Gejza Adam
created: 05. 12. 2022 14:42 modified: 05. 12. 2022 14:50
PaedDr. Gejza Adam, PhD. (born 1951 in Michalovce) is an important figure in the Roma emancipation movement in the former Czechoslovakia and subsequently, in the Slovak Republic. As a qualified teacher for the 1st grade of elementary schools (Faculty of Pedagogy, P.J. Šafárik University – a graduate), he participated in activities in the field of education of Romani children already around the mid-1980s. In the years 1989-1992, he was a member of the Public Against Violence (Verejnosť proti násiliu - VPN) movement, where he represented the Roma Citizens' Initiative platform (Rómska občianska iniciatíva – ROI). In the years 1990 – 1992, he was a member of the Federal Assembly of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (FZ ČSFR). In 1998, he became a member of the Government Council for National Minorities and Ethnic Groups in the Slovak Republic, in 2000-2004 he was Commissioner for Roma Education within the International Romani Union (IRU). He continued his political work as the chairman of the Roma Coalition Party (Strana rómskej koalície – SRK) until 2020.
What can be considered as the greatest achievements of his career is the cooperation in the process of granting the status of a national minority to the Roma, the establishment of a network of private secondary schools (Private Secondary Pedagogical and Social Academy, Private Secondary Art School) where Romani language is taught as well as taught in, the establishment of the Detached Workplace of the University of Health Services and Social Work of St. Elisabeth in Košice of which he acted as the headperson.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective factual monologue guided Slovak Gejza Adam general audience internal
Romani Stars
created: 25. 11. 2022 14:06 modified: 25. 11. 2022 14:14
Video from the exhibition entitled Romani Stars, which took place on March 12, 2014 in the premises of the Zemplín Enlightenment Center in Michalovce. The exhibition was organized by the civic association Nová cesta from Michalovce.
In the video, Jozef Fečo presents and describes his exhibited drawings and paintings, with humor typical for him.
Jozef Fečo is a graduate of the Secondary Art School in Prešov, Department of Design and Artistic Wood Shaping. He is mainly interested in the facial expressions of human faces, their expressive value and typical personality traits.
category: fine arts
tags: secular material artistic 2D artifact painting drawing Slovak Jozef Fečo general audience internal
I Have a Handsome Boyfriend - The Folk Band of Július Žiga
created: 16. 11. 2022 14:32 modified: 16. 11. 2022 14:35
The core members of the family cimbalom band are the Žigas from Gelnica: father Július,hisdaughter Bohdana and son Filip. Guest members are Vladimír Plachetka, Kristián Bandy and Július Bandy. All of them are graduates of conservatories and are engaged in music production professionally. Bohdana Žigová and Filip Žiga were scholarship recipients of the Divé maky organization.
The presented song is a slow song about love between a girl and her boyfiriend.
Instruments and players: Július Žiga - double bass, Bohdana Žigová - cello, vocals, Filip Žiga - violin, Július Bandy - cimbalom, Kristián Bandy - viola, Vladimír Plachetka - accordion.
The record was created on 11/12/2021, at the Center for Independent Culture Wave in Prešov.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani The Folk Band of Július Žiga general audience internal
When I Came to the Apple Tree - Július Žiga and the Band
created: 15. 11. 2022 11:22 modified: 15. 11. 2022 11:25
The core members of the family cimbalom band are the Žigas from Gelnica: father Július, his daughter Bohdana and son Filip. Guest members are Vladimír Plachetka, Kristián Bandy and Július Bandy. All of them are graduates of conservatories and are engaged in music production professionally. Bohdana Žigová and Filip Žiga were scholarship recipients of the Divé maky organization.
The song When I Came to the Apple Tree (Sar me geľom ke jablonka) is in two-quarter time, with a slower tempo during the verses and an accelerated tempo during the interludes. Bohdana Žigová interprets it with Romani lyrics.
Instruments and players: Július Žiga - double bass, Bohdana Žigová - cello, vocals, Filip Žiga - violin, Július Bandy - cimbalom, Kristián Bandy - viola, Vladimír Plachetka - accordion.
The record was created on December 11, 2021, at the Center for Independent Culture Wave in Prešov.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani The Folk Band of Július Žiga general audience internal
Czardas – The Folk Band of Július Žiga
created: 15. 11. 2022 10:00 modified: 15. 11. 2022 11:11
The core members of the family cimbalom band are the Žigas from Gelnica: father Július,his daughter Bohdana and son Filip. Guest members are Vladimír Plachetka, Kristián Bandy and Július Bandy. All of them are graduates of conservatories and are engaged in music production professionally. Bohdana Žigová and Filip Žiga were scholarship recipients of the Divé maky organization.
The presented composition is a czardasz, a dance song designed for couple dancing.
Instruments and players: Július Žiga - double bass, Bohdana Žigová - cello, vocals, Filip Žiga - violin, Július Bandy - cimbalom, Kristián Bandy - viola, Vladimír Plachetka - accordion.
The record was created on 11/12/2021, at the Center for Independent Culture Wave in Prešov.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani The Folk Band of Július Žiga general audience internal
Halgató – The Folk Band of Július Žiga
created: 15. 11. 2022 09:10 modified: 15. 11. 2022 09:32
The core members of the family cimbalom band are the Žigas from Gelnica: father Július, his daughter Bohdana and son Filip. Guest members are Vladimír Plachetka, Kristián Bandy and Július Bandy. All of them are graduates of conservatories and are engaged in music production professionally. Bohdana Žigová and Filip Žiga were scholarship recipients of the Divé maky organization.
The presented composition is a halgató, a slow and sentimental song intended for listening only, not dancing.
Instruments and players: Július Žiga - double bass, Bohdana Žigová - cello, vocals, Filip Žiga - violin, Július Bandy - cimbalom, Kristián Bandy - viola, Vladimír Plachetka - accordion.
The record was created on 11/12/2021, at the Center for Independent Culture Wave in Prešov.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani The Folk Band of Július Žiga general audience internal
Andro veš, andro veš (To the forest, to the forest) - The Folk Band of Július Žiga
created: 14. 11. 2022 13:53 modified: 14. 11. 2022 13:58
The core members of the family cimbalom band are the Žigas from Gelnica: father Július,his daughter Bohdana and son Filip. Guest members are Vladimír Plachetka, Kristián Bandy and Július Bandy. All of them are graduates of conservatories and are engaged in music production professionally. Bohdana Žigová and Filip Žiga were scholarship recipients of the Divé maky organization.
The song Andro veš, andro veš (To the forest, to the forest) is a dance song, the tempo changes from slow to very fast.
Instruments and players: Július Žiga - double bass, Bohdana Žigová - cello, vocals, Filip Žiga - violin, Július Bandy - cimbalom, Kristián Bandy - viola, Vladimír Plachetka - accordion.
The record was created on December 11, 2021, at the Center for Independent Culture Wave in Prešov.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani The Folk Band of Július Žiga general audience internal
Joj mamo, miri mamo (Ah Mum, My Mum) - The Folk Band of Július Žiga
created: 14. 11. 2022 12:44 modified: 14. 11. 2022 12:47
The core members of the family cimbalom band are the Žigas from Gelnica: father Július,his daughter Bohdana and son Filip. Guest members are Vladimír Plachetka, Kristián Bandy and Július Bandy. All of them are graduates of conservatories and are engaged in music production professionally. Bohdana Žigová and Filip Žiga were scholarship recipients of the Divé maky organization.
The song Joj mamo, miri mamo (Ah Mum, My Mum) is a dance song that aims to entertain the listeners and encourage them to dance.
Instruments and players: Július Žiga - double bass, Bohdana Žigová - cello, vocals, Filip Žiga - violin, Július Bandy - cimbalom, Kristián Bandy - viola, Vladimír Plachetka - accordion.
The record was created on December 11, 2021, at the Center for Independent Culture Wave in Prešov.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani The Folk Band of Július Žiga general audience internal
Čirikloro-mirikloro (Birdie-Beadie) - The Folk Band of Július Žiga
created: 14. 11. 2022 10:32 modified: 14. 11. 2022 11:30
The core members of the family cimbalom band are the Žigas from Gelnica: father Július,his daughter Bohdana and son Filip. Guest members are Vladimír Plachetka, Kristián Bandy and Július Bandy. All of them are graduates of conservatories and are engaged in music production professionally. Bohdana Žigová and Filip Žiga were scholarship recipients of the Divé maky organization.
The song Čirikloro-mirikloro (Birdie-Beadie) is performed as czardasz, a song for dancing while originally this song was a slow halgató.
Instruments and players: Július Žiga - double bass, Bohdana Žigová - cello, vocals, Filip Žiga - violin, Július Bandy - cimbalom, Kristián Bandy - viola, Vladimír Plachetka - accordion.
The record was created on December 11, 2021, at the Center for Independent Culture Wave in Prešov
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani The Folk Band of Július Žiga general audience internal
Eňa ori rači (At Nine in the Evening) - The Folk Band of Július Žiga
created: 14. 11. 2022 10:23 modified: 14. 11. 2022 10:25
The core members of the family cimbalom band are the Žigas from Gelnica: father Július,his daughter Bohdana and son Filip. Guest members are Vladimír Plachetka, Kristián Bandy and Július Bandy. All of them are graduates of conservatories and are engaged in music production professionally. Bohdana Žigová and Filip Žiga were scholarship recipients of the Divé maky organization.
The song Eňa ori rači (At Nine in the Evening) is the slow and sentimental song, halgató. This type of songs are characterized by the romist Milena Hübschmannová (1988) as the ones with lyrics far more important than their melody, since one can say all with the song. In this song, the sister tells her brother that she fears for her life and begs him for protection.
Instruments and players: Július Žiga - double bass, Bohdana Žigová - cello, vocals, Filip Žiga - violin, Július Bandy -cimbalom, Kristián Bandy - viola, Vladimír Plachetka - accordion.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani The Folk Band of Július Žiga general audience internal
