Ko kodoj (Who is There) Odoj tele o Roma bašaven (Roma Play There) Ola Roma ňič nakeren, ča pijen (Roma Do Nothing But Drink)
created: 18. 12. 2023 07:20 modified: 18. 12. 2023 07:21
The members of the band Manusha (People) are professional musicians. The music project had been initiated by the Slovak singer Julia Kozakova; the musicians are Lubomir Gaspar on cimbalom, Viliam Didias on violin, Vojtech “Belu” Botos on viola and Jan Rigo on double-bass. In 2022, with the support of the Fund for Development of the National Minorities’ Culture in SR, and The Bratislava Self-Governing Region, the band released the album with the same name. The album presents 10 songs – all of them are the traditional Romani songs, played in arrangements by Manusha.
In 2022, the Documentation and Information Centre of the Romani Culture began to document the Romani cimbalom bands, especially those which carry on the family musical tradition.
The first two czardas compositions are slower, the last one is played at a fast tempo. The songs are typical for the Rumungro Roma folklore. The Romani lyrics were slightly modified compared to the original ones.
recorded: 01. 08. 2022
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Romani Manuša general audience internal
