Rolinha Kross
Encyclopedia
Rolinha Kross is a Dutch
singer with a Jewish/Czech
mother and a Suriname
se father. From an early age she was fascinated by Eastern Europe
an music and the Yiddish language. She performed with various groups, a.o. with her mother, Ilona Cechova, under the name "Sense". She followed the vocalprogram in jazz and light music at the Conservatory in Hilversum
(now in Amsterdam
).
Immediately after the academy she went on tour with the musical
"You're The Top", with Willem Nijholt in the lead.
Meanwhile she worked with Klezmokum, Solomon Klezmorim and various jazz
ensembles.
The Rolinha Kross Trio, together with Bokkie Vink and Theo van Tol, recorded an album "Tsigayner Klezmer". Many performances followed at home and abroad, among them Canada
and Curaçao
.
A tour with Ramses Shaffy
along theaters in the Netherlands and Belgium proceeded together with a production of Ira Gershwin
with Ernst Daniël Smid, Mathilde Santing
en Denise Jannah
.
Subsequently, Rolinha worked together with the klezmer
group Mazzeltov, with whom she performed often at home and abroad, and recorded four albums.
With Mazzeltov Rolinha performed three times at the Concertgebouw
in Amsterdam.
Recently, Rolinha plays in the musical performance "Iberia" which she and Perry Dossett developed. With guitarist Harold Berghuis she delivers a program of Yiddish poetry
(translated by Willy Brill) that they have put to music. She often performs as a guest in the show of "Frank in Person" with jazz standard
s. On top of that, the newly created Rolinha Kross Quartet
brings Dutch lyrics
to gypsy jazz
music. They are currently working on an album.
Rolinha Kross regularly hosts singing workshops. Her voice can be heard in commercials and commentary on documentaries.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
singer with a Jewish/Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
mother and a Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
se father. From an early age she was fascinated by Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
an music and the Yiddish language. She performed with various groups, a.o. with her mother, Ilona Cechova, under the name "Sense". She followed the vocalprogram in jazz and light music at the Conservatory in Hilversum
Hilversum
is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called "'t Gooi", it is the largest town in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages...
(now in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
).
Immediately after the academy she went on tour with the musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
"You're The Top", with Willem Nijholt in the lead.
Meanwhile she worked with Klezmokum, Solomon Klezmorim and various jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
ensembles.
The Rolinha Kross Trio, together with Bokkie Vink and Theo van Tol, recorded an album "Tsigayner Klezmer". Many performances followed at home and abroad, among them Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
.
A tour with Ramses Shaffy
Ramses Shaffy
Ramses Shaffy was a Dutch singer and actor. He became popular during the 1960s. His most famous songs include Zing, vecht, huil, bid, lach, werk en bewonder , We zullen doorgaan , Pastorale, Sammy and Laat me...
along theaters in the Netherlands and Belgium proceeded together with a production of Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
with Ernst Daniël Smid, Mathilde Santing
Mathilde Santing
Mathilde Santing is a Dutch singer .Santing was born in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. She started receiving national attention in 1981 after she appeared with Sonja Barend in a Dutch television programme called Sonja Op Maandag.Over the last 25 years she has released a steady stream of albums,...
en Denise Jannah
Denise Jannah
Denise Jannah, real name: Denise Johanna Zeefuik - Dutch Suriname-born jazz vocalist, first Dutch jazz soloist to be signed by the Blue Note recording label.She was born in Paramaribo...
.
Subsequently, Rolinha worked together with the klezmer
Klezmer
Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazic Jews of Eastern Europe. Played by professional musicians called klezmorim, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations...
group Mazzeltov, with whom she performed often at home and abroad, and recorded four albums.
With Mazzeltov Rolinha performed three times at the Concertgebouw
Concertgebouw
The Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch term "concertgebouw" literally translates into English as "concert building"...
in Amsterdam.
Recently, Rolinha plays in the musical performance "Iberia" which she and Perry Dossett developed. With guitarist Harold Berghuis she delivers a program of Yiddish poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
(translated by Willy Brill) that they have put to music. She often performs as a guest in the show of "Frank in Person" with jazz standard
Jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be...
s. On top of that, the newly created Rolinha Kross Quartet
Quartet
In music, a quartet is a method of instrumentation , used to perform a musical composition, and consisting of four parts.-Western art music:...
brings Dutch lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
to gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz is an idiom often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz," even in English language sources...
music. They are currently working on an album.
Rolinha Kross regularly hosts singing workshops. Her voice can be heard in commercials and commentary on documentaries.
Discography
- 'Jiddische Sjmoesmuziek' (1994) Sense: Ilona Cechova & Rolinha Kross - Syncoop produkties
- 'Tsigayner Klezmer' (2000) Rolinha Kross trio - Syncoop produkties
- 'Tsores & Cheyn' (2002) Mazzeltov & Rolinha Kross - Music & Words
- 'Mishpoge' (2004) Mazzeltov & Rolinha Kross - Music & Words
- 'Amsterdam' (2007) Mazzeltov & Rolinha Kross - Music & Words
- 'Mayn Umru' (2009) Mazzeltov & Rolinha Kross - Music & Words