Peter Balogh Sn., Peter Balogh Jr.
created: 18. 10. 2024 09:02 modified: 18. 10. 2024 09:04
Peter Balogh Sr. and Peter Balogh Jr. are father and son, both violinists. They come from Košice. In a joint memoir they describe the history of their family, the beginnings of violin playing, their studies and the course of their musical career. They talk about Roma music in the past and present and also about their plans for the future.
category: music
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Peter Balogh Peter Balogh ml. general audience internal
My heart aches, my head hurts too - Roland Horváth Orchestra
created: 13. 08. 2024 14:19 modified: 13. 08. 2024 14:19
The Roma dulcimer band Roland Horváth Orchestra performs traditional Roma music from Slovakia and Hungary. The line-up is international, the musicians come from both Slovakia and Hungary, the bandleader is a clarinetist Roland Horváth.
The vocal-instrumental composition is called My heart aches, my head hurts too. The song was sung by Dušan Deme. The author of the original lyrics and music is unknown.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani Roland Horváth Orchestra general audience internal
I Drink and Sing - Roland Horváth Orchestra
created: 13. 08. 2024 12:28 modified: 21. 08. 2024 10:01
The Roma dulcimer band Roland Horváth Orchestra performs traditional Roma music from Slovakia and Hungary. The line-up is international, the musicians come from both Slovakia and Hungary, the bandleader is a clarinetist Roland Horváth.
The vocal-instrumental composition is called Me čak pijav, mulatinav. The song was sung by Dušan Deme. The author of the original lyrics and music is unknown.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani Roland Horváth Orchestra general audience internal
My Sweet Mum Was Right - Roland Horváth Orchestra
created: 13. 08. 2024 10:28 modified: 21. 08. 2024 07:40
The Roma dulcimer band Roland Horváth Orchestra performs traditional Roma music from Slovakia and Hungary. The line-up is international, the musicians come from both Slovakia and Hungary, the bandleader is a clarinetist Roland Horváth.
The vocal-instrumental composition is called Mištes mange mri guľi daj phenďa. The song was sung by Dušan Deme. The author of the original lyrics and music is unknown.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Romani Roland Horváth Orchestra general audience internal
Everything is lost - Roland Horváth Orchestra
created: 13. 08. 2024 09:01 modified: 13. 08. 2024 09:02
The Roma dulcimer band Roland Horváth Orchestra performs traditional Roma music from Slovakia and Hungary. The line-up is international, the musicians come from both Slovakia and Hungary, the bandleader is a clarinetist Roland Horváth. The vocal-instrumental composition is called Everything is lost.The song was sung by Dušan Deme.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Slovak Roland Horváth Orchestra general audience internal
The Sad Sunday - Roland Horváth Orchestra
created: 13. 08. 2024 07:19 modified: 13. 08. 2024 07:20
The Roma dulcimer band Roland Horváth Orchestra performs traditional Roma music from Slovakia and Hungary. The line-up is international, the musicians come from both Slovakia and Hungary, the bandleader is a clarinetist Roland Horváth.
The vocal-instrumental composition is called The Sad Sunday. It is a Slovak version of the original Hungarian tragic song Szomorú vasárnap from 1933, composed by Seress Rezső (1899-1968).
The Slovak version of the song was sung by Dušan Deme.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed Slovak Roland Horváth Orchestra general audience internal
Abel Ravasz - Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Romani Communities
created: 02. 07. 2024 09:44 modified: 02. 07. 2024 09:45
Ábel Ravasz is a sociologist and politician who specializes in minorities and regions. He graduated from universities in Hungary and USA with the degrees in political science, economics and sociology. He was one of the advisors in the Most-Híd – the political party after what he became the party nominee for the post of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Romani Communities. He held the post from 2016 to 2020. He is a co-founder of the Purt organization, the one which organises the Romani, Hungarian and Slovak activists. He also served as the Executive Director of the Matej Bel Institute. In the interview, he talks about his work at the Office of the Slovak Republic Government Plenipotentiary for the Romani Communities, about his activities and priorities, as well as about the achievments and failures.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective academic biographical factual monologue guided Slovak Ábel Ravasz general audience internal
Ábel Ravasz
created: 02. 07. 2024 09:27 modified: 02. 07. 2024 09:27
Ábel Ravasz is a sociologist and politician who specializes in minorities and regions. He graduated from universities in Hungary and USA with the degrees in political science, economics and sociology. He was one of the advisors in the Most-Híd – the political party after what he became the party nominee for the post of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Romani Communities. He held the post from 2016 to 2020. He is a co-founder of the Purt organization, the one which organises the Romani, Hungarian and Slovak activists. He also served as the Executive Director of the Matej Bel Institute. In the interview he speaks about the topics of extremism, poverty, segregation or inter-ethnical relations. He speaks about the active participation of the minorities in Slovakia, as well as about the mission and work of Matej Bel Institute.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective academic biographical factual monologue guided Slovak Ábel Ravasz general audience internal
Ďusi Band Orchestra - C minor Hora Romanian
created: 01. 07. 2024 07:17 modified: 01. 07. 2024 07:19
The family band Ďusi Band Orchestra is from Prešov. The core members of the band are Július Bandy and his three sons, often accompanied by various guest musicians. Besides playing the instrumental compositions, the band performs also songs, with both folk andre their own lyrics. Until now the Band released two CDs - Romaňi dzeka (Romani Mood) and Aven, mulatinas (Let's Have Fun). The audiovisual recording presents the composition C minor Hora Romanian. The guest musician is Roland Horvath, playing the clarinet.
The video was recorded in the framework of the internal project of documentation of the family cimbalom bands, in Presov, in 2022.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Romani Ďusi Band Orchestra general audience internal
Ďusi Band Orchestra - The Songs: Don't Follow me, My Girl / What Shall I Do, Lord
created: 01. 07. 2024 07:08 modified: 01. 07. 2024 07:11
The family cimbalom band Ďusi Band core members are the father and his three sons, often accompanied by various guest musicians. The singer Anita Haffnerova and the Band sang the songs Maphir pal ma, čhajori / So me, Devla (Don't Come After Me, Girl / What I, My Lord). The guest musicians of the Band were Roland Horvath - clarinet and Jakub Haffner - accordion and vocals.
The video was recorded in the framework of the internal project of documentation of the family cimbalom bands, in Presov, in 2022.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk orchestra borrowed Romani Ďusi Band Orchestra general audience internal
