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Kerekes Band

'What the Folk?!'

Musicians:
Zsombor Fehér - flutes, voice
Csaba Námor - koboz
Ákos Csarnó - viola
Viktor Fehér - drums
Csaba Kónya - bass

Label - Kerekes, Hungary
Released 2011

"In recent years Kerekes Band have grown to be one of the strongest world music bands around. Mixing ethno-funk, boogie, and csángó liberation, they have come up with their own rock 'n' roll. Their concerts are characterized by a pulsating 'stadium folk' mood, which are accompanied by miraculous happenings and psychedelic visions..."

Hungarian fusioneers Kerekes Band continue their exploration into ethno funk.

Kerekes call it 'Ethno Funk', it is their contemporary interpretations of songs derived from Csango Hungarian folk music.

From label:
"From an ensemble playing authentic folk music from Gyimes and Moldva, through long and persistent learning and countless jam sessions for sheer love of the music, Kerekes Band has been 'polished' to become a band that mingles tunes of Hungarian folk music with a large variety of popular musical genres, creating a unique style they like to call 'Ethno Funk'. The international and countrywide success did not keep them waiting for too long; one of the most acknowledged world music magazines, the British Songlines voted their third album titled Pimasz to be one of the year's best world music albums ('Top of the World') in October, 2006..."

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Kerekes Band

'What the Folk?!'