Leonard Farkas
created: 30. 11. 2023 07:25 modified: 30. 11. 2023 07:26
Leonard Farkas comes from Slovakia, from Dunajská Streda, from a Hungarian-speaking family. He has been involved in magic and spells since childhood. He studied at a magic school in Budapest, participated in several international competitions and collaborated with various artists, e.g. violinist Zoltán Mága or the dance group R3D ONE. The interview is recorded in the video, as well as samples from his performance.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue general Hungarian Leonard Farkas general audience
Štefan Vansač
created: 30. 11. 2023 07:16 modified: 30. 11. 2023 07:18
Štefan Vansač comes from Spišská Nová Ves. He studied cimbalom at the Conservatory in Košice. Currently he teaches music at the Elementary School of Arts in Spišská Nová Ves as well as at the Elementary School of Arts in Smižany. He is a member of the Štefan Cína’s Folklore Band since 2015, the band recorded a CD called Ja chlapec chudobni/I am a Poor Guy. The band composed and recorded part of soundtrack of the Slovak film Loli paradička/Red Tomato. The band also recorded the CDs of the Folklore Ensemble Orgonina, and the Folklore Group Jamničan. Together with the band, they took part in several large TV programs, in 2017 it was the TV show Zem spieva/The Earth Sings, in 2018 Československo má talent/Czechoslovakia has Talent.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Štefan Vansač general audience internal
Living Book Holocaust Ďusi band Hatikva (Jewish Anthem)
created: 27. 11. 2023 13:24 modified: 10. 01. 2024 11:09
Hatikva, Ha-Tikva — Israel's national anthem. Its lyrics express the hope of Jews to return to their country and their desire to live there in calm, peace and harmony (hatikva = hope in Hebrew). The lyrics was written in 1878 by Naftali Herz Imber (*1856, †1909) as poem, published in 1886 titled Tikvatenu (Our Hope). The author of melody is Samuel Cohen, the composer and immigrant from Moldova. He composed it as a popular Moldovan-Romanian folk melody, in which musical motifs from The Vltava, a composition which is a part of music cycle My Homeland by Bedrich Smetana. In time of 7th Zionist Congress in Basel (1905) it was already widely known and popular. Its status as the anthem of the Zionist movement was confirmed at the 18th Congres in Prague (1933). In 1948 it became the national anthem of the state Israel. In some communities, it is sung as the closing song of a thanksgiving service or after a meal.
The video is a recording of the instrumental interpretation of the song performed by the Roma band Ďusi Band.
The family band called Ďusi Band consists of Július Bandy Sr. and his three sons Kristián, Július, and the youngest Samuel. The cimbalom band from Prešov presents the best tradition of the Romani cimbalom groups with the high interpretive art of their members as well as the scope and genre richness of their repertoire. It consists of folklore typically Romani but also Slovak and other nations‘ and nationalities‘, the band also plays classical music and does well in playing music of the genres such as jazz, pop or film tunes. The Romani song Hatikvah in an instrumental version was recorded during the Living Book on the Holocaust event, in Prešov, on September 27, 2018.
Musical instruments and musicians who play them
Violin (primas) - Samuel Bandy
Double bass - Július Bandy Jr.
Viola - Kristián Bandy
Cimbalom - Julius Bandy Sr.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Ďusi Band general audience internal
Ďusi Band - The Romani Girl
created: 24. 11. 2023 10:56 modified: 24. 11. 2023 10:58
The song "The Romani Girl" has no known author, but since World War II it has been considered the anthem of the Slovak Roma. The lyrics is directly related to the suffering of Roma in labor and extermination camps.
The family band called Ďusi Band consists of Július Bandy Sr. and his three sons Kristián, Július, and the youngest Samuel. The cimbalom band from Prešov presents the best tradition of the Romani cimbalom groups with the high interpretive art of their members as well as the scope and genre richness of their repertoire. It consists of folklore typically Romani but also Slovak and other nations‘ and nationalities‘, the band also plays classical music and does well in playing music of the genres such as jazz, pop or film tunes. The Romani song Čhajori romaňi in an instrumental version was recorded during the Living Book on the Holocaust event, in Prešov, on September 27, 2018.
Musical instruments and musicians who play them
Violin (primas) - Samuel Bandy
Double bass - Július Bandy Jr.
Viola - Kristián Bandy
Cimbalom - Julius Bandy Sr.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Ďusi Band general audience internal
Ján Jóny
created: 24. 11. 2023 10:15 modified: 24. 11. 2023 10:27
Ján Jóny lives and works in Michalovce. From an early age he was taught to play the violin, but he acquired his musical education in playing wind instruments, first at the Military Conservatory in Roudnice nad Labem in the Czech Republic, where he studied playing the tuba, later at the Conservatory in Košice. For several years he worked as a member of the Military Music of the Slovak Armed Forces. Later he returned to playing the violin and started playing with several folk ensembles. Since 2014, he has been working at the Jurošík Private Elementary Art School in Michalovce as a music teacher and is currently also a member of Štefan Cína's folk music.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Ján Jóny general audience internal
Daje, daje - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band
created: 28. 08. 2023 16:53 modified: 28. 08. 2023 16:54
The Romani folk song, recorded on July 8, 2022 as part of the series Documentation of Romani Cimbalom Folk Bands in Slovakia. It’s a dance song in fast tempo, the traditional Romungro czardasz. The Cínas (the siblings Štefan – accordion, Martina – violin, vocals) learned the song at home from their father, who learned it from his father. The lyrics of the song is in the Romani language.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Romani Štefan Cína's Folk Music Band general audience internal
Friš Czardas - The Július Žiga Folk Band
created: 03. 07. 2023 23:03 modified: 03. 07. 2023 23:07
The family cimbalom band called The Folk Band of Július Žiga consists of father Július, his daughter Bohdana and his son Filip. The family comes from the town of Gelnica and keeps alive the tradition of folk Romani music. All three of them received a classical music education, they are excellent performers of a genre-rich repertoire that includes Romani and partially also Slovak folklore.
Instrumental cast:
Július Žiga – double bass, Bohdana Žigová – cello, vocals, Filip Žiga – violin, Július Bandy (guest) – cimbalom, Kristián Bandy (guest) – viola, Vladimír Plachetka (guest) – accordion.
The istrumental composition, the band leader Július Žiga doesn't know its title, or the author, the coposition is traditionally played by the Romani bands, the czardas is played in brisk tempo, so called friss czardas.
The recording was created on 11/12/2021 at the Center of Independent Culture Wave in Prešov.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed The Folk Band of Július Žiga general audience internal
Šukar jakha la čha hin - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band (That girl has beautiful eyes)
created: 19. 05. 2023 23:57 modified: 28. 08. 2023 17:02
The Romani folk song, recorded on July 8, 2022 as part of the series Documentation of Romani Cimbalom Folk Bands in Slovakia. It’s a dance song in fast tempo, the traditional Romungro czardasz. The Cínas (the siblings Štefan – accordion, Martina – violin, vocals) learned the song at home from their father, who learned it from his father. The lyrics of the song is in the Romani language.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Romani Štefan Cína's Folk Music Band general audience internal
Čirikloro mirikloro - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band (Birdie Beadie)
created: 19. 05. 2023 23:53 modified: 23. 05. 2023 16:51
The Romani folk song, recorded on July 8, 2022 as part of the series Documentation of Romani Cimbalom Folk Bands in Slovakia. It’s a dance song in fast tempo, the traditional Romungro czardasz. The Cínas (the siblings Štefan – accordion, Martina – violin, vocals) learned the song at home from their father, who learned it from his father. The lyrics of the song is in the Romani language.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Romani Štefan Cína's Folk Music Band general audience internal
Nane cocha, nane gad - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band (No skirt, nor shirt)
created: 19. 05. 2023 23:49 modified: 23. 05. 2023 16:46
The Romani song, recorded on July 8, 2022 as part of the series Documentation of Romani Cimbalom Folk Bands in Slovakia. The song is a part of the popular soundtrack from the film Gypsies are Found Near Heaven (Moldava, 1975). The song was composed by Eugen Doga. The song's lyrics is in Romani language.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Romani Štefan Cína's Folk Music Band general audience internal