An interview with Monika Lakatos. The singer, who in 2020 received the Womex Lifetime Achievement Award as the first artist of Roma origin, was described by a contemporary who also works in classical music as follows: a fragile, modest, non-marketing performer.
Mónika Lakatos grew up in a family with seven children, she has one daughter, she became a grandmother at the age of 41. His parents were engaged in horse trading, and he fondly remembers the horse fairs from his childhood.
Some of the statements in the interview will certainly reinforce some of the prevalent stereotypes about Roma, with, for example arranged marriages.
- Lakatos Mónika: Hiányoznak azok a pontok, ahol a nem cigány és cigány emberek találkoznak. In: Telex. 20.08.2022. https://telex.hu/kult/2022/08/20/veiszer-alinda-lakatos-monika-ordogkatlan-fesztival-interju-kultura-zene-muveszet
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