claim: The Romani people originated in Northern India 50,000 years ago.
evidence: Cosimo Gianluca -LRB- John -RRB- Attanasio is a singer-songwriter , composer , record producer , screenwriter , film director , photographer and journalist .. singer-songwriter. singer-songwriter. composer. composer. record producer. record producer. screenwriter. screenwriter. journalist. journalist. Specializing in modern piano and composition at `` Laboratorio musicale Walter Savelli '' in Florence , Attanasio released several CD albums from 1989 .. piano. piano. Florence. Florence. These albums were published by several labels , including Italian `` Aliante / Time music '' label -LRB- Sergio Cammariere -RRB- , Warner / Chappell Music and EMI music .. Sergio Cammariere. Sergio Cammariere. Warner / Chappell Music. Warner / Chappell Music. EMI. EMI. During the following years he wrote music for dance television and short films , starting international collaborations with Mike Applebaum -LRB- Zucchero -RRB- , Geoff Westley -LRB- Lucio Battisti , Riccardo Cocciante , Bee Gees -RRB- , Renato Serio -LRB- Renato Zero -RRB- , Susanne Hahn , Roberto Guarino -LRB- Samuele Bersani , Loredana Berte -RRB- , Kathleen Hagen -LRB- Mario Biondi -RRB- , and Walter Savelli -LRB- Claudio Baglioni -RRB- .. Zucchero. Zucchero. Lucio Battisti. Lucio Battisti. Riccardo Cocciante. Riccardo Cocciante. Bee Gees. Bee Gees. Renato Zero. Renato Zero. Samuele Bersani. Samuele Bersani. Loredana Berte. Loredana Berte. Mario Biondi. Mario Biondi ( musician ). Claudio Baglioni. Claudio Baglioni. In theatre he worked with international stage writers , poets and directors including Peter Colley , Ennio Coltorti , Francesco Giuffre , Daniele Scattina , Carlo Giuffre , Gianluca Ramazzotti , Beppe Costa .. Gianluca Ramazzotti. Gianluca Ramazzotti. Beppe Costa. Beppe Costa. Daniele Scattina. Daniele Scattina. In 1998 , with other Italian musicians , he opened Claudio Baglioni 's concert in Olimpic Stadium of Rome .. Claudio Baglioni. Claudio Baglioni. Rome. Rome. In 2005 Attanasio created and carried on a musical project `` Harmonia '' with Aldo and Roberto Gemma brothers and French actress Martin Brochard as a singer .. In 2007 Gianluca won the `` Fondi La Pastora '' theatre - Award -LRB- XXXIIIth edition -RRB- received in Rome .. Fondi. Fondi. Rome. Rome. Best music for `` AK-47 '' , piece by Daniele Scattina and Claudio De Santis .. AK-47. AK-47. Daniele Scattina. Daniele Scattina. `` Last song '' is his first short drama film , written by him and Katheen Hagen .. He produced the CD Soul of the ocean with 24 soundtracks and My first secret , a solo piano CD containing `` Serenata dal cuore '' , a song composed for Pope John Paul II 's birthday , and performed in front of the Pope in the Sala Nervi -LRB- Vatican City -RRB- .. piano. piano. Soul of the ocean. Soul of the ocean. My first secret. My first secret. Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II. Vatican City. Vatican City. This piece was played by the Alessandria Classical Orchestra conducted by Mr. Renato Serio .. Alessandria. Alessandria. In 2012 , Attanasio was invited At the Italian Cultural Institute by UCMF -LRB- Union des Compositeurs de Musique de Film -RRB- of Paris to give a masterclass on the relationship between music and images in the films , dance and theater .. He worked for Italian National tabloids and international magazines including `` Il Tempo '' , `` Il Giornale '' , `` Rocktar '' , `` Metal Shock '' , `` Private Photo Review '' , specializing in music and teatre criticism .. Il Tempo. Il Tempo. Il Giornale. Il Giornale