TERNE ČHAVE
Terne Čhave means "Young boys" in Roma language. It was
a frequently used name for gypsy band in Bohemia and Slovakia. But
these "Terne Čhave" are no greenhorns! Already before 1989
in the former Czechoslovakia, when they were about 15, they were a
successful band. But after the "velvet revolution", on the
beginning of '90, skinhead's movement in the Czech Republic was growing
up fast and the musicians had several bad experiences on a stage because
of their dark skin. That's why they decided to leave off their musical
career. Luckily each of them has the music in his blood and cannot
live without it, so in the 2000 they all got together again.
Gejza Bendig, leader of the band and Josef Dzurko, the
bass player, tell about their beginnings:
We all are from the town of Hradec Kralove and have know each other
since childhood, very most of us are relatives. We basicly grew up
together because we lived on the same street, played football together
and played all the sorts of tricks on people and so on. That's how
we eventually came to form a band. One day on a street somebody brought
a guitar and we began to sing. Since the time our lives changed, we
were crazy about the music, playing anywhere and anytime.
Our parents and granparents came to Hradec in 50' and 60' from East-Slovak
gypsy settlements because of work. They brough with them lot of old
songs and stories and as far as we remember at home we all were always
singing. But at the same time we also listened to a radio, where they
played all the "gadjo" music like rock, pop or jazz. We loved
to play the old songs we learned at home but also tried to play like
the bands on a radio. Once when my grandma heard me to play, she told
me "you're playing somehow mental".
After the band's rebirth
in 2000, immediatelly next year the Terne Čhave won a prize of the
biggest Czech folk music festival "Zahrada" and
became the Best New Act on Czech folk /world music scene. This success
meant invitation to lot of next festivals where the band met and performed
together with the best Czech artists, e.g. Vera Bila & Kale, Iva
Bittova, Ida Kelarova, Hradistan or Tockolotoc. After 2 demo CDs, at
the beginning of 2003 Terne Čhave's first CD "Avjam pale" (We
are back again) was released by the Czech recording company INDIES
Rec.
Year 2004 meant beginning of a new period. Terne Čhave got invitations
from the best Czech music festivals and also invitations from abroad.
Since now the band plays not only on folk scene and Gypsy festivals
but is requested for all kinds of events, mainly for World Music festivals.
The autumn 2004 the Terne Čhave spent on Czech tour - launch parties
of their second CD "Kaj das"(Where we go).
Selected performances 2004:
KHAMORO, Prague (CZ) - World Roma Festival - together with
Bratsch, Romano Drom, Amparo Cortéz, Ferus the King etc.
UNITED ISLANDS OF PRAGUE (CZ) - Ethno stage - together with Mercedes
Peon, Urban Trad, Kristi Stassinopoulou, etc.
A38, Budapest (HU) - together with Seeed, La Familia
KARVINÁ ROMA FEST, Karviná (CZ) - together with Vera Bila and Kale,
Amala, Romans etc.
COLOURS OF OSTRAVA, Ostrava (CZ) - Barvy stage - together with Zion
Train, So Kalmery, Kanjar'oc, UR'IA, etc.
SZIGET Festival, Budapest (HU) - Radio-C Roma Tent - together with
Esma Redzepova, Romano Drom, The Rosenberg Trio, Kálmán Balogh & the Gypsy
Cimbalom Band, Dhoal Gypsies of Rajastan etc.
SABALOWE BAJANIA (PL) - together with polish world music stars as
Trebunie Tutki, Golec Orkiestra etc.
THE WEEK OF EUROPEAN GYPSY MUSIC, Prague(CZ) - together with Kálmán
Balogh & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band, Ida Kelarova and Romano rat, Slonovski
Bal, Gulo car
PARNIK club, Ostrava (CZ) - together with Kálmán Balogh & the
Gypsy Cimbalom Band (HU)
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Management:
earth music, Duan Svíba, tel/fax - +420
461 746 180, mobil - +420 603 48 68 57, e-mail: d.sviba@tiscali.cz
Web:
www.ternechave.net
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press release (romove.cz):
Terne Chave is a Roma band from the East Bohemian town of Hradec Kralove,
which was formed in the late 1980's. For almost two years, it toured
the Czech Republic, performing mostly Roma folk music. The Velvet Revolution
in 1989, which brought down the Communist Regime and introduced new
opportunities in all spheres in life - political, social, economic,
resulted in the band's sudden break up as its members went separate
ways. Twelve years later, they got back together and have been producing
their own music for three years now. Gejza Bendig is Terne Chave's
leader:
"We are all from Hradec Kralove and have known each other since childhood.
We basically grew up together because we lived on the same street,
played football together, and played all sorts of tricks on people
and so on. That's how we eventually came to form our band. One day,
one of us brought a guitar and we began to sing. After the long brake,
we came together, kept the name Terne Chave and got two more band members.
There are eight of us now, the last two new members are my brother
and our violinist."
Terne Chave started off playing Roma songs that were popular in the
community. But as the band matured the number of self-composed songs
began to rise in number and popularity:
"About eighty percent of the songs we play now are our own. Most of
them were written by me. However, all the folk music is created by
our joint input. Since it is our traditional music, the lyrics remain
the same but the melody is often changed. The problem is that we only
know what we were taught by our grandmothers and it's quite difficult
to keep the same melody as it was sung by our forefathers because many
don't remember it. So, whatever has remained of the traditional Roma
music, we try to preserve, the rest is added by our ourselves."
Despite having been enormously active since their "re-birth" three
years ago, Terne Chave has no specific goal in the future:
"We Roma don't like to make plans. In fact, the word plan does not concern
us. We play music because we enjoy it and the contact with our audience
is the what gives us most pleasure. It is a wonderful experience for
us, so I guess we can say that our only plan is to continue to make
music. Last year, we performed quite a lot. We traveled a lot, taking
part in numerous events around the country. We even played at a punk
festival, before some one thousand punks. We also toured towns to play
for the older generation on squares. Then there were also many festivals
and clubs we performed at. So, our aim is to perform. We have no ambitions
to go abroad... however, if someone would ask us to come, we would
not say no of course."
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