Vojtech Botoš
created: 13. 03. 2023 09:19 modified: 13. 03. 2023 09:19
Mgr. art. Vojtech „Bélu“ Botoš comes from Blhovce in the district of Rimavská Sobota, currently lives and works in Bratislava. He graduated from the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, majoring in playing the viola. At present, he plays professionally in the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. He is a member of various musical groups performing various musical genres, both at home as well as in abroad. He is a member of the violin virtuoso Pavel Šporcl's band, he also plays in the group Géza Hosszú-Legocky & The5DeViLs, but also in the SND drama group and is also a permanent member of the group Manuša, with which they released an album of the same name in 2022.
The photos were taken during the documentation of the Manuš music project in August 2022 in Prešov.
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Ján Rigo
created: 13. 03. 2023 09:17 modified: 13. 03. 2023 09:18
Ján Rigo comes from Bratislava. He attended the Folk Conservatory, he is a long-time musician playing the double-bass, currently as a freelance musician. He played together with many renowned musicians both in Slovakia as well as abroad. He is a guest musician performing with the bands Gipsy Way Ensemble, Gypsy Jazz SK (the music band lead by Ján Berky-Mrenica Jr.) and at the time of the recording he was a permanent member of the group Manuša, with which he released an album of the same name in 2022.
The photos were taken during the documentation of the Manuša music project in August 2022 in Prešov.
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Viliam Didiáš
created: 13. 03. 2023 09:16 modified: 13. 03. 2023 09:16
Viliam Didiáš comes from Zvolen, from a family of musicians. He was gifted his first violin when he was three years old. After graduating from the then Folk School of Arts, he continued his studies at the Ján Levoslav Bella Conservatory in Banská Bystrica. After graduation in 1998, he started performing as a freelance artist. He completed several master’s art courses, significantly improving his mastery of playing the violin as well as more mature interpretation of music. He played in various musical groups, at the time of the recording he was a permanent member of the group Manuša, with which he released an album of the same name in 2022.
The photos were taken during the documentation of the Manuša music project in August 2022 in Prešov.
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Ľubomír Gašpar
created: 10. 03. 2023 15:27 modified: 10. 03. 2023 15:27
Mgr. art Ľubomír Gašpar pochádza z Detvy, momentálne žije a pracuje v Bratislave. Hru na cimbal študoval na Konzervatóriu Jána Levoslava Bellu v Banskej Bystrici, neskôr na Hudobnej a umeleckej akadémii Jána Albrechta v Banskej Štiavnici. V súčasnosti je študentom JAMU v Brne. Okrem toho, že je profesionálny hudobník, pôsobí taktiež ako učiteľ hudby na Súkromnom konzervatóriu Dezidera Kardoša v Topoľčanoch. Jeho hudobné smerovanie je multižánrové, spája v sebe prvky folklóru, klasickej hudby či džezu. Je súčasťou niekoľkých hudobných zoskupení, napr. SOLE, Ľubomír Gašpar Cimbal Project, s ktorým nahral dva albumy: The Point Of View, ktorý v roku 2017 získal cenu Rádio Hlavy za najlepší album v kategórii World Music a Ľubozvuk (2021). Je taktiež stálym členom zoskupenia Manuša, s ktorým v roku 2022 vydali rovnomenný album.
Fotografie vznikli počas dokumentovania hudobného projektu Manuša v auguste 2022 v Prešove.
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Júlia Kozáková
created: 10. 03. 2023 14:38 modified: 10. 03. 2023 15:18
Júlia Kozáková comes from Bratislava. When 15 year old, she got introduced to the Romani music and culture, after becoming a member of the Čhavorenge Choir led by Ida Kelarová. She completed her bachelor's degree in music at SOAS University of London; at the time of the recording she was studying jazz interpretation at JAMU in Brno. She was part of several choirs and music groups (All4Gospel Choir, London Bulgarian Choir, FS Gymnik, Velvet Case), in 2022 she is a singer of the groups O Gadže Bašaven, SOLE and Manuša. With the latter she released her debut album titled Manuša in 2022.
The photos were taken during the documentation of the Manuša music project in August 2022 in Prešov.
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The Folk Music Band of Štefan Cína
created: 08. 03. 2023 16:04 modified: 10. 03. 2023 15:17
All members of The Folk Music Band of Štefan Cína are graduates with higher secondary or university degrees in music education. All of them come from the Lower Spiš Region. The band was founded in 2007 by Štefan Cína senior. The band performs at various events both at home as well as abroad, e.g. in the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Spain, Sardinia and Italy.
Their repertoir consists of the traditional folklore songs from the region of Eastern Slovakia, including the folklore of minorities – Ruthenian, Ukrainian and Romani.
The Folk Band of Štefan Cína participated also in television shows broadcasted by Slovak TV stations: The Earth Sings (2017) and Czechoslovakia Got Talent (2018).
The members of the band participated at composition and interpretation of parts of soundtrack of the successful Slovak film Loli paradička (2019).
Discografy:
Music CD titled Ja som chlapec chudobni (I am a Poor Boy)
Music CD for the Folk Ensemble “Orgonina“
Music CD for the Folk Group „Jamničan“
The photo of the entire band was taken on July 8, 2022 in the exterior of the Stromoradie club in Prešov during the documentation of Roma folk music bands.
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Martina Ďuriková Cínová
created: 08. 03. 2023 15:26 modified: 10. 03. 2023 15:16
Martina Ďuriková Cínová, DiS.art. comes from the village of Hnilec, from the family of musicians.
She studied violin at the conservatory in Košice, and since 2020 she is a student at the Catholic University in Ružomberok, Department of Music and Church Music. From 2014, she worked as a music teacher at the Elementary Art School in Smižany. Since 2007, she has been a member of Štefan Cína's Folk Music, 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.
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Štefan Vansač
created: 08. 03. 2023 14:43 modified: 10. 03. 2023 15:14
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.
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Ján Jóny
created: 08. 03. 2023 14:34 modified: 10. 03. 2023 15:11
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.
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Peter Pavlík
created: 08. 03. 2023 14:26 modified: 10. 03. 2023 15:13
Mgr. Peter Pavlík, PhD. comes from Spišská Nová Ves. The music education he received at the Prešov University in Prešov, he graduated with his Master’s degree as a teacher of music art and technology. He completed his postgraduate studies at the Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica in the field of preschool and elementary pedagogy. Since 2021 he works as a teacher of music at the Private Elementary School of Arts in Zvolen. He is a member of the Štefan Cina’s Folklore Band since 2014, 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.
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