Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:16:18 +0200https://english.radio.cz/encore-ida-kelarova-a-powerful-voice-roma-culture-8092009© 2026 Radio Prague International Few musicians in the Czech Republic have anything like the charisma of Ida Kelarova. Half Czech, half Romany, she has thrown herself into the world of Romany music, and with her strong, deeply resonant voice and immense energy, she captivates audiences at concerts she gives both in the Czech Republic and abroad. As children, Ida, and her sister Iva, who is also a well-known musician, were surrounded by music, brought up from their earliest childhood to sing and play, but nobody in the family ever talked about their Romany roots or the ancient Romany language still spoken by many Roma. This has been part of Ida's search as an adult, and she has become a powerful advocate of the right of Romany culture to be recognized in the cultural life of this country. Recently I spoke to Ida Kelarova after one of her concerts, which she gave with students from her "International School for Human Voice". This is a school she set up offering courses to help people, as she puts it, to "find their inner voice". In today's Encore, Ida talks about some of the things that are important to her. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/kelarova_ida_svandovo_divadlo2.jpg?timestamp=1591466732 https://english.radio.cz/encore-ida-kelarova-a-powerful-voice-roma-culture-8092009 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9