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…

Melinda Balogh

Foto: Kornél Papp Young folk singer Melinda Balogh burst onto the scene with her first album ‘Napkerék’ earning her much deserved praise. On the album she applies her unique voice and emotion to Transylvanian Gypsy folk music. She also performs regularly with the improvised folklore theatre group ‘BaHorKa’. winkler.silvia@googlemail.com //+3630…

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

Oláh Gipsy Beats

Comprised of members from the top Roma bands in Hungary, their music is a powerful blend of archaic songs from small Roma villages and modern classics from the big city, with a good dash of world music in the mix. Their strikingly rich vocals are accompanied by traditional Roma and…