Hungarian artist Mónika Lakatos is the recipient of the WOMEX 2020 Artist Award. Within Hungary, the Olah Roma (Gypsies) are a minority of a minority,…
View More Mónika Lakatos Receives the WOMEX 2020 Artist AwardTag: Hungarian music
Artist Profiles: Dalinda
Dalinda is an a cappella trio based in Budapest, Hungary. The group performs Hungarian folk songs with a modern and polyphonic twist. The group’s three…
View More Artist Profiles: DalindaHungarian Band Terra Profonda Publishes For The Sake Of the Mountains
Terra Profonda, a Hungarian act that describes itself as a ‘shamanistic folk-blues’ band has a new album titled For The Sake Of The Mountains (Fonó…
View More Hungarian Band Terra Profonda Publishes For The Sake Of the MountainsArtist Profiles: Mihály Sipos
Mihály Sipos was born in 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. His ancestors on his father’s side were shepherds. His grandmother knew their old traditional songs and…
View More Artist Profiles: Mihály SiposArtist profiles: Dániel Hamar
Dániel Hamar was born in 1951 in Budapest, Hungary. He started to play the piano when he was seven and took up the classical double…
View More Artist profiles: Dániel HamarSzászcsávás Band Releases Music from Transylvania
Hungarian label Fonó has released the final album of the music from Szászcsávás/Ceuaș (Romania). The album titled 6 contains recordings performed by Gypsy ensemble Szászcsávás…
View More Szászcsávás Band Releases Music from TransylvaniaArtist Profiles: Okrös Ensemble
The Ökrös Ensemble, the leading folk revival band in Hungary, is a special treat for music lovers. They have the marvelous ability to present the…
View More Artist Profiles: Okrös EnsembleArtist Profiles: Miklos Balogh
Miklos Balogh ‘the Eared’ grew up with music. Amongst Hungarian musicians he is called ‘the Eared’ because of his sharp hearing and exceptional musical sensitivity.…
View More Artist Profiles: Miklos BaloghArtist Profiles: Muzsikás
Muzsikás delves deep into the roots of central European history by combining Jewish, Ottoman, Hapsburg, and Gypsy influences to bring the world a rich, complex…
View More Artist Profiles: MuzsikásArtist Profiles: László Major
László Major decided to become a violinist when he was five years old. After studying classical music he specialized in the music of the Balkans…
View More Artist Profiles: László Major