Dávid Štajer
created: 05. 12. 2024 14:09 modified: 05. 12. 2024 14:09
He comes from the village of Šumiac, from the family of musicians. His father's family are the Pokoš musicians from Šumiac, his mother's family the Harvans from Telgárt. These are the localities in which guitar or keyboard instruments never dominated. Instead, violin, accordion, double-bass and cimbalom were key instruments played there. He plays the double-bass, violin and accordion. He is a musical self-taught person. The Pokošovci Band plays both Slovak and Romani folklore music from the region of Horehronie.
His brothers Rado and Stano and him released the album Folk Band Pokošovci 2, which reached the 15th place in the World Music Chart Europe, in January 2020.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Romani Dávid Štajer internal general audience
Klara Kohoutová, Petra Kurutzová
created: 04. 12. 2024 07:29 modified: 09. 12. 2024 07:10
Luník IX - memories with subtitles Geto? and The Most Beautiful Housing Estate? is a unique collection of 12 interviews with 15 respondents - people who at first glance have nothing in common. Many of them have never even met. They have only one thing in common: they are or were residents of the most famous Slovak housing estate, Luník IX. The publication was presented by author Klara Kohoutová and illustrator editor Petra Kurutzová in a discussion with Erika Godlová on September 8, 2023 in the premises of the Libresso Cafe in Prešov.
category: speaking
tags: academic scientific discussion dialogue humanities Slovak Klara Kohoutová Petra Kurutzová general audience internal
Rastislav Zubaj
created: 03. 12. 2024 07:37 modified: 03. 12. 2024 07:37
Rastislav Zubaj works at the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma communities as a regional coordinator of the national project Field social work and field work in municipalities with the presence of marginalized Roma communities. As part of his work, he focuses on strategic planning, implementation of projects and policies aimed at improving the social and economic conditions of Roma in Slovakia. His role is to coordinate various initiatives and programs related to education, employment, housing and health care in Roma communities. He is involved in the development and implementation of measures that support equal opportunities and the fight against discrimination. He actively participates in the creation and implementation of solutions that contribute to the inclusion and integration of Roma communities into society.
In the interview he shares memories of his family and childhood, his school and study years, but also of the pastoring of the Roma and the role of the (Catholic) Church in helping the Roma and their integration.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Rastislav Zubaj general audience internal
Klara Kohoutová
created: 27. 11. 2024 10:52 modified: 27. 11. 2024 10:53
Mgr. Klara Kohoutová, PhD. is a researcher at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. It deals with the history of memory, oral history, Roma history and culture, as well as Czechoslovak history of the second half of the 20th century. She finished her post-gradual studies in 2018 in the field of Slovak history at the Faculty of Humanities of the Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica and received the PhD.
In the interview, she talks about her education, work in the field of the Roma issues in non-profit organizations, cooperation with RTVS radio broadcasting, but also about research projects and publishing activities.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective factual monologue guided Czech Klara Kohoutová academic audience internal
Elena Cinová
created: 26. 11. 2024 12:51 modified: 26. 11. 2024 12:52
Elena Cinová has been working as a teacher of professional development of teachers for the first stage of primary schools since 2008, she also deals with special pedagogy. It is part of her work within the ROCEPO department at the Methodological and Pedagogical Center in Prešov.
She comes from the village of Brekov. In her native village, she researches the local history of the Roma community using the method of oral history.
category: speaking
tags: biographical monologue guided Slovak Elena Cinová general audience internal
Miroslav Rác - interview
created: 26. 11. 2024 07:12 modified: 26. 11. 2024 07:13
Miroslav Rác is a pianist, music teacher, composer. For several years now, he has been working on the theme of the Roma Holocaust. As a concert artist, he played on several world stages in Europe and in Israel.
Miroslav Rác speaks about his activities and plans for future.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Miroslav Rác general audience internal
Anita Haffnerová Balážová, Jakub Haffner
created: 19. 11. 2024 07:24 modified: 19. 11. 2024 07:24
Spouses Anita Haffnerová Balážová and Jakub Haffner in an interview about their origins, family, music studies, their pedagogical work and active performing. The video recording of their interview was made during the documentation of the family cimbalom band Ďusi Band in Prešov, 14 July 2023.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue general Slovak Anita Haffnerová Balážová Jakub Haffner general audience internal
Agata Siemaszko
created: 05. 11. 2024 09:00 modified: 05. 11. 2024 09:01
Agata Siemaszko is a Polish singer and artist. She comes from the Polish region of Podhalie. She studied ethnology, cultural anthropology and ethnomusicology. Since childhood, she has been interested in singing and music, especially folk music. She is a member of several musical groups that produce the so-called musical style world music. She was a guest singer on Barbora Botošová's albums called Roshambo and Colors of my Soul. In her memoir, she describes the beginnings of her relationship with folklore, singing and music. She describes the life of Roma in Poland as well as the influence of Roma musicians on the folklore of the majority. She compares folklore in Poland and Slovakia and shares ideas about the future of folklore.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Agata Siemaszko general audience internal
Petra Cicková
created: 04. 11. 2024 07:20 modified: 03. 12. 2024 13:13
Petra Cicková is a member of the girls's band LUNA based in Martin. Their repertoir consists of the Romani and Slovak folklore, many times the popular songs are performed in the folklore arrangements as well as classical music. The band members are Petra Cickova - accordion/singer, Bronislava Cickova - doublebass, Michaela Kazarova - violin, Stanislava Cickova - lead singer. The video records Petra Cickova's telling about her personal history and music education, her civil profession and how she views the Romani music in Slovakia.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Petra Cicková general audience internal
Drahoslav Bango
created: 29. 10. 2024 09:37 modified: 29. 10. 2024 09:38
Drahoslav Bango is a graduate of the Conservatory in Bratislava and the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno. In addition to his studies, he participated and won several awards at important international competitions such as the Liszt Ferenc International Piano Competition in Budapest, the International Novak Piano Competition, Danubia Talents in Vienna and many others. He had the opportunity to present himself in concerts in Israel, Serbia, Romania, Hungary and other countries. He is devoted to serious music, but also to jazz and world music. He currently works as a teacher at the Bratislava Conservatory. The memoir describes his musical beginnings, studies, piano competitions, but also his current musical and professional activities.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Drahoslav Bango general audience internal
