Vera Bílá
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Věra Bílá is a Romani musician and singer of Romani folk and pop songs. She is the lead singer of Kale, and has performed songs in Romani
, Czech
, and Slovak
.
Bílá, the daughter of the famous singer Karol Giňa, was born in Rokycany
, Czechoslovakia
in 1954.
She lives and works in the Czech Republic
.
Romani language
Romani or Romany, Gypsy or Gipsy is any of several languages of the Romani people. They are Indic, sometimes classified in the "Central" or "Northwestern" zone, and sometimes treated as a branch of their own....
, Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
, and Slovak
Slovak language
Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
.
Bílá, the daughter of the famous singer Karol Giňa, was born in Rokycany
Rokycany
Rokycany , is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies to the East from the region capital of Pilsen on the confluence of the River Klabava and the Holoubkov Brook . Alternatively, the Holoubkovský potok is referred to as the Borecký potok and the section of the Klabava River down...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
in 1954.
She lives and works in the Czech Republic
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....
.
Recordings
- Věra Bílá & Kale - C'est comme ca
- Věra Bílá - Queen Of Romany
- Věra Bílá & Kale - Rovava
- Věra Bílá & Kale - Kale Kalore
- Věra Bílá & Kale - Rom-Pop - produced by Zuzana NavarováZuzana NavarováZuzana Navarová de Tejada was a Czech singer and songwriter. She began her career in the early 1980s as a member of Nerez, and gradually become one of the most significant personalities of the Czech folk and world music scene...
External links
- www.verabila.com — the official website
- Věra Bílá – singer — an article on Roma in the Czech Republic website
- [ Věra Bílá] — on Allmusic
- Věra Bílá Downloads — on Calabash MusicCalabash musicCalabash Music is an online music company established in 2001 by Brad Powell. Calabash Music is based in Somerville, Massachusetts. Its goal, as quoted from the website, is to provide the listener access to "talented musicians across the globe," as well as to help "independent artists sell directly...