Lomnické čháve – Gelem, gelem (We Went, We Went)
created: 11. 01. 2022 11:53 modified: 11. 01. 2022 12:09
The digital cultural object is a video recording of the interpretation of the Roma anthem Gelem, gelem, performed by the Lomnické čháve group, the performance was recorded on July 8, 2020 in Prešov. The Roma anthem was officially recognized in 1971 at the First World Roma Congress in London. The text was written by the Yugoslav composer Žarko Jovanovič to the tune of a traditional Romani song. The band Lomnické čháve interprets it as a fast song, which musically belongs to the rom-pop genre.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-pop quartet borrowed Romani Lomnické čháve general audience internal
Lomnické čháve – Lomnické čháve sa voláme (Lomnické čháve, They Call Us)
created: 11. 01. 2022 11:50 modified: 11. 01. 2022 11:50
The song called Lomnické čháve, They Call Us by the band Lomnické čháve is a czardasz song. The melody of the song is built on a folklore basis, well known and popular in the Roma community. The text is sung partly in Romani and partly in Slovak. The authors of the text are the members of the band. They consider this song to be something like their anthem or jingle, which announces their performances and talks about their goal, which is to please and entertain people.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-pop quartet borrowed Slovak Lomnické čháve general audience internal
Lomnické čháve – Ona ľúbi pomaranče (She Loves Oranges)
created: 11. 01. 2022 11:36 modified: 11. 01. 2022 11:47
The song She Loves Oranges by Lomnické čháve is originally a song with the same title by the Polish group After Party, published in 2016. Like the original song in the Polish language (Ona lubi pomarańcze), its cover version in Slovak is a dance song with techno-pop and ska elements. Members of the Lomnické čháve group interpret this song with the original title, with Slovak lyrics, but in specifically Romani way of interpretation.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-pop quartet borrowed Slovak Lomnické čháve general audience internal
Sister Maristella
created: 11. 01. 2022 11:19 modified: 07. 07. 2022 11:09
Sister Maristella, by civic name Mária Kačová, is a nun of the Congregatio Jesu, the catholic female congregation known by popular name as „The English Virgins“. Sister Maristella lives in Prešov, helping the abused women, mothers with children and homeless people. She organizes charity where people donate food and clothing. For decades she has been an organist in the concathedral of St. Nicholas in Prešov. In 2009 she received the City of Prešov Award. She is the niece of the first Romani writer in Slovakia, Elena Lacková.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Maristella general audience internal
Cyril Demeter - Talking
created: 10. 01. 2022 13:38 modified: 10. 01. 2022 13:40
Cyril Demeter is from the village of Brekov. He was 57 in the time of the interview. He comes from the working-class family. His father worked in Brekov in lime factory. In the same time he used to earn money as a musician, he played violin. He speaks about the local Romani community, the co-existence with the majority, about the Romani language and significant cultural and social changes.
The regional history of the Roma living in the village of Brekov is the subject of audio recordings that DICRK obtained free of charge from researcher Elena Cinová. Her research project called Brekov Roma in the Flow of Time was supported in 2020 by the Fund for the Support of the Culture of National Minorities. Guided interviews are in Slovak and bring closer the life and culture of the Roma and their perception of social change in the region.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Cyril Demeter general audience internal
Monika Siváková - Talking
created: 10. 01. 2022 13:15 modified: 10. 01. 2022 13:15
Monika Sivakova comes from the village of Brekov. She was 52 during the interview. She comes from the working-class family. She graduated from the secondary grammar school in Humenné. She has two adult children. She speaks about the local Romani community, the co-existence with the majority, about the Romani language and the significant cultural and social changes.
The regional history of the Roma living in the village of Brekov is the subject of audio recordings that DICRK obtained free of charge from researcher Elena Cinová. Her research project called Brekov Roma in the Flow of Time was supported in 2020 by the Fund for the Support of the Culture of National Minorities. Guided interviews are in Slovak and bring closer the life and culture of the Roma and their perception of social change in the region.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Monika Siváková general audience internal
Etela Kirvejová - Talking
created: 10. 01. 2022 11:59 modified: 10. 01. 2022 12:00
Etela Kirvejová comes from the village of Brekov. She was 75 in the time of the interview. Her father worked in mines, later in Czech Republic, her mother worked as the cleaning lady at the post-office. She speaks about the local Romani community, their life with the majority, about the Romani language and signifcant cultural and social changes.
The regional history of the Roma living in the village of Brekov is the subject of audio recordings that DICRK obtained free of charge from researcher Elena Cinová. Her research project called Brekov Roma in the Flow of Time was supported in 2020 by the Fund for the Support of the Culture of National Minorities. Guided interviews are in Slovak and bring closer the life and culture of the Roma and their perception of social change in the region.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Etela Kirvejová general audience internal
Ervín Tokár - Talking
created: 10. 01. 2022 11:42 modified: 10. 01. 2022 11:43
Ervín Tokár was born in the village of Naciná Ves he comes from the family of five children. He married a woman from Brekov and went to live there. He speaks about the local Romani community, their co-existence with the majority as well as about the significant cultural and social changes.
The regional history of the Roma living in the village of Brekov is the subject of audio recordings that DICRK obtained free of charge from researcher Elena Cinová. Her research project called Brekov Roma in the Flow of Time was supported in 2020 by the Fund for the Support of the Culture of National Minorities. Guided interviews are in Slovak and bring closer the life and culture of the Roma and their perception of social change in the region.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak general audience internal
Marta Tokárová - Talking
created: 10. 01. 2022 11:23 modified: 10. 01. 2022 11:23
Marta Tokárová was born in the village of Naciná Ves. Her father came from Brekov. She was 68-year-old in the time of the interview. She talks about the local Romani community, their co-existence with the majority, about the Romani language as well as about the significant cultural and social changes.
The regional history of the Roma living in the village of Brekov is the subject of audio recordings that DICRK obtained free of charge from researcher Elena Cinová. Her research project called Brekov Roma in the Flow of Time was supported in 2020 by the Fund for the Support of the Culture of National Minorities. Guided interviews are in Slovak and bring closer the life and culture of the Roma and their perception of social change in the region.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Marta Tokárová general audience internal
Mária Gunárová - Talking
created: 10. 01. 2022 11:09 modified: 10. 01. 2022 11:09
Mária Gunárová from the village of Brekov, she was 82 at the time of the interview. She was born in the village of Roztoky (Svidník district). She went to the village Brekov. In the interview, he talks about the local Roma community, and coexistence with the majority, about the Roma language and significant cultural and social changes.
The regional history of the Roma living in the village of Brekov is the subject of audio recordings that DICRK obtained free of charge from researcher Elena Cinová. Her research project called Brekov Roma in the Flow of Time was supported in 2020 by the Fund for the Support of the Culture of National Minorities. Guided interviews are in Slovak and bring closer the life and culture of the Roma and their perception of social change in the region.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Mária Gunárová general audience internal
