Culture
The Cimbalom music PORTÁŠI
Cimbalom music PORTÁŠI was originally founded in 2004 as a supporting band for a folklore chorus "Četynka". The name "PORTÁŠI" comes from a Latin word "porta" – gate.
The Portáši were primarily police officers, patrons of the Wallachian mountains and protectors of the mountain passes. With a bit of exaggeration we can say, that Cimbalom music PORTÁŠI protects the heritage of our ancestors up to this day. The band plays authentic, not modified folk music. It also follows the legacy of the worldwide known Czech music composer Leoš Janáček, who brought town Čeladná to fame in a whole "music world" when he had named one of the Lachian dances as "Čeladenský". And it is this very dance, that opens each performance of Cimbalom music Portáši.
All tourists and guests that visit Čeladná are welcome to listen to traditional folk music or even sing and dance along.
Jan Skotnica – head violinist
Kristýna Řepiská – cimbalom
Medard Plucnara – violin
Lukáš Kotek – contry violin
Adam Šigut – contrabass
Jan Kraut – clarinet
Jakub Hromádka - clarinet
