KALI ČERCHEŇ (Slovakia)

KALI ČERCHEŇ (SLOVAKIA)

Milan Godla (1967) - vocals

Milan comes from a family of musicians, and he is one of the founders of the Romathan theater. He is a singer, actor, stage manager, director, playwright and art director. His powerful voice has made him well known as an excellent interpreter of traditional Romany songs. Milan participated in several international theater projects such as "Romanovela - Love in Translation", which was presented in a number of European countries. In 2004, he received the Kosice Mayor's Award for his artistic endeavors. He writes lyrics not only for Kali Cerchen but also for Romathan. In addition to all this, Milan is a highly renowned Roma linguist and interpreter.

Marian Balog (1972) - vocals

Marian is the director of the Romathan theater and one of its principal actors. He has been active at the Romathan from its inception. He writes poetry, composes music, and writes and directs theatrical pieces with Milan. He also acted in several Czech and Slovak movies such as Zprava o putovani studentu Petra a Jakuba ("The Pilgrimage of Students Peter and Jacob" - 2000, directed by Drahomíra Vihanova) and appeared in several performances at the Roma theater Rota in Vienna. Together with Milan, he has received several awards from the Literary Fund of Bratislava for a variety of acting roles, scripts and directing efforts. He also received the Kosice City Award in 2007.

Jaroslav Godla (1986) - vocals and guitar

Jarko is Milan's son, and as such he basically grew up on the stage of Romathan theater. At the age of 17 he won the prestigious competetion for young Roma talents "Romano hangoro" (Roma voice). After graduation from Conservatoire he became a valuable singer, dancer and actor in the Romathan theater.

You can listen Kali Čercheň¨s music at www.myspace.com/kalicerchen

The first CD by Kali Cerchen called KAJ TE ZAV (Where to go) was released in June 2008 (see  http://indies.eu/us/alba/196/kaj-te-zav-kam-ist/ )