Ján Rigó
created: 01. 06. 2016 11:58 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
He started to sing at the age of 13. In 1990 he founded music band RIKO, he released his debut album, called Romano jilo, in a music publishing company Akcent. In 1996 he released another album Šunen roma, with Ján Rigo, Imrich Mészaros, Martin Rigo, Daniel Rigo. One year later they released an album Júlia Júlia. Sinse 1997 he is a solo singer.
Albums: Ľoľi ruža, Na cigánskej zábave, PF-2002, PF-2003, Tudot mi a bánat, Tiz piros virág, Sar me mange, Magyar mulatók 1, Magyar mulatók 2, Cigánske leto.
He had performed with a slovak pop-stars, such as Oldo Hlaváček, Dušan Grúň, Jana Kocianová, Lýdia Volejníčková, Aťa Klímová and many more. In March 2009 he released album called Mulatok mert jól érzem magam (I am having fun, because I feel very well) together with an internationally respected queen of the Romani songs, Bangó Margit, which was awarded the Platinum Record for 15 000 sold CD´s in a June of 2009.
He is also co-organiser of the annual Roma festival in the area of Žitný ostrov, he is a member of civic association Common Way with the Romani Culture and also the co-organizer of a Roma Rose Award. He is a founder of internet radio "Duj".
copyright: State Scientific Library in Prešov
recorded: 25. 06. 2014
category: music
