Odoj tele - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band (Down, there)
created: 19. 05. 2023 15:27 modified: 28. 08. 2023 16:50
The Romani folk song, recorded on July 8, 2022 as part of the series Documentation of Romani Cimbalom Folk Bands in Slovakia. It’s a dance song in fast tempo, the traditional Romungro czardasz. The Cínas (the siblings Štefan – accordion, Martina – violin, vocals) learned the song at home from their father, who learned it from his father. The lyrics of the song is in the Romani language.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk orchestra original Romani Štefan Cína's Folk Music Band general audience internal
Phadžiľa, phadžiľa - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band (It Broke Down)
created: 19. 05. 2023 15:20 modified: 23. 05. 2023 11:03
The Romani folk song, recorded on July 8, 2022 as part of the series Documentation of Romani Cimbalom Folk Bands in Slovakia. It’s a dance song in fast tempo, the traditional Romungro czardasz. The Cínas (the siblings Štefan – accordion, Martina – violin, vocals) learned the song at home from their father, who learned it from his father. The lyrics of the song is in the Romani language.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Romani Štefan Cína's Folk Music Band general audience internal
Mamo miri (My mother)
created: 09. 05. 2023 15:27 modified: 28. 08. 2023 16:45
Artificial ballad Mamo miri. Original author of lyrics and music is unknown This song is one of those slow, sad songs. The text of the song talks about the death of the mother and mourning for her. The instrumental version of the song was played by David Kanaloš (guitar), Dominik Karalo (violin), Marek Haluška (accordion) on September 13, 2018 in the studio of RTVS on Moyzesová street no. 7 in Košice. The composition was heard during the discussion dedicated to the anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising, the guest of which was the ethnologist and historian Zuzana Kumanová. Erika Godlová moderated this discussion.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk trio borrowed David Kanaloš Dominik Karalo Marek Haluška general audience internal
O doj tele o Roma bašaven (The Roma are playing down there)
created: 09. 05. 2023 14:56 modified: 28. 08. 2023 16:44
O doj tele o Roma bašaven (The Roma are playing down there) is a Csárdás song, in its original version it has the character of a cheerful, dance song, as the name of the song attests. The instrumental version of the song was played by David Kanaloš (guitar), Dominik Karalo (violin), Marek Haluška (accordion) on September 13, 2018 in the studio of RTVS on Moyzesova street no. 7 in Košice. The composition was heard during the discussion dedicated to the anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising, the guest of which was the ethnologist and historian Zuzana Kumanová. Erika Godlová moderated this discussion.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk trio borrowed David Kanaloš Dominik Karalo Marek Haluška general audience internal
Girl, come back to me (Besame mucho)
created: 09. 05. 2023 14:31 modified: 28. 08. 2023 16:38
The song Besame mucho or Čhaje, av ke ma pale (Romani lyrics version of the song) is a slow dance song. The author of the music and the lyrics of the original song is Consuelo Velázquez. The instrumental version of the song was played by David Kanaloš (guitar), Dominik Karalo (violin), Marek Haluška (accordion) on September 13, 2018 in the studio of RTVS in Moyzesova Street 7, in Košice. The song was played during the discussion dedicated to the anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising. The guest speaker was the ethnologist and historian Zuzana Kumanová, the discussion was lead by Erika Godlová.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern trio borrowed David Kanaloš Dominik Karalo Marek Haluška general audience internal
Šukar jakha la čha hin (Lovely eyes the girl has)
created: 09. 05. 2023 12:50 modified: 09. 05. 2023 12:52
Šukar jakha la čha hin (Lovely eyes the girl has) belongs among the entertaining and dance songs. The instrumental version of the song was played by David Kanaloš (guitar), Dominik Karalo (violin), Marek Haluška (accordion) on September 13, 2018 in the studio of RTVS on Moyzesova street no. 7 in Košice. The composition was heard during the discussion dedicated to the anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising, the guest of which was the ethnologist and historian Zuzana Kumanová. Erika Godlová moderated this discussion.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk trio borrowed David Kanaloš Dominik Karalo Marek Haluška general audience internal
A Rom from Feather-Bed or Enter Majority
created: 23. 03. 2023 11:57 modified: 23. 03. 2023 12:08
A monodrama, the author is František Balog who also plays the title role, is based on his own life story. Jovial and witty, with large dose of sarcasm, the scenes from the life of the Romani boy growing in orphanage are accompanied by songs sung by the actor who also plays piano. The drama illustrates the principal events and meetings, successes and failures which shaped the protagonist from his childhood to adulthood. The autobiographic elements make the monodrama an extremely personal statement of the most sensitive talented artist who inspite of his social handicap is able to find his own place in life and achieve his goals without losing his compassion and optimism. The under title of the drama – Enter Majority insinuates – according to its author – his own coming of age and becoming adult; in the same time it speaks about acts of people who smuggled him into the mainstream society, something what first seemed next to impossible. The monodrama is performed in RS9 Színház in Budapest, Hungary, during the program of the theater festival Roma Heroes.
Screenplay - František Balog; Director - Juraj Bielik; Performer – František Balog
Frantisek Balog was born on November 9, 1982 to underage Romani mother in a Romani settlement. He grew up in the orphanage SLON (An Elephant) in Šarišské Michaľany, he sang in their choir and became a well-known child TV star. Later, he studed acting in the Secondary School of Arts in Košice (2002 – 2005), after graduation he went on College for Musical Arts where he specialized in musical acting (2005 – 2008). He was a member of various theaters: The Arena Theater, The International Theater Meteorit, The L+S Theater, The Bolek Polivka’s Theater, Studio 12, The Theater a.ha, The Bibiana Theater, The State Theater in Košice (since 2010 on). His roles on the stage include dozens of smaller as well as bigger roles. In several TV series he managed to secure several smaller roles as well. He also works at the Actor Theater in Košice, for which he plays, writes and produces his own plays.
category: drama
tags: theater comedy spoken drama stage original Slovak František Balog Juraj Bielik general audience internal
Alexander Daško
created: 22. 03. 2023 15:21 modified: 22. 04. 2024 07:35
Alexander Daško was born in the settlement in Čierny Balog, the youngest of 13 children. According to his words, it was music which became his ticket into the world; which he both studies and performes since his childhood, being able to do so thanks to a strong sense of responsibility of his parents. Nowadays a musician well known not only in Slovakia has his own band, three children and a Russian wife. The family si, therefore, multicultural, speaking Romani, Slovak, Russian and English languages. He graduated from conservatoire in Žilina, later on from the Faculty of Pedagogy of Matej Bel University. In Banská Bystrica he has organised already 15 years of the event – the festival Gypsy Fire; he established his private musical school for talented Romani and non-Romani children.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Alexander Daško general audience internal
Magdaléna Rothová - Roma Spirit in Kežmarok
created: 21. 03. 2023 13:11 modified: 21. 03. 2023 13:14
Magdaléna Rothová is the director of the Association for Culture, Education and Communication (ACEC), she is also the senior lecturer of the Platform for Better Health of Vulnerable Groups and participates at the trainings of the health asistants. Currently, she works full time for the Roma Spirit project as its organiser and producer. She is also actively participating at the projects of health education for the socially weak groups Together for Better Health, Lunik IX, The Healthy Communities. In the interview she provides information about the Roma Spirit Project and its beginning, its uniqueness, the mission and significance for the society as well as its vision for its future development.
category: speaking
tags: biographical monologue guided Slovak Magdaléna Rothová Roma spirit general audience internal
Jozef Červeňák
created: 23. 02. 2023 11:13 modified: 16. 03. 2023 08:12
PhDr. Jozef Červeňák was born in Dobšiná, the Rožňava district. He graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Konstantin the Philosopher in Nitra. In 1993 he started to work at the Roma Community Center in Rožňava, from 1998 to 2004 he lead the cultural and educational organization Roma-Gemer. Later, he also worked as the Headperson of the Municipal District Luník IX in Košice (2006 – 2007) and national coordinator of national projects financed from the sources of the European Union (Methodological and Pedagogical Center in Prešov). He passed away during the Covid-19 pandemic, in November 2021 in the village of Roštár, where he is also buried. The interview was produced by the Art Society Ltd. Project titled Roma, 30 years after... supported by the Fund for Development of Culture of National Minorities, in 2018.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Jozef Červeňák general audience internal
