Music CD details

Életfa Ensemble

'Gyökereink -
Our Roots'

(ELETFA01)

Musicians:
ldikó Magyar - violin, voice
Natalie "Nati" Zagyva - violin, voice
Kálmán "Öcsi" Magyar - violin, kontra, drum, voice
Attila Papp - bass, voice
Jozsef Gartai - kontra, voice
Raul Rothblatt - cello, bass

The Eletfa Hungarian Folk Ensemble are first generation American Hungarians the New Jersey/New York area.

'The Ensemble treats its audiences to a high-energy, entertaining tour of Hungary's folk music, song and dance culture, guided throughout by engaging narrative and demonstrations. The group's members specialize in and present the authentic, archaic folklore from the villages of present-day Hungary, Transylvania, Romania, Slovakia and beyond, delivered in a style suitable for Western audiences. The members of Eletfa are all driven by their love and respect for Hungarian folk music and dance, the importance in preserving Hungarian dance, music and culture in North America, and the dedication to performing and spreading the joy of music, song and dance.'

GBP 10.79

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Kalman Magyar also guest on the Csik Ensemble's release
'Tiszta Szivvel- With Pure Heart'
(FA036)

Életfa Ensemble

'Gyokereink -
Our Roots'

(ELETFA01)

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. Lõrincrévi emlékek -  Memories from Loroncreve (3'16")

2. Magyarnemegyei muzsika - Music From Magyarnemegye (3'57")

3. Diófa - Walnut Tree (3'24")

4. Széki ballada -  Ballad rom Szek (1'48")

5. Marosszéki dalok - Tunes from Marosszék (4'35")

6. Mérai cigánycsárdás - Gypsy Csardas from Mera (3'46")

7. Gyimesi kerekes és magyaros - Round and Hungarian dance from Gyimes (5'40")

8. LCserkész Csokor - Songs of the Hungarian Scouts (4'11")

9. Erdõ - Forest (3'02")

10. Calusari (4'58")

11. Árpádhoni szüreti mulatság - Harvest Celebration in Árpádon (7'11")

12. Mezõkölpényi dalok - Tues from Mezokolpeny (5'54")

13. Nem úgy van most mint volt régen - It's not like it used to be (8'07")

14. Mahala (3'22")

15. Kalotaszegi búcsúzás - Farewell from Kalotaszeg (6'40")

Duration (70'01")

Our mp3 samples are approximately 30 seconds long and of low(ish) quality for a fast download (file size app 300KB)

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