Led by the violinist and guitarist Róbert Farkas, Budapest Bár gave new momentum to popular Hungarian songs produced in the 1920s and onwards by using a base of Gypsy music to combine elements of jazz, pop, rock, klezmer and numerous other musical genres and reinterpret those songs and create their very own Gyspy lounge style. The group, who typically invite popular pop and rock singers to perform alongside the band's musicians, later gave greater space to international songs and began writing their own compositions. Their traditional and diverse records also include albums inspired by a particular theme (such as the work of Szabolcs Fényes or klezmer music). Now, after one Christmas album, another about the city of Budapest and a subsequent three-year break without releasing a full-length record, Budapest Bár have produced a new album, Ha megtehetnéd (If You Could), which deals with love and desire and features old and new cover songs alongside four fresh compositions. They will present the new songs in a truly unique way, as the usual Bár sound is supplemented by three special guests, the singer Adél Jordán and two musicians, the Liszt Award-winning violinist Vilmos Oláh and the manouche guitarist Ferenc Illés, who will join the band for a few songs.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest