Balamuc – Tarkabarka (Self-released, 2023) Balamuc, a London-based Eastern European musical group, released their album Tarkabarka on June 2, 2023. The album features a celebration…
Erdőfű – Martin György Kalotaszegen (Fonó, 2022) Hungary’s Erdőfű Band selected 17 items from hundreds of hours of archival sound recordings to include on this…
Renowned Armenian-American pianist Kariné Poghosyan has released a new album titled “Folk Themes” (Navona/Parma Recordings, 2023). The piano master selected a set of piano music…
Tárkány Trió – A cimbalomprímás (Fonó, 2022) The album “A cimbalomprímás” by virtuoso musician Tárkány-Kovács Bálint celebrates the Hungarian hammered dulcimer known as cimbalom. Tárkány-Kovács…
Hungarian string band tradition was inscribed in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity this month. The string band tradition is one…
Meszecsinka (pronounced “Mesetchinka”) is one of the leading Hungarian world music bands. The group combines folk music traditions from Hungary and Bulgaria with throat singing,…
Besh o droM – 20 (Fonó, 2019) Hungarian band Besh o droM celebrated its twentieth anniversary with the album titled 20, released in 2019. The…
Herczku Ági – Kamara (Fonó, 2019) Kamara features a charming set of Hungarian, Slovak, Croatian and Bulgarian songs performed by Ágnes Herczku, one of the…
Dalinda – Átjárók (Fonó, 2021) Dalinda is a remarkable trio of Hungarian vocalists who perform a cappella versions of traditional Hungarian folk songs. The trio…
Award-winning Hungarian Roma (Gypsy) singer Mónika Lakatos has a new album titled Hangszín. The new recording showcases the living Olah Romani musical heritage, performed by…