Tomáš Botló - "May Mother Died"
created: 22. 06. 2015 07:21 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Tomáš Botló - a singer and musician, playing amateur guitar, playing piano mostly, studied at the State conservatory in Bratislava. He writes his own songs, he built his recording studio at home where he proved being an excellent sound mixer. Tomáš mixis romani music with modern genres such as jazz, funk, hip-hop, latino, flamenco, pop and this kind of genre syncretism makes him multi-cultural and multi-genre musician. He cooperated with several Slovak as well as foreign rappers and artists.
category: music
Ondrej Gadžor - The Portrait of the Carver
created: 29. 05. 2015 08:06 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Short medallion of an outstanding Roma personality, a carver and sculptor Ondrej Gadžor. Ondrej Gadžor (9. 7. 1956 - 10/19/2013) - a native from Krásna nad Hornádom, he started carving when he was 24 years old. He works with different types of material - stone, even with horn or shells, but especially with wood. He developed a unique sculptural handwriting, influenced by the school of the academic sculptor Vojtech Löfller, in whose atelier he worked for eleven years. The subtle nature of small creation he managed to transfer into of monumental sized works made in sculptors' gatherings. His work is above the common works of non-professional sculptors. Abbreviations and abstraction reaches beyond normal folk art, and the final shape is somewhere between modern sculpture and African folk statues. His works' form is weightless, percepted as light and airy. His strengths are clean lines, he plays with wood and its structure, using them artfully in his works. Among the main themes stands a woman. He had several solo exhibitions, regularly attended sculpture open air events. He performed at several solo exhibitions at home and abroad. His works are exhibited, inter alia, also in Los Angeles, or the Vatican and many are part of the collections of museums in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic (East Slovak Museum in Košice, SNM-Museum of Roma Culture in Slovakia in Martin, Vojtech Löffler Museum in Košice Museum of Roma Culture in Brno).
category: fine arts
Róbert Rigó - Presentation of his own Smith Production
created: 18. 05. 2015 14:09 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Installation of exhibition presenting the smith artefacts organised as a part of the events celebrating the World Roma Day, prepared by the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic for the Romani communities. Place of the event: historical seat of the NR SR in Bratislava.
category: speaking
Alexander Berki - Ocean, Opus 25 etude n.12 in C minor (Fryderyk Chopin)
created: 18. 05. 2015 12:39 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The piano performance of the artist Alexander Berki, student of the 3rd year of the Private Music and Dramatic Arts School in Hnúšťa, a piece from Fryderyk Chopin: Ocean, Opus 25, etude n.12 in C minor
category: music
tags: Alexander Berki
Bohémiens - "Czardas" (Vittorio Monti)
created: 18. 05. 2015 12:24 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
A piece from Vittorio Monti - Czardas, as being played bz the Romani band Bohémiens, recorded during the band´s concert in the Grand Hotel Bellevue in Horný Smokovec on April 19, 2014. The instruments played: 1st violin - Barbora Botošová, contrabas - Tomáš Gašpierik, guitar - Roman Horváth, cimbalom - Vladimír Homola, 2nd violin - Marek Konček.
category: music
Miroslav Rác - "Na dara"
created: 15. 05. 2015 10:38 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
The song belongs to the sub genre of romano hip-hop. Music is composed by Miroslav Rác. Lyrics written by Jarmila Vanova and Miroslav Rac. The video clip was directed, recorded and produced by Vojtech Sloboda. The song was made in the year 2010 as a part of the activities supporting free declaration of the Romani nationality of the citizens in the cenzus in the Slovak Republic. The video, sound and lyrics are based on the official videoclip. Live versions might differ in lyrics, sound and the way of performance based on the author's licence.
category: music
Miroslav Rác - "Khonik naj Devla kada sar Tu"
created: 15. 05. 2015 10:15 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
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 Miroslav Rác. The language used in the lyrics is Romani, the Kalderash dialect.
category: music
tags: Miroslav Rác
Miroslav Rác - "Sunto Del"
created: 14. 05. 2015 15:55 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Music and lyrics by Miroslav Rác. The videoclip of the song was recorded in the Synagogue and the Saint Michel Church in Levice. The author of the videoclip is Rastislav Dobrovolný - THEREMIN WÜNDERBAR RECORDS, Horná Seč. The song is a psalm inspired, the original lyrics are combination of the Slovak and Romani language.
category: music
tags: Miroslav Rác
Miroslav Rác - "Sunto Del"
created: 13. 05. 2015 19:54 modified: 27. 11. 2020 01:47
Sunto Del - the original author's composition, vocal and instrumental composition /Miroslav Rác/, singing, piano - Miroslav Rác, bass guitar - Anton Bukai, drumms - Miroslav Talpáš. The song was recorder during the jazz concert in Želiezovce. Live version of the song differs in lyrics from the official videoclip. Religious song, a prayer.
category: music
Miroslav Rác - "Aven Romale"
created: 30. 04. 2015 13:10 modified: 08. 05. 2023 21:49
Aven Romale - author's composition /Miroslav Rác/, vocal and instrumental composition, piano and singing / Miroslav Rác/, bass guitar /Anton Bukai/, drumms /Miroslav Talpáš/. The composition was recorded during jazz concert in Želiezovce. The lyrics are improvization of author, consisting the traditional Romani wishes and greetings.
category: music
tags: Miroslav Rác
