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world music, jazz, popular music

A Celebration of Folk Music - from dance house to world music

one interval
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
  • Produced by Müpa Budapest

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Every year since 2008, Müpa Budapest's gala concert A Celebration of Folk Music has provided a festival of traditional Hungarian folk music. The 2022 event will feature everything from 'táncház' (dance house) bands to world music productions. There will be a succession of legendary and less-established performers, whose work tells us that even in the big city you don't lose the traditions of folk music. Erdőfű, Mónika Lakatos and the Gypsy Voices, Zűrös Banda, Napfonat, and a shared production from Parno Graszt and the Bohemian Betyars will make up the main show, though you can also look forward to a children's concert.

Not every performer in the 2022 gala show will play folk music in its original form. Some will combine it with other genres, others will use it as inspiration for original songs, though the shared roots will be the same throughout the evening, regardless of the fact that we will hear music from a wide array of different people and territories. The first half of the two-part concert will be opened by Erdőfű, who play authentic táncház music. Their show features authentic string folk music from the former Hungarian territories of the Carpathian Basin. They will be followed by the WOMEX Lifetime Achievement award winner Mónika Lakatos and her ensemble Gypsy Voices (Cigány Hangok), who will sing some classic Gypsy songs that are closely tied to their traditions, with emphasis on singing with multiple solo voices. The first half will be concluded by the group Zűrös Banda, who will perform covers of Hungarian and Balkan folk songs in addition to their own compositions. Then, backed by a rhythm section, the energetic female capella band Napfonat will rework their own songs and folk music from Hungarian and other cultures in a polyphonic sound. The main show will be completed by a group formed from the folk-rock Bohemian Betyars and the world famous Parno Graszt from the Hungarian town of Paszab, serving up a guaranteed party atmosphere. The children's concert will be performed by Éva Korpás and her band, who hail from Upper Hungary.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Featuring:

  • presenter
    Dániel Hamar

Erdőfű Band:

  • violin
    Andor Maruzsenszki
  • violin, vocals
    Ádám Kiss-Balbinat
  • viola, kontra
    Márton Éri
  • double bass, gardon
    Katalin Éri
  • cimbalom
    Ferenc Zimber

Mónika Lakatos and the Gypsy Voices:

  • vocals
    Mónika Lakatos, Gabriella Tintér, Ildikó Balogh
  • guitar, vocals
    Mihály Rostás, Róbert Lakatos
  • can, oral bass
    A. Máté Kovács

Zűrös Banda:

  • vocals
    Branka Básits
  • saxophone
    Péter Bede
  • saxophone, clarinet
    Márton Deáky, Bence Babcsán
  • guitar
    Kornél Varga
  • bass guitar
    Attila Boros
  • drums
    Ákos Kertész

Napfonat:

  • Kriszti Farkas (Volkova)
    Heni Szalay
    Anita Szarka
    Eszter Tóth
    Orsi Tóth

Bohemian Betyars X Parno Graszt:

  • vocals
    Jennifer Szirota
  • vocals, tambura, guitar
    József Oláh
  • vocals, guitar
    Levente Szűcs
  • vocals, violin, viola
    Máté Palágyi
  • vocals, accordion
    Krisztián Oláh
  • vocals, guitar, darbuka
    Viktor Oláh
  • trumpet
    Domonkos Kondor
  • electric guitar
    Máté Mihályfi
  • bass guitar
    Gábor Fehér
  • drums, percussion instruments
    Dániel Dankó
  • vocals, spoons
    Sándor Horváth
  • oral bass, kanna
    István Németh

Parking information

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Refreshments – Without the Queue

Thanks to our new catering service at the Átrium Snack Bar, you can forget about waiting in line during intermissions for some refreshments and get your order prepped especially for you by the time the intermission actually starts. Find out more about pre-ordering here.

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