The Unknown Colours of Personalities
created: 30. 11. 2021 10:44 modified: 30. 11. 2021 10:44
Dear ladies and gentlemen,
The Unknown Colours of Personalities is a catalogue presenting the collection of twenty three
pop-art paintings by the Romani artist Jozef Fečo. Just like any other nation, Roma also contributed to creating the better, more colourful and beautiful world, employing their talent, skills, spirit and devotion, both in our country as well as in the rest of the world. The portraits in the catalogue show Roma personalities who did so, in cultural, social, sport or political field. We believe that their commitment and enthusiasm can bring the spark of inspiration even today, to all of us, regardless our origin or place of birth.
category: fine arts
On Balog's Church; This Way, This Way - Alexander Daško's Dulcimer Band
created: 29. 11. 2021 08:18 modified: 29. 11. 2021 08:18
Alexander Daško's dulcimer band plays the Slovak folk songs: On Balog’s Church; This Way, This Way.. The band was formed in 1992 in Banská Bystrica. The band's repertoire consists of Romani, Slovak and other nations’ folk music as well as operetta and film melodies. The band has released several CDs. The lead violinist is Alexander Daško. Dulcimer - Dezider Oláh Axman. Viola - Otto Daniš (Buli). Double bass - Jozef Berky (Kangaroo). Accordion - Štefan Bučko (Kefa). Alexander Daško founded the Lavuta Private Elementary Art School in Banská Bystrica, he is a music teacher. Every year, A. Daško organizes the festival of Roma culture in Banská Bystrica, called Gypsy Fire.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Alexander Daško's Dulcimer Band general audience internal
Odoj avel o vonato/There Comes the Train - Alexander Daško's Dulcimer Band
created: 26. 11. 2021 09:23 modified: 26. 11. 2021 09:36
Alexander Daško's dulcimer band plays the Roma sad song (halgato) Odoj avel o vonato/There Comes the Train. The band was formed in 1992 in Banská Bystrica. The band's repertoire consists of Romani, Slovak and other nations’ folk music as well as operetta and film melodies. The band has released several CDs. The lead violinist is Alexander Daško. Dulcimer - Dezider Oláh Axman. Viola - Otto Daniš (Buli). Double bass - Jozef Berky (Kangaroo). Accordion - Štefan Bučko (Kefa). Alexander Daško founded the Lavuta Private Elementary Art School in Banská Bystrica, he is a music teacher. Every year, A. Daško organizes the festival of Roma culture in Banská Bystrica, called Gypsy Fire.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Alexander Daško's Dulcimer Band general audience internal
Veša, veša, churde veša/Woods, Woods, Small Woods - Alexander Daško's Dulcimer Band
created: 23. 11. 2021 09:56 modified: 08. 12. 2021 23:25
Alexander Daško's dulcimer band plays the Roma song Veša, veša, churde veša/Woods, Woods, Small Woods. The band was formed in 1992 in Banská Bystrica. The band's repertoire consists of Romani, Slovak and other nations’ folk music as well as operetta and film melodies. The band has released several CDs. The lead violinist is Alexander Daško. Dulcimer - Dezider Oláh Axman. Viola - Otto Daniš (Buli). Double bass - Jozef Berky (Kangaroo). Accordion - Štefan Bučko (Kefa). Alexander Daško founded the Lavuta Private Elementary Art School in Banská Bystrica, he is a music teacher. Every year, A. Daško organizes the festival of Roma culture in Banská Bystrica, called Gypsy Fire.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Alexander Daško's Dulcimer Band general audience internal
O poštaris avel/The Postman is Coming - Alexander Daško's Dulcimer Band
created: 22. 11. 2021 09:36 modified: 14. 02. 2022 13:56
Alexander Daško's dulcimer band plays the Roma song O poštaris avel / The Postman is Coming. The band was formed in 1992 in Banská Bystrica. The band's repertoire consists of Romani, Slovak and other nations’ folk music as well as operetta and film melodies. The band has released several CDs. The lead violinist is Alexander Daško. Dulcimer - Dezider Oláh Axman. Viola - Otto Daniš (Buli). Double bass - Jozef Berky (Kangaroo). Accordion - Štefan Bučko (Kefa). Alexander Daško founded the Lavuta Private Elementary Art School in Banská Bystrica, he is a music teacher. Every year, A. Daško organizes the festival of Roma culture in Banská Bystrica called Gypsy Fire.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed general audience internal
Milo Suchomel Orchestra - Jazz in The City 2.
created: 22. 10. 2021 08:12 modified: 22. 10. 2021 17:21
Milo Suchomel is a teacher of music and active musician (saxophone), playing mainly various genres of jazz music. Between the years 1989 – 1995 he studied at the State Conservatory in Žilina, from 1997 to 2000 he attended the Conservatory in Bratislava. In 2001 he spent a year at study visit at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, USA. He is a regular member of several musical ensembles, composes concert compositions and music for film. His achievements brought him several prizes. The video is a recording of the concert Jazz in the City and Guests played in Babylon Club in Bratislava. The concert introduced the instrumental compositions, solo performance of the guests and singed songs. The video offers the shortened version of the original concert – its second part broadcasted on RTVS in 2021.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-jazz orchestra borrowed multilingual Milo Suchomel general audience internal
Milo Suchomel Orchestra - Jazz in The City 1.
created: 21. 10. 2021 11:24 modified: 21. 10. 2021 11:27
Milo Suchomel is a teacher of music and active musician (saxophone), playing mainly various genres of jazz music. Between the years 1989 – 1995 he studied at the State Conservatory in Žilina, from 1997 to 2000 he attended the Conservatory in Bratislava. In 2001 he spent a year at study visit at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, USA. He is a regular member of several musical ensembles, composes concert compositions and music for film. His achievements brought him several prizes. The video is a recording of the concert Jazz in the City and Guests played in Babylon Club in Bratislava. The concert introduced the instrumental compositions, solo performance of the guests and singed songs. The video offers the shortened version of the original concert – its first part broadcasted on RTVS in 2021.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-jazz orchestra borrowed multilingual Milo Suchomel general audience internal
Milan Polhoš
created: 04. 10. 2021 09:18 modified: 04. 10. 2021 09:23
In the interview, Milan Polhoš describes what is the love of his life, i.e. music. Milan Polhoš is a member of the Lomnické čháve group, based in the village Veľká Lomnica. Milan Polhoš is the bandleader, saxophonist and singer of the band. He is a graduate of university where he obtained a master's degree in social work.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Milan Polhoš general audience internal
Ondrej Gadžor - Sculptures
created: 10. 09. 2021 10:41 modified: 10. 09. 2021 10:53
The video from an exhibition of carvings by a prominent Romani carver and sculptor Ondrej Gadžor. The exhibition was held on 25.4.2014 as a memory of Ondrej Gadžor, who in 2013 died unexpectedly. Part of the works were lent by the Vojtech Löffler Museum in Košice.Ondrej Gadžor (9. 7. 1956 - 10/19/2013) - a native from Krásna nad Hornádom, he started carving when he was 24 years old. He works with different types of material - stone, even with horn or shells, but especially with wood. He developed a unique sculptural handwriting, influenced by the school of the academic sculptor Vojtech Löffler, in whose atelier he worked for eleven years. The subtle nature of small creation he managed to transfer into of monumental sized works made in sculptors' gatherings. His work is above the common works of non-professional sculptors. Abbreviations and abstraction reaches beyond normal folk art, and the final shape is somewhere between modern sculpture and African folk statues. His works' form is weightless, percepted as light and airy. His strengths are clean lines, he plays with wood and its structure, using them artfully in his works. Among the main themes stands a woman. He had several solo exhibitions, regularly attended sculpture open air events. He performed at several solo exhibitions at home and abroad. His works are exhibited, i. a., also in Los Angeles, or the Vatican and many are part of the collections of museums in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic (East Slovak Museum in Košice, SNM-Museum of Roma Culture in Slovakia in Martin, Vojtech Löffler Museum in Košice, Museum of Roma Culture in Brno).
category: crafts
tags: active traditional artistic wood carving Ondrej Gadžor general audience internal
Roman Eštočák
created: 10. 09. 2021 10:24 modified: 10. 09. 2021 10:27
Roman Estocak is one of the Romanies in Slovakia with university degree. He graduated from the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra, social work. He worked as project manager. Currently, he works at the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic government for Romani communities. He is married and has a son.
category: speaking
tags: biographical monologue guided Slovak Roman Eštočák general audience internal
