Living Book Holocaust Ďusi Band Jewish Songs
created: 12. 01. 2024 10:30 modified: 12. 01. 2024 10:34
The family band called Ďusi Band consists of Július Bandy Sr. and his three sons Kristián, Július, and the youngest Samuel. The cimbalom band from Prešov presents the best tradition of the Romani cimbalom groups with the high interpretive art of their members as well as the scope and genre richness of their repertoire. It consists of folklore typically Romani but also Slovak and other nations‘ and nationalities‘, the band also plays classical music and does well in playing music of the genres such as jazz, pop or film tunes.
The performance of two Jewish melodies (the first with unknown name and origin, the second named Foolisch Freilich Dance) was recorded during the Living Book on the Holocaust event, in Prešov, on September 27, 2018.
Musical instruments and musicians who play them
Violin (primas) - Samuel Bandy
Double bass - Július Bandy Jr.
Viola - Kristián Bandy
Dulcimer - Julius Bandy Sr.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Ďusi Band general audience internal
Yiddish Czardasz Czardas A Moll Dusi Band
created: 12. 01. 2024 08:14 modified: 12. 01. 2024 08:16
Roma Holocaust in Prešov, September 27, 2018.
The family band called Ďusi Band consists of Július Bandy Sr. and his three sons Kristián, Július, and the youngest Samuel. The cimbalom band from Prešov presents the best tradition of the Romani cimbalom groups with the high interpretive art of their members as well as the scope and genre richness of their repertoire. It consists of folklore typically Romani but also Slovak and other nations‘ and nationalities‘, the band also plays classical music and does well in playing music of the genres such as jazz, pop or film tunes. The video was recorded during the Living Book on the Holocaust event, in Prešov, on September 27, 2018.
Musical instruments and musicians who play them
Violin (primas) - Samuel Bandy
Double bass - Július Bandy Jr.
Viola - Kristián Bandy
Cimbalom - Julius Bandy Sr.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Ďusi Band general audience internal
Living Book Holocaust Ďusi band Hatikva (Jewish Anthem)
created: 27. 11. 2023 13:24 modified: 10. 01. 2024 11:09
Hatikva, Ha-Tikva — Israel's national anthem. Its lyrics express the hope of Jews to return to their country and their desire to live there in calm, peace and harmony (hatikva = hope in Hebrew). The lyrics was written in 1878 by Naftali Herz Imber (*1856, †1909) as poem, published in 1886 titled Tikvatenu (Our Hope). The author of melody is Samuel Cohen, the composer and immigrant from Moldova. He composed it as a popular Moldovan-Romanian folk melody, in which musical motifs from The Vltava, a composition which is a part of music cycle My Homeland by Bedrich Smetana. In time of 7th Zionist Congress in Basel (1905) it was already widely known and popular. Its status as the anthem of the Zionist movement was confirmed at the 18th Congres in Prague (1933). In 1948 it became the national anthem of the state Israel. In some communities, it is sung as the closing song of a thanksgiving service or after a meal.
The video is a recording of the instrumental interpretation of the song performed by the Roma band Ďusi Band.
The family band called Ďusi Band consists of Július Bandy Sr. and his three sons Kristián, Július, and the youngest Samuel. The cimbalom band from Prešov presents the best tradition of the Romani cimbalom groups with the high interpretive art of their members as well as the scope and genre richness of their repertoire. It consists of folklore typically Romani but also Slovak and other nations‘ and nationalities‘, the band also plays classical music and does well in playing music of the genres such as jazz, pop or film tunes. The Romani song Hatikvah in an instrumental version was recorded during the Living Book on the Holocaust event, in Prešov, on September 27, 2018.
Musical instruments and musicians who play them
Violin (primas) - Samuel Bandy
Double bass - Július Bandy Jr.
Viola - Kristián Bandy
Cimbalom - Julius Bandy Sr.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Ďusi Band general audience internal
Daje, daje - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band
created: 28. 08. 2023 16:53 modified: 28. 08. 2023 16:54
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
Friš Czardas - The Július Žiga Folk Band
created: 03. 07. 2023 23:03 modified: 03. 07. 2023 23:07
The family cimbalom band called The Folk Band of Július Žiga consists of father Július, his daughter Bohdana and his son Filip. The family comes from the town of Gelnica and keeps alive the tradition of folk Romani music. All three of them received a classical music education, they are excellent performers of a genre-rich repertoire that includes Romani and partially also Slovak folklore.
Instrumental cast:
Július Žiga – double bass, Bohdana Žigová – cello, vocals, Filip Žiga – violin, Július Bandy (guest) – cimbalom, Kristián Bandy (guest) – viola, Vladimír Plachetka (guest) – accordion.
The istrumental composition, the band leader Július Žiga doesn't know its title, or the author, the coposition is traditionally played by the Romani bands, the czardas is played in brisk tempo, so called friss czardas.
The recording was created on 11/12/2021 at the Center of Independent Culture Wave in Prešov.
category: music
tags: instrumental modern folk sextet borrowed The Folk Band of Július Žiga general audience internal
Šukar jakha la čha hin - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band (That girl has beautiful eyes)
created: 19. 05. 2023 23:57 modified: 28. 08. 2023 17:02
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
Čirikloro mirikloro - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band (Birdie Beadie)
created: 19. 05. 2023 23:53 modified: 23. 05. 2023 16:51
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
Nane cocha, nane gad - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band (No skirt, nor shirt)
created: 19. 05. 2023 23:49 modified: 23. 05. 2023 16:46
The Romani song, recorded on July 8, 2022 as part of the series Documentation of Romani Cimbalom Folk Bands in Slovakia. The song is a part of the popular soundtrack from the film Gypsies are Found Near Heaven (Moldava, 1975). The song was composed by Eugen Doga. The song's lyrics is in Romani language.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Romani Štefan Cína's Folk Music Band general audience internal
Aničko, Aničko - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band
created: 19. 05. 2023 23:48 modified: 23. 05. 2023 15:11
The folk song, recorded on July 8, 2022 within the series of Documention of the Romani folk bands in Slovakia. The song is problably originally Slovak, folk, dancing and in fast tempo. It is sung with the lyrics in Romani language, the musical interpretation is influenced by the Romani musical feeling.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quintet borrowed Romani Štefan Cína's Folk Music Band general audience internal
Le more e brača - Štefan Cína and the Folk Band (Hold the Violin, Bro)
created: 19. 05. 2023 23:43 modified: 23. 05. 2023 13:52
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
