Marián Balog
created: 19. 05. 2021 09:44 modified: 19. 05. 2021 09:45
The photograph was made during the interview in Banska Bystrica in 2016.
Marian Balog is a founder of the civil organisation Romani Literary Club made in 2009 of which he is also an active member. The Club presents literary works of Roma about Roma.
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Ivan Veselý
created: 18. 05. 2021 12:12 modified: 18. 05. 2021 12:12
Ivan Veselý was born in Eastern Slovakia, in the Romani settlement in Smižany. He is the oldest of five siblings. He graduated from the Middle Army School in Martin, until 1989 worked as a professional soldier in Czech Republic. In 1989, because of his critical views of the military leadership he was degraded from rank and discharged from the army. He later worked as a worker. After the change of the regime he was militarilly rehabilitated. He is a founder of the NGO Dženo, years-long member and functionary of the International Romani Union (IRU), as well as a member of various international committees for Romani emancipation. He was also a vicechair of the Romani Civil Initiative. The photograph was made during interview in 2013.
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The Július Bandy Folk Band
created: 17. 05. 2021 12:15 modified: 17. 05. 2021 12:16
The photos were taken during the Living Book event, the theme was the Roma Holocaust. The musical guest was the Folk Music of Julius Bandy.The band members are the father, Julius Bandy and his three sons – Kristian, Julius and Samuel. They play cimbalom, double bass, violin and viola. They play both classical and dance music genres. Their repertoire include both Slovak and Romani folk music as well as music of other national minorities – Jewish, Ruthenian, Hungarian, Russian. They also play music from film.
The father, Julius Bandy, comes from musician family. He was born in Velky Saris. He graduated from the Elementary School for Music of Mikulas Moyzes as a cimbalom player. He also plays saxophone, double bass and harmonica. In the years 1982-1983 he played in the children folk ensemble Dubravienka in Presov. In the years 1985-1986 he was a part of the children folk ensemble Sarisancek in Presov. As 15 years old he started playing in the Theater of Alexander Duchnovic in Presov. His military service brought him to the Army Ensemble of Art Janosik in Zvolen (1993-1994). He played cimbalom in several other bands and ensembles – the Folk Band Presovcan, the Folk Ensemble Sabinovcan, the Folk Band Czardasz from Presov, the Folk Band of Jan Budyi from Humenne.
Kristian Bandy studied studied violin at the Elementary School of Art of Mikulas Moyzes in Presov. He continued his studies at Private Conservatory of Dezider Kardos in Presov (1-3 years), later moved to the Private Conservatory of Music and Drama in Kosice (4-6 years). He will study violin further on the Catholic University in Ruzomberok, the local branch in Spisske Podhradie. He is a guest player in the orchestra of the Romathan Theater, he leads the music part of the ensemble Fialecka at the Elementary School Srobarova in Presov. In the family band he plays viola.
Julius Bandy studied cimbalom at the Elementary School of Art of Mikulas Moyzes in Presov. He continued his studies at the Private Conservatory of Music and Drama in Kosice (1-4 years), which he graduated from at the end of the school year 2018-2019. In the family band he plays the double bass.
Samuel Bandy is the lead violinist of the family band. He studies violin at the Elementary School of Art of Mikulas Moyzes in Presov. For his excellent musical performance as a violin player he received several awards from competitions in Slovakia.
The family band was founded in 2013.
The sons Kristian and Julius graduated from the Private School of Music and Drama Arts in Kosice. The youngest one, Samuel, attends one of the elementary schools in Presov.
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Elena Cinová
created: 17. 05. 2021 11:38 modified: 17. 05. 2021 11:49
Elena Cinová graduated from the University of Constantine the Philosopher in Nitra, department of the Romani Culture, a primary school teaching. She works as a teacher of professional development at the Methodological and Pedagogical Centre in Prešov, department ROCEPO (The Romani Centre Prešov). In Humenné, where she lives, she is a leader of the local NGO The Union for Romani Physical Exercises and Sport. Within the NGO work she conducts several projects focused mainly on work with Romani children and youth in the localities Podskalka and Brekov. The photograph was made during documentation of her interview in the premises of The State Research Library in Prešov, in 2020.
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The Alexander Daško Folk Band
created: 10. 05. 2021 10:26 modified: 14. 05. 2021 10:28
Photographs of members of folk music band led by Primash (lead violinist) Alexander Daško. The dulcimer band was founded in Banská Bystrica in 1992. The band's repertoire includes folk songs - Roma, Slovak, and other nations, as well as operetta and film melodies. The band released several CDs. The leader of the band is the primash Alexander Daško. He is the founder of the Private Elementary Art School Lavuta in Banská Bystrica. At the same time, he founded and organizes the annual festival of Roma culture Gypsy Fire, also in Banská Bystrica. The photos were taken during the recording of a short concert by ĽH Alexander Daško in Prešov.
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Luna
created: 05. 05. 2021 10:33 modified: 05. 05. 2021 10:33
LUNA is the girls only band from Martin. Their repertoir covers both Romani and Slovak folk songs, many times they play also pop music in folk arrangment or classical music. These are the members of the band: Petra Cickova - accordeon, Božena Cickova - double bass, Michael Kazarova - violin, Stanislava Cickova - singer.
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Jozef Patkaň
created: 05. 05. 2021 09:57 modified: 05. 05. 2021 09:57
Jozef Patkaň is one of the most important Romani entrepreneurs in Slovakia. His business is also done in Czech Republic, Slovenia, Austria and Germany. The main field of his work is woodwork and construction. He employes Romani workers. He graduated from university and declares high importance of education for the Romani children. He comes from large Romani family, his father was a blacksmith. Nine siblings, one of the deceased, seven graduated from universities.
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Pavel Klinec
created: 05. 05. 2021 09:40 modified: 05. 05. 2021 09:41
The photos were taken during the interview with Pavel Klinec, in the village in Dúbravy. The photo pictures also the commemorative plaque placed on the wall of the local municipal office. The plaque is dedicated to the victims of the Second World War.
After the war ended, Pavel Klinec served on the farm in the village of Očová, he was a shepherd. He trained at the vocational mining school in the village of Sirk. After, he worked in mines in Ostrava (Czech Republic). After the obligatory military service he came to work for the railway company in Zvolen. During his work he was awarded by his employer for high quality of his work several times.
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Márie Oláhová
created: 05. 05. 2021 08:56 modified: 05. 05. 2021 08:57
Marie Olahova (1963-), known as Marysha from Detva, is the art director, the director of the signing section and dance pedagogue of the Romani folk ensemble Romka. The ensemble was founded bz Juraj Berky and Lubomir Olah in Detva in 1987. Marysha started working in the ensemble in 1989. She worked with hundreds of the Romani children and young people.
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Vladimír Sendrei
created: 05. 05. 2021 08:12 modified: 05. 05. 2021 08:14
Vladimír Sendrei, singer and founder of the music group Sendrei and Kokavakere lavutára. He is the chairman of the civic association Láčho drom and the founder of the music festival Balval fest. In the summer of 2006, the commercial television Markíza launched a series of documentary stories about the band The Sendreis. In 2008 he was part of the documentary film Little Home by Slovak director Jaro Vojtek, in 2012 he acted in the film Gypsies Go to the Elections. The music of the Sendrei family was also used in the film Sherlock Holmes 2: The Game of Shadows, when they were chosen for the film by composer Hans Zimmer during a scout in eastern Slovakia.
The photo was taken in 2014 during the Balval fest music festival.
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