Guests: Eszter Szita - voice István Pál "Szalonna" - violin, vocal Gergo Unger - electric guitar Roland Nagy - drum, vocal
Released 2007
Label - Fono Budai Zenehaz, Hungary
"For those who have seen "Black Cat, White Cat" or "Underground" from Emir Kusturica or heard the music of
Taraf de Haiduks or the Boban Markovic Orkestar I guarantee that our melodies will strike a tone of familiarity. The band formed in the spring of 2006. The members are passionate balkan-music fans. In our music the most significant thing is the presence and lead role of the cymbalom. The other lead instrument is the accordion. The harmony produced by these two instruments and the mixture of
accompaniment ultimately define our sound. In our repertoire you can find the "jewels" of Balkan and Hungarian melodies. Our songs are mostly tunes from Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia." Cimbali Band
Balkan and gypsy music is getting popular at clubs, festivals and pubs, according to the
CimbaliBand, most of whose members are not Roma. They play Gypsy, Hungarian and Balkans music focused on the cimbalom,
a stringed instrument struck with light hammers, and the accordion.
"Gypsy music is on the rise if you can do it in a way which gets it across to the
audience." Balazs Unger, Cimbaliband