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Egyszólam and Kalamajka

'Megutik a Dobot -
When Drums are Beaten'

(ER-CD048)

Musicians:
Egyszólam:
Zoltán Juhász - duct flute, long duct flute, flute, bagpipe
Kálmán Sáringer - duct flute, long duct flute
Éva Fábián - gardon, voice
András Berecz - voice

Kalamajka:
Béla Halmos - violin
Tamás Petrovits - cimbalom
Péter Dövényi - viola
András Nagymarosy - bass, tamburica, ádurica
Éva Fábián - voice

Guests:
Katalin Juhász - voice
Gergely Agócs - tárogató, shawn, clarinet, voice
Réka Juhász - voice
Dénes Juhász - voice
Lilla Juhász - voice
Anna Sáringer - voice
Gergely Dövényi - voice
Katica Szabó - voice

Vocal and instrumental folk music from Hungary 1848-49.
Members from both of these ensembles have been playing Hungarian folk music since the revival of the Tanchaz (dancehouse) in the 1970s. Many of the members of each ensemble have been at the forefront of folk music research and collection for many years. On this release they present their interpretations of songs from an historical and defining point in the history of Hungarian people, the revolution for independence in 1848.

Read an interview with Bela Halmos
in our magazine section.

Bela Halmos from Kalamajka has worked with Ferenc Sebo, Muzsikas and on many solo projects and was a leading light of the 70s tanchaz movement. He was also featured with Marta Sebestyen on the Channel 4 television documentary on Hungarian folk music 'Treasure Beyond the Forest'. Members of the ensemble Egyszolam have been featured on previous releases and concerts by Vujicsics and Muzsikas.

This new release features both ensembles playing traditional folk music instruments such as the bagpipe, flute, violin, cimbalom, clarinet etc.

'In addition to the official teaching of history, the collective memories of people, songs, tales and other folklore-rooted art work also play a significant role in preserving and passing down our historic legacy to younger generations. Our purpose with this CD was to show the richness and diversity of the music material related to the events of 1848-49 to a wider audience. We would like to add a new tone to the well-known but sometimes tiresome repertoire we learnt at school. During the compilation our sources were onetime manuscripts, the scientific work of prominent Hungarian scholars and the material of various collections. In our efforts we tried to demonstrate all the vocal and instrumental genres of the war of independence ranging from the most archaic tunes to more recent songs.

The album is equally enjoyable and informative for music lovers longing for simple and pure music, for professionals who do research into traditional cultures and for foreigners who wish to learn more about Hungarian culture.'

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Egyszolam and Kalamajka

'Megutik a Dobot -
When Drums are Beaten'

(ER-CD048)

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks

1. Becs Varostol Nyugtrol Keletre (5'05")

2. Ulik A Rezdobot (4'48")

3. Jou Kossuth, Jon (1'21")

4. Kossuth Nota (2'29")

5. Kossuth Lajos Azt Izente (5'27")

6. Kossuth Lajos A Vezer (3'34")

7. Este Keson Megperditik A Dobot (3'53")

8. Alt Beszelik Oda Jot (3'26")

9. Megtanultam Totul Svabul (4'18")

10. Kossuth Izenete Eljott (4'01")

11. Erdely korut van keritve (2'40")

12. Rakoczi indulo, felotahos es verbunk (3'13")

13. Gabor Aron rezagyuja (3'47")

14. Krakowiak (2'37")

15. Garibaldi notak (3'55")

16. Kun verbunk (3'47")

17. Aldja meg az Isten azt az edesanyat (3'56")

18 Kispejiovam megerdemli a zabot (4'39")

19. Ezernyolcszaznegyvennyolcban (1'40")

Duration (68'20")

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