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Tunde Ivanovics and Geza Fabri

'Mentes Maskent..., Save as...'

(INCD001)

Musicians:
Tünde Ivánovics – voice
Géza Fábri – folk lute, voice

With
Zurgo Ensemble:
Lídia Draskóczy – violin
Bercel Nagy – wooden flute
László Demeter – folk lute
Andrea Navratil – voice

and
Balázs Szokolay Dongó – kaval, jew's harp, wooden flute, bagpipes
Dániel Lipták – violin

Both performers were born in Vojvodina (part of Northern Serbia with large Hungarian population). Tunde Ivanovics has participated in numerous folk bands, including the band of Felix Lajko. Geza Fabri was the founder of the dance-house movement in Vojvodina. He was prominent member of such important Hungarian folk bands as Vizöntő. This CD contains Moldavian csango songs accompanied mainly on koboz (folk lute). The musicians' aim is to save a very sincere world. Their songs and lute-music speak of a passing world, depicting the Eden of Moldva in virtuosity of ornaments, while simultaneously giving a confession about their own inner selves.

From record label:
"Csángó – Hungarian folk songs from Moldva resung.

Folk music, the authentic folk song emerges from within them, comes to life, and they support it’s viability with great anxiety. They draw from the spring of Moldva - from the music of Külsorekecsin, Klézse, Trunk, Gyoszény, Lujzikalagor and Pusztina – while they feel obliged to add to this stream.

They search for the natural joins of the melodies, to let them soar even against the current.

The master of the lute playfully presents the duality of his instrument, it’s melodious and accompanying role. He thus opens up an entire gallery of tools used by lute players during the course of musical production. 

They declare that this seed will always shoot new buds, for it bursts out of nature’s minimalistic principles, just as the masterpiece of the melody, the birth of which will hold mysteries one can perhaps never unravel. 

They aim to save a very sincere world as it’s renewal. Their songs and lute-music speak of a passing world, depicting the Eden of Moldva in virtuosity of ornaments, but simultaneously giving a confession about their own inner selves. Thus, they resound our Hungarian csángó songs from Moldva, and the unique harmony of their music recalls the past by projecting it into the future."

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Tunde Ivanovics and Geza Fabri

'Mentes Maskent..., Save as...'

(INCD001)

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks

1. Tavaszi szél - Spring Breeze (4'59") 2. Erdo, erdo - Forest, Forest (2'49") 3. Madár (Muntenia) - Bird (Muntenia) (2'37") 4. Tavasz - Spring (6'46") 5. Menyecske, menyecske - Bride, Bride (2'52") 6. Ének Szent Lászlóhoz - A Song To St. Ladislas (4'58") 7. Hol vagy István király? - Where Are You King Stephan? (2'45") 8. A pünkösdi rózsa - The Peony (4'13") 9. Túl a vízen - Beyond The Water (3'53") 10. Szor szökött a szemembe - A Hair Fell Into My Eye (4'54") 11. Gyöngyös György unokája - The Grandson Of Gyöngyös György (3'52") 12. A zsivány felesége - The Outlaw's Wife (4'00") 13. Katonás - Soldiers's Song (7'43") 14. Hegyen s földön - On Mountain And Ground (6'08")

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