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Ghymes Ensemble

'Üzenet - Message'

Musicians:
Andor Buják - viola, bombarde, clarinet, saxophone, bass, voice
Gyula Szarka -voice, bass, zither, guitar, kalabash
Tamás Szarka -voice, violin, zither, guitar, drum, koboz

Guests:
László Béhr - cimbalom, percussion
Gyöngyi Écsi - voice
Košèo Ján - synthesizer
Nagy Mihály - bagpipes, flute, percussion
Pipacsok gyermekkórus, Királyrév / Children choir Pipacsok from Királyrév
Ifjú Szivek Kórus, Pozsony / Ifjú Szivek Choir from Bratislava

Label - Fono Budai Zenehaz, Fono Music Hall, Hungary

'Mainly ... we play "Ghymes music" because unfortunately no other group plays this kind of music... It is true that from Tűzugráz we have used more electrical instruments and more drums, but this began already on the previous album, Üzenet [Message]. We will not change drastically, but every time we release a CD we feel we must add something and make it different from earlier albums. I hope we will be able to add something to every album. If not, we will stop playing.'
Andor Buják

Ghymes Ensemble was formed in 1984 at Nitra University of Pedagogy in Slovakia. Initially they played Hungarian folk music but are now extending their repertoire to include music originating in other parts of Eastern and Southern Europe.

They have their own unique style which is continually developing. In addition to the traditional instruments played (violin, viola, dulcimer, bagpipes, contrabass, lute, kalabash zither, Turkish pipe), they also incorporate the saxophone, drums and synthesizer.

Along with its leading member Michel Montanaro, (a musician from Provence, France), Ghymes and the Vujicsics ensembles are joint members of the group VENTS D´EST (Eastern Wind). Under this name they have also recorded several CDs.

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Visit the homepage of Ghymes at:
www.ghymes.hu

Read an interview with Ghymes at the Central Europe Review
http://www.ce-review.org

Ghymes Ensemble

'Uzenet - Message'