio Villa
*Matteo Salvatore
*Louis Prima
*Indian music
*Bhangra
*Hindustani
*Karnataki
*Filmi Sangeet
*Asian Underground
*Electronic music
*Drum n' bass
*Music of Jamaica
*Reggae
*Dub
*Reggae dancehall
*Riddim
*Raggamuffin
*Roots Reggae
*Ska
*Ernest Ranglin
*Majek Fashek
*Zeca Baleiro
*Sean Paul
*Beenie Man
*Arzu
*English Beat
*Jazz
*Smooth Jazz
*Blues
*Soul
*Cuisine of El Salvador
*Cuisine of Austria
*Cuisine of India
*Domba
*Lyuli
*Rajasthan
*Magazines
*Dogs
*Photography
*History
*Latin American Communist uprisings
[edit] Instruments I play
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