Jozef Fečo - Věra Bílá
created: 07. 06. 2022 14:12 modified: 07. 06. 2022 14:14
The process of painting the portrait is recorded on the video. The person on the portrait is the Romani singer Věra Bílá (1954-2019). The paintings were made during implementation of the project Unknown Colours of Personalities, through which a total of 23 large-format portraits of Romani personalities were created. The first series of 13 paintings was created in 2015, the second series of 10 paintings was created in 2020. The author of the paintings is the Romani artist Jozef Fečo.
Věra Bílá. She was born on May 22, 1954, Rokycany, Czech Republic. She was a singer, musician and actress. She came from the well-known musical family of Karol Giňa. Her unique voice color and specific vocal expression have secured her a permanent place on the music scene at home and abroad. In 1995, together with young musicians, created the musical phenomenon of Věra Bílá and Kale. Musically, they defined a genre known as rom-pop: sophisticated vocal harmonies with vigorous dissonances in a mixture of Romani folk music, pop and Latin jazz. Věra Bílá also acted in two films by director Dušan Hanák: Ružové sny/Pink Dreams (1976), Ja milujem, ty miluješ/I Love, You Love (1980). She died on March 12, 1954, Pilsen, Czech RepublicMusic experts often likened Věra Bílá to the American Black star Elle Fitzgerald. She died on March 12, 2019 in Pilsen, Czech Republic.
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 Slovak Jozef Fečo general audience internal
Jozef Fečo - Katarína Taikon
created: 07. 06. 2022 12:51 modified: 07. 06. 2022 13:02
The video captures the work of art. The person shown is the Roma singer Věra Bílá (1954-2019). The creation of the image is realized within the framework of Unknown Colors of Personalities, through which a total of 23 large-format portraits of Roma personalities were created. The author of the portraits is the Romani painter Jozef Fečo.
Katarina Taikon-Langhammer She was born on July 29, 1932, Almby, Sweden. She was a Swedish Roma activist, leader of the civil rights movement, writer and actress, from the Roma group Kalderash. The sister of the jeweler Rosa Taikon. Through her political and media activity, she fought for the acquisition of civil rights for the Roma in Sweden. She managed to change the main stereotypical views of the major society through her literary work; between the years 1963 and 1980 she published 16 sequels of children's books about the Roma girl Katitzi. Her stories are still very popular, even films were made of them. Katarina Taikon, for her political activism, is often compared to Martin Luther King. She died on 30 December 1995, Ytterhogdal, Sweden.
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 Slovak Jozef Fečo general audience internal
Live Book: Red Tomato
created: 18. 05. 2022 09:03 modified: 18. 05. 2022 09:21
The film Loli Paradička is a romantic comedy about the love of Veronca and the goods seller at fair, Milan. They both are disabled in their way - Milan has no leg, Veronka is a Romani girl. It does not prevent them from living through their sincere, ridiculously sad story, full of hope, love and humor. Screenplay and direction: Richard Staviarsky, Viťo Staviarsky. Music: Štefan Cína and Viťo Staviarsky. The main roles were played by Michal Iľkanin and Kamila Mitrášová. It won the Audience Award at the Art Film Fest festival, and in 2019 it was the most successful Slovak film. The guests of the event within the series of events called the Living Books, implemented by the State Scientific Library in Prešov, were the creators Richard Staviarsky and Marka Staviarska (the producer) and the actress who played the main character, Kamila Mitrášová. The musical guest was the Folk Music Band of Štefan Cína. Štefan Cína is the co-author of the music soundtrack to the film, the band recorded most of the original songs.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective factual dialogue guided Slovak Richard Staviarsky Marka Staviarska Kamila Mirtrášová general audience internal
Štefan Bučko
created: 18. 05. 2022 09:00 modified: 22. 03. 2023 14:56
Štefan Bučko comes from Banská Bystrica. He is a member of the folk music group of Alexander Daško, where he plays the accordion. For more than twenty years he played and sang in well-known music halls in Slovakia. He put his music career aside and began working as a bus driver. Now he perceives music more as a hobby, playing and singing sporadically. In the interview, he talks about his views about music, his family and Romani folklore.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Štefan Bučko general audience internal
Jozef Kotlár and the Band – Songs
created: 28. 04. 2022 12:37 modified: 28. 04. 2022 12:47
The concert of the Romani folk bands organised by the Folk group Ďusi Band from Prešov provided a chance for the Jozef Kotlár and his band to present their art. The video presents their performance of several dance songs.
Violin: Jozef Kozma Jr.
Cimbalom: Jozef Kozma Sr.
Viola: Jozef Kotlár
Douoble-bass: Ján Kozma
The video was recorded on November 14, 2019 in The Center for Independent Culture Wave in Prešov.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Jozef Kotlár and the Band general audience internal
Alexandra Kuruczová, Mário Mezei - Sostar dukhal (Why Does It Hurt)
created: 25. 04. 2022 10:18 modified: 25. 04. 2022 10:19
The song Sostar dukhal (Why It Hurts) is a modern song in a slow rhythm, which belongs to the genre of rom-pop, specifically it is a music production by Vlax Roma. It is an artificial song, but the authors of the lyrics and melody could not be identified. Probably the most famous version of this song can be found on the album of the singer L.L.Junior from Hungary, the album titled 'Köszönöm Nektek' (Thank You), from 2002. The emotional text about lost love corresponds with a contemplative way of interpretation. The digital cultural object is a video recording that was created on June 24, 2014 in the village of Zlaté Klasy. The song is interpreted by Alexandra Kuruczová.
category: music
tags: vocal modern rom-pop solo borrowed Romani Alexandra Kuruczová general audience internal
Alexandra Kuruczová, Mário Mezei - Šeje, kana dikhav tuha suno (When I Dream of You)
created: 25. 04. 2022 10:11 modified: 25. 04. 2022 10:14
The song Šeje, kana dikhav tuha suno (When I Dream of You), belongs to the genre of popular dance and entertainment songs within the music production of Vlax Roma in Slovakia. The lyrics of the song are about a man's love for a woman who regularly enters his dreams. The digital cultural object is a video recording that was created on June 24, 2014 in the village of Zlaté Klasy. The performers of the song are Alexandra Kuruczová and Mário Mezei.
category: music
tags: vocal modern rom-pop duet borrowed Romani Alexandra Kuruczová Mário Mezei general audience internal
Alexandra Kuruczová, Mário Mezei - Me tut užarav (I am Waiting for You)
created: 25. 04. 2022 10:00 modified: 25. 04. 2022 10:03
The romantic song Me tut užarav (I am Waiting for You) is a modern song that belongs to the rom-pop genre. Most likely it is an artificial song, but the author of the lyrics and music is unknown. The text is a declaration of love of a man for a woman, the man is willing to wait for her until she makes her own decision. The digital cultural object is a video recording that was created on June 24, 2014 in the village of Zlaté Klasy. The song is interpreted by Alexandra Kuruczová and Mário Mezei.
category: music
tags: vocal modern rom-pop duet borrowed Romani Alexandra Kuruczová Mário Mezei general audience internal
Alexandra Kuruczová, Mário Mezei - Sako ďives (Every Day)
created: 25. 04. 2022 09:45 modified: 25. 04. 2022 09:48
The song Sako ďives (Every day) tells about the loss of a beloved husband and father, about the inner grief of a woman and her dealing with the sudden death of a young man who was the love of her life. This type of song belongs, with its content and form, to the so-called sad songs. The performers of the song are Alexandra Kuruczová and Mário Mezei. The recording was made on June 24, 2014 in the village of Zlaté Klasy.
category: music
tags: vocal modern rom-pop duet borrowed Romani Alexandra Kuruczová Mário Mezei general audience internal
Alexandra Kuruczová, Mário Mezei - Khonik naj Devla kada sar Tu (Nobody is Like You, God)
created: 25. 04. 2022 09:35 modified: 25. 04. 2022 09:36
The song is a cover version of the original song by the singer and preacher of the London Gypsy Church (London Gypsy Church, United Kingdom: www.lgcuk.com) Ricardo Kwiek. The lyrics is inspired by biblical psalms. The song is interpreted by Alexandra Kuruczová and Mário Mezei. The language used in the lyrics is Romani, the Kalderash dialect.
category: music
tags: vocal modern rom-pop duet borrowed Romani Alexandra Kuruczová Mário Mezei general audience internal
