Štefan Goroľ - The Interview
created: 16. 12. 2025 21:52 modified: 16. 12. 2025 21:53
Štefan Goroľ is a teacher at the Primary School in Jarovnice, a village with the largest Roma community in Slovakia. In the interview, he discusses several topics, including the contradiction between his ethnic origin (Roma) and his upbringing and lifestyle, as he was adopted and raised by a majority family as a child. Working in the Roma community was an entry into a different world for him.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical monologue guided Slovak Štefan Goroľ general audience internal
Milan Deme, Milan Oláh
created: 16. 12. 2025 12:43 modified: 16. 12. 2025 12:44
Milan Deme pochádza z Klenovca, hrá na kontrabas. Je z muzikantskej rodiny. Nemá hudobné vzdelanie, je samouk. Pôsobí v kapele Sendreiovci. Ako hudobník sa podieľal na tvorbe filmovej hudby pre film Sherlock Holmes.
Milan Oláh pochádza z muzikantskej rodiny z Klenovca. Hrá na kontrovej viole. Pôsobí v kapele Sendreiovci a v rodinných kapelách v Klenovci.
V spoločnom rozhovore spomínajú na rodinnú hudobnú tradíciu v Klenovci.
category: speaking
tags: retrospective biographical dialogue guided Slovak Milan Deme Milan Oláh general audience internal
LUNA - When my Enlistment Card Came
created: 22. 09. 2025 12:20 modified: 22. 09. 2025 12:25
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 When my Enlistment Card Came 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 Slovak LUNA general audience internal
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 - Dance, Dance, Twist
created: 22. 09. 2025 10:31 modified: 22. 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 song Dance, Dance, Twist is the Slovak folk song which can be found in many arrangements by multiple authors or collectors. 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 Slovak LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - Such a Girl I am
created: 22. 09. 2025 10:28 modified: 22. 09. 2025 10:29
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 Such Girl I am is the Slovak folk song which 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 Slovak LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - I am Still Unmarried
created: 22. 09. 2025 10:23 modified: 22. 09. 2025 10:25
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 I am Still Unmarried is the Slovak folk song, for dancing, with witty joking lyrics. It 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 Slovak 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 - My Mom, I Like a Gypsy
created: 22. 09. 2025 10:09 modified: 22. 09. 2025 10:10
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 My Mom, I Like a Gypsy 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 Slovak LUNA general audience internal
LUNA - Mother, Needless It is
created: 18. 09. 2025 10:49 modified: 18. 09. 2025 10:50
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 Mother, Needless It is, is a Slovak folk song for dancing, with funny lyrics. It is a part of the Slovak musical 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 Slovak LUNA general audience internal
