LUNA - Girls from Východná
created: 22. 09. 2025 10:35 modified: 22. 09. 2025 10:36
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Bronislava Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
The song Girls from Východná is the folk song which can be found in many arrangements by various authors. The song is a part of the Slovak repertoir of the LUNA Band.
The video was recorded as part of a series documenting Romani folklore bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Romani LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - Marcelina, I Love You
created: 22. 09. 2025 10:16 modified: 22. 09. 2025 10:17
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Bronislava Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
The song Marcelina, I Love You is a popular song, the lyrics flow from Czech to Romani language. The authorship of lyrics and melody are actually not known.
The video was recorded as part of a series documenting Romani folklore bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Romani Slovak LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - We Went, We Went
created: 18. 09. 2025 10:31 modified: 18. 09. 2025 10:32
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Bronislava Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
The folk song We went, we went after its arrangement (by Žarko Jovanovič - musical arrangement, lyrics, 1971) became the officially recognized Romani anthem.
The video was recorded as part of a series documenting Romani folklore bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Romani LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - Two, Two, Twenty-two
created: 18. 09. 2025 10:15 modified: 18. 09. 2025 10:22
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Božena Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
The sond Two, two, twenty-two is a folk song which is usually performed in fast czardasz rythm.
The song was recorde during documentation of the Romani folk bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Romani LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - The Postman is Coming
created: 18. 09. 2025 10:10 modified: 18. 09. 2025 10:13
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Bronislava Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
The song The Postman is Coming is a popular song of the rom-pop genre, the most known from the Slovak film Pink Dreams (1976) directed by Dušan Hanák. The song was sung by the Romani singer Věra Bílá. The authors of music and lyrics are currently unknown.
The video was recorded as part of a series documenting Romani folklore bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Romani LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - Neither Skirt Nor Shirt
created: 18. 09. 2025 09:46 modified: 18. 09. 2025 10:09
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Bronislava Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
The song was recorded during documentation of the Romani folk bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Romani LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - Eve, Send me a Photo
created: 18. 09. 2025 09:27 modified: 18. 09. 2025 09:44
The LUNA Band from Martin is a vocal-instrumental group of four musicians, graduates of the Košice Conservatory. Their repertoire is primarily focused on Romani and Slovak folklore compositions, partly also on the interpretation of pop songs in folkloristic arrangements and classical music.
The LUNA Band members and instrumental lineup:
Petra Cicková - accordion
Bronislava Cicková - double bass
Michaela Kazárová - violin
Stanislava Cicková - vocals, percussion
Authors of the song currently unknown.
The video was recorded as part of a series documenting Romani folklore bands in 2023.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk quartet borrowed Romani LUNA general audience internal
The Sendreis Gypsy Band - Romanies are Coming
created: 25. 06. 2025 12:22 modified: 25. 06. 2025 12:22
The founders of the Sendreiovci Gypsy Band are Vladimír Sendrei and his wife Jana Sendreiová. They founded the Band in 2001 in the village of Kokava nad Rimavicou, the band's original name was Kokavakere lavutara. Their work caught the attention of film music composer Hans Zimmer and became part of the soundtrack of the film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. The Band's music also enriched the soundtrack of the Czech film titled Roming.
Jana Sendreiová achieved her personal success when in 2005 she performed together with other soloists at a concert in New York at Carnegie Hall, accompanied by the Roma band Anyalai Gypsy Band.
The song Roma aven was presented on 9.4.2024 during an event from the Live Books series, which took place on the occasion of World Roma Day at RTVS, the Big Studio of Slovak Radio in Košice.
category: speaking
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk orchestra borrowed Romani Sendreiovci Gypsy Band general audience internal
The Sendreis Gypsy Band - I am This Girl
created: 23. 06. 2025 08:31 modified: 23. 06. 2025 08:32
The founders of the Sendreiovci Gypsy Band are Vladimír Sendrei and his wife Jana Sendreiová. They founded the Band in 2001 in the village of Kokava nad Rimavicou, the band's original name was Kokavakere lavutara. Their work caught the attention of film music composer Hans Zimmer and became part of the soundtrack of the film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. The Band's music also enriched the soundtrack of the Czech film titled Roming.
Jana Sendreiová achieved her personal success when in 2005 she performed together with other soloists at a concert in New York at Carnegie Hall, accompanied by the Roma band Anyalai Gypsy Band.
The song "A ja taka dzivočka" was presented on 9.4.2024 during an event from the Live Books series, which took place on the occasion of World Roma Day at RTVS, the Big Studio of Slovak Radio in Košice.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk orchestra borrowed Romani Sendreiovci Gypsy Band general audience internal
Sendreiovci Gypsy Band - Hej, Romale
created: 19. 06. 2025 11:08 modified: 19. 06. 2025 11:08
The founders of the Sendreiovci Gypsy Band are Vladimír Sendrei and his wife Jana Sendreiová. They founded the Band in 2001 in the village of Kokava nad Rimavicou, the band's original name was Kokavakere lavutara. Their work caught the attention of film music composer Hans Zimmer and became part of the soundtrack of the film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. The Band's music also enriched the soundtrack of the Czech film titled Roming.
Jana Sendreiová achieved her personal success when in 2005 she performed together with other soloists at a concert in New York at Carnegie Hall, accompanied by the Roma band Anyalai Gypsy Band.
The song "Hej, Romale" was presented on 9.4.2024 during an event from the Live Books series, which took place on the occasion of World Roma Day at RTVS, the Big Studio of Slovak Radio in Košice.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern folk orchestra borrowed Romani Sendreiovci Gypsy Band general audience internal
