1 00:00:05,690 --> 00:00:07,690 Hello, we are the Kmetoband. 2 00:00:07,690 --> 00:00:09,320 Igor junior. 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:10,730 And Igor senior. 4 00:00:10,730 --> 00:00:14,460 It's said that real Romani music is played on violin and cimbalom. 5 00:00:14,460 --> 00:00:16,160 Well, it's not the whole truth, 6 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:23,280 I remember Roma playing guitars, beating on jars. 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:28,260 So, the real Romani music comes from heart, from feeling. 8 00:00:28,260 --> 00:00:32,330 Mostly Roma feel either sorrow or big joy. 9 00:00:32,420 --> 00:00:36,380 This shows in the songs Roma sing. 10 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,800 The real Romani music comes from heart. 11 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:45,290 I think that Romanies in Slovakia are not the Slovak Roma. 12 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:50,970 Roma carry their history in their genes, the history of a thousand years spent on the roads. 13 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:52,670 The music speaks out loudly. 14 00:00:52,700 --> 00:00:55,330 That's why it's so different from Slovak music. 15 00:01:50,500 --> 00:01:57,280 Romani music incorporates some elements from jazz, Spanish or Indian music, it's simply oriental. 16 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:03,730 This music covers broad spectrum, it's not some extremely narrow style, 17 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:09,370 compared to some Slovak typical folk music played, let's say in Detva. 18 00:02:09,370 --> 00:02:11,800 There it's very clear the song is Slovak folk one. 19 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:17,950 I'd like to emphasize that also Slovak folk music was created with Romani presence. 20 00:02:18,180 --> 00:02:22,220 - We remember, we learnt from our history that violins, cimbaloms were played by Roma. - It is true. 21 00:02:22,220 --> 00:02:25,260 It means that also Slovak music somehow passed through the Romani. 22 00:02:25,900 --> 00:02:27,770 Hungarian music as well. 23 00:02:27,770 --> 00:02:30,200 It's all about feeling. 24 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:34,660 We lived in Upper Hungary, Central Hungary, Lower Hungary. 25 00:02:34,660 --> 00:02:38,480 We all lived in Hungary, in the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy. 26 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:43,970 Our culture was a part of it for 250 - 300 years. 27 00:02:43,970 --> 00:02:45,420 - It can be felt. - We haven't learnt about it at schools. 28 00:02:45,420 --> 00:02:48,750 At school we were taught different history, other musical history. 29 00:02:48,750 --> 00:02:53,200 It would be good if they would teach about who really made music here, we would have better information. 30 00:02:56,180 --> 00:02:58,620 I think that the current situation is very good. 31 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:05,520 There are many Romani music bands which became popular, shown on TVs, 32 00:03:06,130 --> 00:03:10,280 so I think many people follow them and found some motivation in them. 33 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:11,460 So, it's a progress. 34 00:03:11,460 --> 00:03:15,000 Fortunately, the internet, facebook and some web pages 35 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:19,220 providing young people space for presentation. -Social networks. 36 00:03:19,490 --> 00:03:22,910 So called social networks which didn't exist previously. 37 00:03:22,910 --> 00:03:26,220 Nobody knew there was a good band in Lucenec. 38 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:30,080 In communism there was nobody to sell it, nobody to show it. 39 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,020 Now, when there's a good band, it presents on facebook, on internet. 40 00:03:33,020 --> 00:03:38,240 People who search there may find it and increase its popularity. 41 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,200 It depends on people's nature. 42 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,410 We are people full of sunshine. 43 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,570 The sun shines from us what people can feel. 44 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,360 We are dark skinned. 45 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,810 - Just like the native Americans say: Manitou! - Ribanna. 46 00:04:49,650 --> 00:04:53,310 What's even more important, there're many very good singers. 47 00:04:53,420 --> 00:04:56,220 And lack of good authors. 48 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,770 Those who shall create. 49 00:04:58,890 --> 00:05:03,690 Before the prominent singers cooperated with their lyrics writers and composers. 50 00:05:04,010 --> 00:05:07,850 Today it's different, everybody does everything by themselves. 51 00:05:07,850 --> 00:05:12,500 Finding a good composer who can make a good song is the art of a sort. 52 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:17,320 A song which catches people, gets into the charts, plays on radio. 53 00:05:18,500 --> 00:05:22,170 Today it's impossible to reach without corruption. 54 00:05:22,290 --> 00:05:30,350 It's also necessary that a singer wants to do all of this only for their popularity. 55 00:05:30,500 --> 00:05:35,600 Usually, a person who already is known 56 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:40,620 must adjust their music production to masses' liking. 57 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,700 Even though they aren't so satisfied with their production, they must do it. 58 00:05:43,820 --> 00:05:48,920 So, the question is whether they can do music their way, 59 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:52,300 whether their way would keep them the fans. 60 00:05:52,770 --> 00:05:54,200 Just like what we do. 61 00:05:54,420 --> 00:05:59,170 We make music we like and we don't care whether it's played on radio. 62 00:05:59,290 --> 00:06:01,300 We have our listeners and this is important. 63 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:53,670 The media don't support Romani music, the media has nothing to do with Roma at all. 64 00:06:53,670 --> 00:06:55,770 They don't want to have anything in common with Roma. 65 00:06:55,770 --> 00:06:57,670 There's an interesting thing, sorry. 66 00:06:57,850 --> 00:07:02,600 - At regular dancing party, wedding, disco the Romani songs are played. - Sure. 67 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:08,300 - It means that people, the ordinary Slovak folks like good, temperament music. - Play, Gypsy, right? 68 00:07:08,300 --> 00:07:09,320 - Is it so? - Of course. 69 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:13,050 It means radio doesn't air Romani music, that's for sure, 70 00:07:13,050 --> 00:07:17,160 but people at wedding parties have best fun when Romani music is played. - Shall we support Gypsies? 71 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,320 Gypsies we should support, are you mad? 72 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,600 We need to support us, white people. 73 00:07:22,220 --> 00:07:23,450 Don't we? 74 00:07:23,690 --> 00:07:28,900 Unfortunately, the media presentation isn't very strong for the Romani music. 75 00:07:28,900 --> 00:07:31,250 Well, I think it will come one day. 76 00:07:31,250 --> 00:07:34,600 I believe the time will come and people will want it by themselves. 77 00:07:34,730 --> 00:07:38,380 I don't see any differences, whether someone is a Gypsy, or white, or whatever else... 78 00:07:38,620 --> 00:07:40,820 - According to music... - Simply good music. 79 00:07:40,900 --> 00:07:43,570 Exactly. In music there are no such differences. 80 00:07:43,690 --> 00:07:50,770 Now whichever musician, black or white, can play in clubs wherever in the world. 81 00:07:50,770 --> 00:07:53,920 A black musician doesn't care whether the other one is a Gypsy or Jew. 82 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:57,200 They play together whenever they want, they sing together, nobody cares. 83 00:07:57,970 --> 00:08:01,620 There are some people who find it important whether we are Roma or not. 84 00:08:01,620 --> 00:08:05,220 Well, as for me, my mother is white, my father is a Rom. 85 00:08:05,340 --> 00:08:08,070 That's why I don't dare say I'm white or I'm a Rom. 86 00:08:08,340 --> 00:08:11,600 Really, I can't blame anyone, I took a little bit from both sides. 87 00:08:11,650 --> 00:08:14,650 So I see the thing from both sides, I realize the things. 88 00:08:14,650 --> 00:08:16,000 Nobody can tell me. 89 00:09:17,340 --> 00:09:19,350 Nothing is missing there, I would say. 90 00:09:19,540 --> 00:09:24,760 There are no many flaws, it's important to follow the global modern patterns. 91 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,680 Practically, pop-music originates in U.S.A. 92 00:09:28,680 --> 00:09:32,530 We know, there it starts, the trends spread into Europe and then into the world. 93 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,740 We need to adjust. 94 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,810 On the other hand, we also need to keep our tradition. 95 00:09:37,860 --> 00:09:40,570 Heart and soul, spirit must be ours. 96 00:09:40,810 --> 00:09:43,930 We need to keep that heart in music, 97 00:09:44,130 --> 00:09:46,290 if we manage this, it's very good. 98 00:09:46,290 --> 00:09:50,810 Times are changing and so is music styles. 99 00:09:50,930 --> 00:09:52,660 But the heart stays. 100 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:56,930 Unfortunatelly, I must say that there is lot of computer made music. 101 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:01,410 The Slovak, Czech or other authors make music in computers 102 00:10:01,410 --> 00:10:06,930 so it lacks heart, it's no so lively. 103 00:10:07,300 --> 00:10:09,760 I feel no soul in such music. 104 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:12,850 It's because it wasn't done by a man, it's done by computer. 105 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,160 Only after a man finished it somehow. 106 00:10:15,290 --> 00:10:20,380 When I create something using my spirit, my heart, 107 00:10:20,420 --> 00:10:24,940 the technology may only improve some imperfections, but the work must be human. 108 00:10:24,940 --> 00:10:27,260 Unfortunatelly, I don't feel that aspect in some music. 109 00:10:27,680 --> 00:10:30,570 But still, fortunatelly, still people do music. 110 00:10:30,570 --> 00:10:34,680 There're musicians, just they are not on television or in the media. 111 00:10:35,540 --> 00:10:39,820 One can go to the country to attend some original wedding, 112 00:10:40,170 --> 00:10:43,600 with the real live musicians, where they find out that: 113 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:47,300 Is it really possible to have such fun, to experience this? 114 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:53,320 - We don't see it, we only see what is manipulation of us. - Well, what is presented to us. 115 00:11:22,850 --> 00:11:27,250 Thanks to all children, thank you, thanks to the organizers, good bye!