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
Dezider Miko and the Band - a minor, Nane cocha / I don't have a skirt
created: 21. 02. 2022 10:08 modified: 21. 02. 2022 10:38
One of the compositions played at the concert organised by the Folk Band Ďusi Band from Prešov. The instrumental composition from the series in a minor is the Romani folk song Nane cocha / I don’t have a skirt is performed by Dezider Miko and his band.
Violin: Dezider Miko
Dulcimer: Anton Čonka
Double bas: Július Bandy Jr.
Viola: Kristián Bandy
The series in a minor is composed in slow temp within the genre of halgato. I don’t have a skirt is originally a dance folk song. The performance was recorded on November 14, 2019 in Wave – The Center for Independent Culture, Hlavná street 121, Prešov.
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tags: instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Dezider Miko and the Band general audience internal
Czardas - Martin Petík and the Band
created: 15. 02. 2022 15:20 modified: 21. 02. 2022 10:55
The composition played at the concert organised by the folk band Ďusi Band from Prešov. The czardas is performed by Martin Petík and his band.
Violin: Martin Petík
Dulcimer: Július Bandy Jr.
Double bass: Miroslav Holub
Guitar: Ladislav Holub
Czardas is the type of dance music, its introductory part is slow, after which the gradation of rhythm rises and its tempo is also briskly ended. This type of music used to occur frequently especially at the dancing sessions in rural places. The recording was made on November 14, 2019 in Wave – The Center of Independent Culture, Hlavná street 121, Prešov.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Martin Petík and the Band general audience internal
Amari sal amari - Žigovci
created: 15. 02. 2022 14:32 modified: 15. 02. 2022 15:02
The song played at the concert organised by the folk band Ďusi Band from Prešov. The instrumental composition played by the folk band Žigovci with Filip Žiga as the lead musician.
Violin: Filip Žiga
Dulcimer : Milan Jarka
Viola : Matúš Krutak
Double bass : Július Žiga
Cello : Bohdana Žigová
The song Amari si amari is meant for dancing. The lyrics speak about a young bride. The song was recorded on November 14, 2019 in Wave - The Center for Independent Culture, Hlavná street 121, Prešov.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Ľudová hudba Žigovci general audience internal
Štefan Cína's Folk Music Band: Kale topanki, lole sandalki; Nane cocha, nane gad/Black Shoes, Red Sandals; No Skirt, No Shirt
created: 15. 02. 2022 13:39 modified: 15. 02. 2022 13:49
Štefan Cína's Folk Music Band is a musical ensemble composed of four musicians, founded in 2007. The founder was Štefan Cína senior. Today, the band consists of: Martina Ďuriková Cínová (violin, vocals), Štefan Cína Jr. (accordion, guitar, vocals), Štefan Vansač (dulcimer, vocals) and Peter Pavlík (double bass, vocals). Štefan Cína's folk music repertoire consists of traditional songs from all over Eastern Slovakia, but also Central Slovak and West Slovak songs. The video records the band playing the Roma songs: Kale topanki, lole sandalki; Nane cocha, nane gad/Black Shoes, Red Sandals; No Skirt, No Shirt. This record was created on November 15, 2019 at one of a series of events organized by the State Scientific Library in Prešov under the title "Living Books".
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Romani Štefan Cína's Folk Music Band general audience internal
Aušvicate o kher baro/There is Big House in Auschwitz - Alexander Daško's Dulcimer Band
created: 14. 02. 2022 14:26 modified: 14. 02. 2022 14:27
Alexander Daško's dulcimer band plays the Roma sad song (halgato) Aušvicate o kher baro/There is Big House in Auschwitz. The band was formed in 1992 in Banská Bystrica. The band's repertoire consists of Romani, Slovak and other nations’ folk music as well as operetta and film melodies. The band has released several CDs. The lead violinist is Alexander Daško. Dulcimer - Dezider Oláh Axman. Viola - Otto Daniš (Buli). Double bass - Jozef Berky (Kangaroo). Accordion - Štefan Bučko (Kefa). Alexander Daško founded the Lavuta Private Elementary Art School in Banská Bystrica, he is a music teacher. Every year, A. Daško organizes the festival of Roma culture in Banská Bystrica, called Gypsy Fire.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Alexander Daško's Dulcimer Band general audience internal
Lomnické čháve - Savana
created: 11. 01. 2022 12:11 modified: 28. 02. 2022 10:01
Lomnické čháve is a Romani rom-pop band lead by Milan Polhoš, the manager is Tomáš Slebodník. Their repertoir consists mostly of Romani, Slovak and other nation’s folk songs, which they interprete in pop-music arrangements, also using electronic musical instruments. The video is a recording of their performance of the rom-pop song Savana.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-pop quartet borrowed Romani Lomnické čháve general audience internal
Lomnické čháve – Mamo miri (My Mother)
created: 11. 01. 2022 12:10 modified: 11. 01. 2022 12:11
The digital cultural object is a video recording of the interpretation of the Roma song Mamo miri (My Mother) performed by the group Lomnické čháve, recorded on July 8, 2020 in Prešov. The song was sung solo by Nikolas Polhoš, accompanied by Roman Polhoš on the piano. The song Mamo miri (My Mother) is one of the sad songs, full of sorrow. The lyrics is about the loss of the mother, she being a strong symbol of security and love now missing.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-pop duet borrowed Romani Lomnické čháve general audience internal
Lomnické čháve – Gelem, gelem (We Went, We Went)
created: 11. 01. 2022 11:53 modified: 11. 01. 2022 12:09
The digital cultural object is a video recording of the interpretation of the Roma anthem Gelem, gelem, performed by the Lomnické čháve group, the performance was recorded on July 8, 2020 in Prešov. The Roma anthem was officially recognized in 1971 at the First World Roma Congress in London. The text was written by the Yugoslav composer Žarko Jovanovič to the tune of a traditional Romani song. The band Lomnické čháve interprets it as a fast song, which musically belongs to the rom-pop genre.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-pop quartet borrowed Romani Lomnické čháve general audience internal
Lomnické čháve – Lomnické čháve sa voláme (Lomnické čháve, They Call Us)
created: 11. 01. 2022 11:50 modified: 11. 01. 2022 11:50
The song called Lomnické čháve, They Call Us by the band Lomnické čháve is a czardasz song. The melody of the song is built on a folklore basis, well known and popular in the Roma community. The text is sung partly in Romani and partly in Slovak. The authors of the text are the members of the band. They consider this song to be something like their anthem or jingle, which announces their performances and talks about their goal, which is to please and entertain people.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-pop quartet borrowed Slovak Lomnické čháve general audience internal
