Petr Torák - Life in Czech Republic
created: 09. 04. 2024 07:28 modified: 09. 04. 2024 07:29
Petr Torák comes from the Czech Republic, from where in 1999, after a series of racially motivated attacks, he and his whole family emigrated to Great Britain. He became a member of the local police and also devoted himself to topics such as modern slavery. In 2015 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his dedicated work with Romani communities in Peterborough. After leaving the ranks of the police, he works fulltime in community and charity field and at the same time acts as the honorary consul of the Czech Republic in Peterborough.
In the first part of a trio of memoirs, Torák recalls his family and childhood in the Czech Republic, his school years and the events that preceded his family's emigration to Great Britain.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue general Czech Petr Torák general audience internal
Dezider Horváth, Krásnohorské Podhradie
created: 20. 03. 2024 13:36 modified: 20. 03. 2024 13:37
Dezider Horváth, the leader of the local Roma community in the village of Krásnohorské Podhradie, talks about the village, the settlement and its origins, the local Roma community as well as his personal and family history. Dezider Horváth is a memorial of many historical events, he also talks about the years when he was active in the field of Roma national politics and local civic activism.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Romani Dezider Horváth general audience internal
Laci Nitra - Aďes aba me maťuvav
created: 19. 03. 2024 07:32 modified: 19. 03. 2024 07:33
The song "Aďes aba me maťuvav" - halgató, was documented on the Vlachika Roma Culture Festival named Amari Luma (Our World) in Komárno, as a part of a performance of a family music band Laci Nitra. Author of the lyrics and music is Ladislav Németh, who is also the performer.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk orchestra original Romani Ladislav Németh general audience internal
Vladimír Slávik
created: 14. 03. 2024 10:32 modified: 14. 03. 2024 10:41
He comes from Banská Bystrica. He was taught about music by his grandfather, who himself played accordion and loved Romani music. He also is passionate about Romani music, he finds it his favourite. He plays in the bands from Horehronie Region - the Pokoš, the Haviars, the Gabriš.
He studied playing cimbalom in Elementary Music School in Banská Bystrica. He is a member of several folk groups. Currently, he is a student of the Jessenius Medical Faculty in Martin, Comenius University. If compared to Slovak folk music, the Romani folk music is more temperamental, more sensitive to music and harmony.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue general Vladimír Slávik cimbalista general audience internal
Ján Rigo
created: 14. 03. 2024 06:41 modified: 14. 03. 2024 10:42
Ján Rigo comes from Bratislava. He attended the Folk Conservatory, he is a long-time musician playing the double-bass, currently as a freelance musician. He played together with many renowned musicians both in Slovakia as well as abroad. He is a guest musician performing with the bands Gipsy Way Ensemble, Gypsy Jazz SK (the music band lead by Ján Berky-Mrenica Jr.) and at the time of the recording he was a permanent member of the group Manuša, with which he released an album of the same name in 2022.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Ján Rigo internal general audience
Elena Lacková - Let's Get Introduced (The Debate in Handlová)
created: 08. 03. 2024 11:27 modified: 08. 03. 2024 11:28
The video is the archived material of the NGO Jekhetane-Spolu. Its content is the recorded debate of the writer Elena Lacková which took place in the Library in Handlová; this event being a part of the series of events named Let's Get Introduced. The original video is recorded on VHS tape, the digital version was made in 2002 through digitalization of the tape. Some parts of the debate in the original record are edited, hence the utterance of sentences isn't finished properly. The object is provided only for studying purposes and research of Elena Lacková. The author of the video isn't identified.
Elena Lacková was born on March 22, 1921 in Veľký Šariš. She is one of the most important Romani writer. She wrote fot both children and adult readers. She graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Charles University in Prague (1970). She wrote prose as well as dramatic pieces. She was a lifelong activist and Romani advocate.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue general Slovak Elena Lacková general audience internal
Roma and the Slovak National Uprising
created: 05. 03. 2024 07:56 modified: 05. 03. 2024 08:06
The editorial office of the Slovak Radio broadcasting for national minorities, the studio Košice, provided space for a meeting of the students from Košice secondary schools and the historian and ethnologist Zuzana Kumanová, during which the topic of the Slovak National Uprising was discussed. According to Zuzana Kumanová, the Slovak National Uprising anniversaries are also an opportunity for remembrance of the heroic deeds of the Roma who risked and sacrificed their lives in the fight for freedom and democracy. Zuzana Kumanová presents Roma not only as victims of war murders, but also as heroes, partisans and fighters for freedom. She also introduced the topic of identity to the listeners. The event’s host was Erika Godlová, it took place on September 13, 2018 in the studio of RTVS on Moyzesova street no. 7 in Košice.
category: speaking
tags: academic scientific discussion dialogue humanities Slovak Zuzana Kumanová Erika Godlová general audience internal
Rudolf Balog a Július Ökrös
created: 04. 03. 2024 14:32 modified: 04. 03. 2024 14:34
Rudolf Balog and Julius Okros are members of the cimbalom band named Peter Horvath Orchestra. Rudolf Balog plays double-bass, Julius Okros plays violin. In the interview with both of them, made as an outcome of documentation of the Romani cimbalom bands, they speak about musical family environment, the influence it had on their actual professional lives. Julius attended the Art School in Filakovo which he graduated, thus he achieved the secondary music education. When five year old, he got violin in his hands and keeps holding it still. Rudolf was self-taugh musician who learnt fundamental skills how to play the music instrument in his family. The video document was recorded on August 24, 2022 in Presov.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Rudolf Balog Július Ökrös internal general audience
Viliam Didiáš
created: 01. 02. 2024 12:54 modified: 01. 02. 2024 12:55
Viliam Didiáš comes from Zvolen, from a family of musicians. He was gifted his first violin when he was three years old. After graduating from the then Folk School of Arts, he continued his studies at the Ján Levoslav Bella Conservatory in Banská Bystrica. After graduation in 1998, he started performing as a freelance artist. He completed several master’s art courses, significantly improving his mastery of playing the violin as well as more mature interpretation of music. He played in various musical groups, at the time of the recording he was a permanent member of the group Manuša, with which he released an album of the same name in 2022.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Viliam Didiáš internal general audience
Denisa Havrlova - Speaking
created: 22. 01. 2024 16:20 modified: 22. 01. 2024 16:21
Mgr. art Denisa Havrlova (1971-) is the Romani activist and journalist, born in the village Ocova. She graduated from the Fine Arts College in Bratislava, specialization as a director of documentary film, as well as from the Academy of Arts in Banska Bystrica, where she studied the documentary film making. She was active in the field of journalism, since 1998 she started to work for the Romani newspaper Romano nevo lil, in Presov. Later on, in 2008, she became its editor-in-chief. For the Slovak Press Agency (TASR) she worked as the visual editor, she also tried the work for the Office of Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Government for the Romani Communities. In her speaking she mentions her first steps in journalism and the following professional growth. She speaks about the Romani topic in the media, the picture of Roma in the media and the Romani media. She speaks about the people who helped her in professional and personal development, and she expresses her gratitude.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Denisa Havrľová general audience internal
