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Vujicsics
with Marta Sebestyen

'Délszláv Népzene - Southern Slav Folk Music'

Musicians:
Gábor Eredics - bass-prime, tambura, accordeon, voice
Kálmán Eredics - double bass, drums, voice
Miroszláv Brczán - tambura-celo, brac, double bass, voice
Mihály Borbély - saxophone, sheperd’s pipe, clarinet, tambura-brac, voice

Ferenc Szendrodi - prime tambura, tambura samica
Zoltán Horváth - prime tamura, alt tambura, tenor tambura

Guests:
Márta Sebestyén - vocals
Marica Greges - vocals
Katalin Gyenis - vocals
Ibolya Radics - vocals

Label - Hungaroton, Hungary

Vujicsics ensemble was formed in 1974 in Pomaz, in the early days of the folk-dance revival in Hungary. The primary aim was to continue and revive the folk-music heritage of the Serbian communities in the Budapest region (Szentendre, Pomaz, Csobanka, Budakalasz). Later its scope was extended to the folk-music of the Croats of the Danube valley and southern Hungary, including field-work, arrangements, and performance, and the presentation as such of this diverse and colourful folk-music. The Vujicsics arrangements are characterised by respect for the heritage, and musicianship of a high order. Their repertoire, based on archaic traditions, now enjoys a respected place on the concert platforms of Hungary, Europe, and more distant continents.

Pronounced "Voy-chich" after the late Hungarian composer, collector and musicologist, Tihamer Vujicsics, the group plays the traditional music of Serbia and Croatia. They are professional musicologists and graduates of Hungary's musical academies.

Like folk music musicologists Tihamer Vujicsics and Gyorgy Martin before them, the members have collected the folk music from the Southern Slav peoples on both sides of the Danube River; Hungary and the former Yugoslavia.

"...People were dancing and singing there and Tihamér was playing his flute with our band. In the break he showed us how to imitate the sound of the bagpipe on the accordeon, on violin and on other instruments. We were also talking about the music and instruments a lot. After his death we felt we had to name our group Vujicsics and try to continue his work in our way. So, we are Vujicsics Ensemble from 1976..."

Read more of this interview with Vujicsics member Mihály Borbély in our magazine section.

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Vujicsics
with Marta Sebestyen

'Délszláv Népzene - Southern Slav Folk Music'