▁man ele , ▁their ▁modern ▁music ▁style , ▁was ▁prohib ited ▁in ▁some ▁cities ▁of ▁Roman ia ▁in ▁public ▁transport ▁and ▁tax is , ▁that ▁action ▁being ▁just ified ▁by ▁bus ▁and ▁tax i ▁companies ▁as ▁being ▁for ▁passengers ' ▁comfort ▁and ▁a ▁neutral ▁amb ience , ▁acceptable ▁for ▁all ▁passengers . ▁However , ▁those ▁actions ▁had ▁been ▁character ised ▁by ▁S per anta ▁Rad ules cu , ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁eth no - music ology ▁at ▁the ▁Buch ar est ▁Conserv atory , ▁as ▁" a ▁defect ▁of ▁Roman ian ▁society ". ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁a ▁few ▁critic isms ▁of ▁Professor ▁Dr . ▁Io an ▁Br adu ▁I am and es cu ' s ▁experimental ▁study , ▁which ▁linked ▁the ▁listening ▁of ▁" man ele " ▁to ▁an ▁increased ▁level ▁of ▁ag gress iveness ▁and ▁low ▁self - control ▁and ▁suggested ▁a ▁correlation ▁between ▁preference ▁for ▁that ▁music ▁style ▁and ▁low ▁cogn itive ▁skills . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁pop ▁singer ▁Madonna ▁def ended ▁Roman i ▁people ▁during ▁her ▁concert ▁in ▁Buch ar est . ▁ ▁Sweden ▁Roma ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁official ▁national ▁minor ities ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁survey ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Equ ality ▁O mb ud s man ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 / 2 0 0 3 , ▁Roma ▁described ▁the ▁disc rim ination ▁they ▁experience ▁in ▁their ▁daily ▁lives . ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁perce ive ▁Sweden ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁or ▁high ▁degree ▁as ▁a