About Me
I proudly present to you one of the best Romany ensembles in the Balkans. Olah Vince and his Earth – Wheel - Sky Band are legitimate representatives of the new urban cultural Romany scene, which presents its own musical and cultural heritage through world music. After publishing two albums for foreign labels, taking part in the most eminent ethno and jazz festivals, and after their European and World tour within which they visited France, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Holland, Japan, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia, the time has come for the audience in our country to get to know their discography. To start with, it is enough to say that Mr. Olah has dedicated his entire life to the struggle for his people’s cultural, social, and political rights. The “modern†people would say that the man is an expert but I like more to think of him as Romany Bob Marley or to compare him to Manu Chao. Time will tell best to what extent he succeeded in that. The music on this compact disc bears only one message. The time has come for you to learn about the other side of the story about Romanies. From themselves.Earth Wheel - Sky Band has successfully performed at many international music festivals and on concerts, notably new music festival "Interzone 2001", "Dombos Festival", Roma Music Festival Budapest", "Pepsi Sziget", Budapest. Tours: Japan, Germany, France, Hungary, Slovenia and CroatiaEarth Wheel - Sky Band, engaged in the type of music known as world music, express the true values of Roma cultural heritage incarnated in the long tradition of Roma world-class musicians. Therefore, they do not reflect stereotypes such as those of a shabby bar musician, a culture center, as well as well-known, widespread prejudices about Roma people. Olah Vince The promotion and (ab)use of the Roman culture has becomea major trend in the world in the last few years. The irony of the historic moment has proven itself explicit this way: the people that represent the symbol of a-historic principle have come into focus of attention at the exact time when the unstoppable historic (technological/economic) progress got out of hand. You can draw conclusion yourself... Vince Olah, the living legend of the Novi Sad music scene, has dedicated his whole life to the cultural, social and political emancipation of the Romany people. The project RROMA ART is an attempt to find a unique matrix in the vast range of Romany music which will make its creators, who have been discriminated and spread all over the world, awere of their Romany identity. Trust your heart, at least for a moment, for we are all Romany at heart... Boris Kovac.
