The Devilish Violin Orchestra
created: 26. 08. 2019 16:32 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Jan Berky Mrenica and the Devilish Violin Orchestra, in cooperation with the Romani Association in Poland presented the concert named Music Without Borders. There played Jan Berky-Mrenica, The Devilish Violin Orchestra, Jozef Mernstein Jochymczyk from Poland and the students of the Private Middle School in Kezmarok. The concert was recorded on 2nd of December, 2013 in Kezmarok.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern mix orchestra original Slovak Diabolské husle general audience internal
Balvalfest (The Wind Festival)
created: 25. 03. 2019 08:20 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The video recording of the 13th Romani festival, recorded in 2013 in Kokava upon Rimavica. The festival presents traditional Romani music as well as modern musical genres. Every year the organisers of the festival invite the performers both from Slovakia and other countries. The video is the cut of the live performances presenting traditional and popular Romani music, the interview with the festival organisor Vladimir Sendrei is added to the final edition.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern mix original borrowed Slovak Romani Hungarian Vladimír Sendrei general audience internal
The Gypsy Devils - The Concert
created: 25. 03. 2019 08:05 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The Gypsy Devils as a group of Romani musicians report 1991 as the year of birth of this formation. They are characterized by a excellent, even virtuoso interpretation of Romani music from the urban environment, classical world music, but they do not avoid cooperation with contemporary artists known from popular music. The orchestra performs often both in Slovakia and abroad, it has already played on five continents. At the concert in Prešov on 24.10.2013 in the Cinema Scala the orchestra members playing there were: singing and violoncello - Silvia Šarköziová, viola - Jozef Farkaš, double bass - Tibor Lévai, solo doublebass - Alexander Mihok, violin - Emil Hasala, clarinet and tarogato - Zoltán Grunza , cimbalom - Ernest Šarközi, primash (violin) - Štefan "Picur" Banyák.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental classic contemporary orchestra folklore Romani Cigánski Diabli general audience internal
Marco Pillo - My Love
created: 25. 02. 2019 16:20 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Marco Pillo studied at Conservatory in Prague, his main subject was cimbalom. Later he also learnt playing the classical guitar. When studying in Barcelona he was introduced to the local Romani style flamenco, what greatly influenced his later performance. The digital cultural object is the video recording of him interpreting the song Amor mio/My Love from the album Volare by the Romani group Gipsy Kings.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern flamenco solo borrowed Spanish Marco Pillo general audience internal
The Bihari's Festival 2013
created: 28. 01. 2019 09:24 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The Bihari’s Festival is the annual event taking place in Dunajska Streda. It’s organized by the Association of the Romani Musicians in Dunajska Streda and the Zhitny Ostrov Cultural and Educational Center. The whole idea was brought in by the local Romani violinist Stefan Banyak Sn., who still acts as the most active organizer. Janos Bihari (21.10.1764, Velke Blahovo, Slovakia – 26.4.1827, Budapest, Hungary) was one of the most known musical artists of the old Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy, popular at the royal court. As a violinist as well as composer, his creative work inspired the worldwide known composers of the era, such as Franz Liszt, or Ludwig van Beethoven. The digital cultural object contains the video documenting the gala program.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern mix orchestra original Biháriho orchester general audience internal
Marco Pillo - Enamorado soy
created: 09. 12. 2018 16:27 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Marco Pillo studied at Conservatory in Prague, his main subject was cimbalom. Later he also learnt playing the classical guitar. When studying in Barcelona he was introduced to the local Romani style flamenco, what greatly influenced his later performance. The digital cultural object is the video recording of him interpreting the song Enamorado soy (I am in love) composed by Canut Reyes (originally Francois Reyes) in 1989 for his first solo album Bolero, issued in the same year. The songs of the album were meant as a tribute to the composer Maurice Ravel.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern flamenco solo Spanish Marco Pillo general audience internal
Marco Pillo - Bulería
created: 09. 12. 2018 16:24 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Marco Pillo studied at Conservatory in Prague, his main subject was cimbalom. Later he also learnt playing the classical guitar. When studying in Barcelona he was introduced to the local Romani style flamenco, what greatly influenced his later performance. The digital cultural object is the video recording of him interpreting the Buleria composition. “Bulería” is the most characteristic flamenco style of Jerez de la Frontera (the hometown of flamenco, Andalusia, Spain). It is generally composed of three or four eight-syllable verses. This is one of the most complex dancing and guitar styles: bustling, happy and cheerful. Bulerías constitute an usuall dance to finish all flamencos parties.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern flamenco solo Spanish Marco Pillo general audience internal
Marco Pillo - Soledad
created: 05. 12. 2018 20:15 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The performance of the composer, singer, guitar player and cymbalist Marco Pillo was documented during the presentation of the poetry collection by Dusan Onody titled ToYou, Only You, in March 31, 2014 at the Small Stage of the Jonas Zaborsky Theater in Presov. The song Soledad - Solitude is the Spanish song. The song's genre is the slow flamenco compositions.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern flamenco trio Marco Pillo Duo Farsa general audience internal
Tomáš Botló - „I am Fine“
created: 22. 10. 2018 10:15 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
Tomáš Botló - a singer and musician, playing amateur guitar, playing piano mostly, studied at the State conservatory in Bratislava. He writes his own songs, he built his recording studio at home where he proved being an excellent sound mixer. Tomas mixis Romani music with modern genres such as jazz, funk, hip-hop, latino, flamenco, pop and this kind of genre syncretism makes him multi-cultural and multi-genre musician. He cooperated with several Slovak as well as foreign rappers and artists. The song sung by Tomáš Botló "I am fine" is a cover version /Zámbó Jimmy/. Lyrics by Tomáš Botló. The song is sung with guitar playing, at the social hall of the cultural house in Hubice, district of Dunajská Streda.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern rom-funk solo borrowed Slovak Tomáš Botló general audience internal
Jozef Ferko and Dasha Pollakova
created: 08. 10. 2018 16:54 modified: 27. 11. 2020 02:00
The performance was documented on the Small Stage of the Theatre of Alexander Duchnovič in Prešov. The performance contains Romani songs traditional, as well as self-composed by Ondrej Ferko, Jozef Ferko and by the band Kmeťoband. The songs, both solo and duets, are sung by Dáša Polláková and Jozef Ferko. Author and performer of a guitar accompaniment is Jozef Ferko. Both of the interprets belong among the active members of the Romathan Theatre in Košice.
category: music
tags: vocal-instrumental modern mix duet borrowed Romani Jozef Ferko Dáša Polláková general audience internal
