Dorado Schmitt is one of the leading Gypsy guitarists from the Alsace area of Eastern France. In this video he is teaching his son Samson the Django classic Minor Swing.

For more Dorado and Samson Schmitt see their CD: Rendez-vous, The Django Reinhardt NY Festival: Swing Gitan, and Djieske.

Also see Dorado Schmitt’s CDs Parisienne , Gypsy Reunion, and Dorado Sings.

They also appear on the Bireli Lagrene DVD.

Also check out Dorado’s DVD: Dorado Schmitt DVD: Live at Birdland.

The video archive is dedicated to Mary Honcoop. She generously shared her large collection of Gypsy videos with nearly anyone who asked. The video archive aims to continue her generosity now that she is gone.