Romano Drom

Foto: Csaba Bende This internationally renowned band’s repertoire is rooted in Vlach Gypsy traditions enriched with their own original compositions and seasoned with elements of folk music cultures from around the globe concocting a colourful melting pot of world music. Prolific performers, in the past 20 years they have held…

Cimbaliband

Foto: Lázár Todoroff The living embodiment of the EU’s motto “United in diversity”, this seven member multicultural group fuses Hungarian folk, classical, ethno-jazz and Balkan music with a good dose of humour to create an electrifying sound featuring the magical cimbalom. Their free-styling, dynamic style can not be contained within…

KEREKES

Foto: Márk Huszár “This is informed, conceptually savvy, and innovative music.” Songlines Magazine The Fehér brothers’ original folk music formation of shepherd’s flute, Csángó koboz (lute) and Transylvanian viola has evolved, with the addition of bass guitar and drums, into the rock-n-roll laced, edgy ethno-funk band we know today. Inspired…

Mónika Lakatos and the Gypsy Voices

Mónika Lakatos is an outstanding performer of authentic Olah Gypsy folk music, which she sings with an overwhelming intensity and profound empathy. Accompanied by musicians on traditional instruments, her voice projects the traditions of an ethnic community and the fates of individual people. www.lakatosmonika.hu