Dušan Terkel

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Singer and guitarist Dušan Terkel (1956) was born in Vranov in eastern Slovakia, but "even when he was in the duvet" the parents moved to Kladno. He studied like as a mechanic, and he soon began play more. He learned ancient songs (phurikane giľa) from his father,
who was "Mr. Singer" and in the pubs where Dad often accompanied and
where "under totalitarianism it was sung everywhere". He learned Romani at the age of twenty
years, mainly because of the songs. He has been living with for over fifteen years now
family in Hradec Králové. He works as a fitter, but lately
stiffens. He swears that he always coughs when he plays.