The Hungarian Cultural Center, NY & Centrum Management present
Authentic Folk Music from Hungary and Transylvania
The winners of the 2011 Budapest FOLKBEATS talent search competition. Energetic, youthful and exciting band directly from the Budapest táncház scene.
“Music from our Masters”
Csaba Soós – violin, Márton Kovács – violin, Ágnes Enyedi – vocal,
Tamás Enyedi – cimbalom, Márton Fekete – brácsa, Dávid Horváth – bass
Táncház (Hungarian folkdance workshop) will follow most performances.
About the band
The Magos Hungarian folk music band is one of the brightest and upcoming stars of the Hungarian folk music scene. They and their generation of folk musicians may be the last links who were still able to learn from the great masters of folk music, who lived and preserved folk music for decades. Now it is their generation who must keep the authentic folk music alive to pass it on to future musicians. The musical philosophy of the Magos is to learn and present Hungarian folk music in its archaic form and perform it to the young generation. The band was selected by a distinguished group of judges during a five-month competition last year in Budapest, the FOLKBEATS talent search program. From almost 100 entrants, they received the best folk music band citation. Their winning prize was this North American tour.
In their performances the Magos will play authentic Hungarian music – it may also be called táncház music – from the Carpathian Basin, which includes Hungary, Transylvania and part of Slovakia. Whenever possible the performance will be finished with Hungarian folkdance teaching, so the audience may experience the wonderful Hungarian culture not only by listening but also by participating.
Listen and watch
- Bonchidai dallamok
- Magyarpéterlaki forduló és cigánycsárdás
- Küküllőmenti csárdás és szökős
- Bonchidai ritka magyar és lakodalmas csárdás
- FOLKBEATS 2011 – Magos Zenekar
- Magos on Facebook
The 2012 tour
The Hungarian Cultural Center, NY is supporting the tour of the ensemble. The Center is dedicated to promoting Hungarian culture and increasing the awareness of the wonderful cultural resources of Hungary to the North American public. The Center is funded by the Bálint Balassi Institute, Budapest.
Tour information: Centrum Management – Kálmán Magyar
Tel: 201-836-4869 · Email: magyar@magyar.org
Tour Manager: Gábor Dobi
Produced in association with Jamdance Kft., Budapest, Hungary
Magos Hungarian Folk Band Tour – Spring 2012 (PDF)
