"gypsy woman"

 "Gitane is a French manufacturer of bicycles based in Machecoul, France; the name 

 "Gitane" means gypsy woman.  

The brand was synonymous with French bicycle racing from the 1960s through the mid-1980s, " 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gitane 

"Brunelière began making his own 0 in 1930, choosing the name Gitane (meaning "gypsy"  

 He added light motorcycles in the 1950s. The name changed to Micmo in 1960 but continued to sell Gitane bicycles. Nearly a third of Micmo was owned by Renault, the car-maker," 

"Riders on Gitanes included Lucien Van Impe, Bernard Hinault, Laurent Fignon and Greg LeMond, all winners of the Tour de France." 

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"Gitane " 

is an album by American jazz bassist Charlie Haden and French gypsy jazz guitarist Christian Escoudé, 

 released in 1979. 

 Most of the album's compositions were written by guitarist Django Reinhardt." 

"Escoudé grew up in Angoulême and was of Romani descent on his father's side. His father was also a guitarist who was influenced by Django Reinhardt. 

 When Escoudé was ten, his father began teaching him the guitar, and he became a professional musician at age fifteen." 

"Charles Edward Haden

 (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than fifty years. 

 Haden helped to revolutionize the harmonic concept of bass playing in jazz, 

 evolving a style that sometimes complemented the soloist, and other times moved independently,

 liberating bassists from a strictly accompanying role." 

"the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking Ornette Coleman Quartet." 

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"Charlie's three daughters, triplets Petra, Tanya and Rachel, were born on October 11, 1971,

 and are all singers and instrumentalists. 

 All four children come from a previous relationship with Ellen David. 

Petra plays the violin, Rachel plays the piano and bass guitar, and Tanya, a visual artist, plays the cello.  

They have a band called The Haden Triplets and recorded their self-titled album in 2012. 

 Comedian, actor, and musician Jack Black is Charlie's son-in-law via Tanya." 

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"The name Gitane, primarily a girl's name, has French and Spanish origins and is derived from the word "gitan," 

 meaning "gypsy" or referring to the Romani people.  

It carries connotations of a free spirit,

 wanderlust, 

 and a bohemian lifestyle, 

 often associated with flamenco and Romani culture. "  

"The name Gitana is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "traveller, Romani person". The Spanish travelling or Romani community are called Gitanos,

 and Gitana is the feminine word. The term evolved from the Old Spanish word egiptano "Egyptian" 

"In contemporary contexts, Gitane is used both as a name and as a cultural descriptor. It may appear in artistic expressions such as music, dance, and literature, often invoking themes of freedom and individuality.  

The term also exists in modern branding, particularly within the fashion and arts sectors, attracting those who identify with or romanticize the attributes historically attributed to the Romani culture. 

 However, the usage of Gitane can be contentious,

 as it necessitates sensitivity

 to the complexities of cultural appropriation

 and the diverse realities 

of the Romani people today."   

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"The origin of the Romani people, to whom the name Gitane refers, is traced back to northern India. They migrated to Europe around the 14th century "