For 2020, the Artist Award goes to Mónika Lakatos. Watch Monika Lakatos and the Gipsy Voices talking about her life, background and the Hungarian and Gypsy culture.
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Balassi Intézet (Magyar Ljubljanai Nagykövetség Kulturális Központja)
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Mónika Lakatos is a world-renown figure of Olah Romani culture and a shining star of international world music. As the first singer of Gypsy heritage to ever receive the prestigious WOMEX Artist Award, Mónika is a true ambassador of the Hungarian musical heritage. Mónika caught the eye of international attention as the singer of Romengo, […]
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“Hallgatos are very important in my life. In them I recognize myself, both as a human and as Romani.” The traditional Oláh Gypsy hallgato songs featured on Romanimo are quite ancient, many of them are known to have been around for at least 150 years. The world they immortalize is as old as Romani culture […]
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Mónika Lakatos founded her most recent band, Gypsy Voices to show off the fast pace and pulsating energy of Oláh Romani musical heritage. An elemental rhythm and the chilling harmony of center-stage vocals make Gypsy Voices the most captivating modern Oláh Romani formation. Just like in Romanimo, Mónika is accompanied by her husband and musical […]
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Romengo’s music is rooted in Hungarian Oláh Gypsy tradition. Band members were soaking up this musical style as early as they could talk. Romengo takes the traditional Romani folk songs of their ancestors and plays them alongside their own original songs, in their unique sound. Both albums of Romengo were featured on World Music Charts […]
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An exceptional talent of authentic Oláh Romani folk, Mónika Lakatos holds an elemental singing voice and performs with deep, intense emotion. At WOMEX15’s Opening Concert a wider professional audience got a glimpse of one of the brightest stars of Gypsy tradition, her band Romengo has been touring abroad ever since. Mónika’s 2017 solo album Romanimo […]
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