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'Új Élõ Népzene 2
Living Village Music 2'

Various Artists

(FMVMCD-002)

Volume 2 of 'Living Village Music Series' from The Dance House Guild, Hungary.

Új élõ népzene is a new series of folk music recordings from Hungary, and follows in the tradition of the Tanchaz revival of the 1970s. The ensembles and soloists are all associated with the Folk Workshop Hungary. This is traditional music played on traditional instruments by singers and musicians wishing to keep alive their heritage. The performers are from various communities, mainly Hungarian, living both in Hungary and in such diverse places as Slovakia and California! One thing is common to all, and that is they have joined together to keep alive the rich melodies, songs and dances, from Transylvania, Slovakia, Yugoslavia and surrounding areas.
This music is called village music- Living Village Music.

Artists and Ensembles on this release:
1. Hegedos Ensemble
2. Cabar Zenekar
3. Szabo Zoltan
4. Rece-Fice Ensemble
5. Boglya Ensemble
6. Tasnady Erika
7. Bolya Duo
8. Zurgo Ensemble
9. Bekecs Ensemble
10. Duvo Ensemble
11. Papp Agnes, Vakler Anna Es Borsi Ferenc
12. Pikos Es Bandaja
13. Bardosi Ildiko
14. Teka Ensemble

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Living Village Music 2 - Various (FMVMCD02) CD

'Új Élõ Népzene 2
Living Village Music 2'

Various Artists

(FMVMCD-002)

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Tracks

1. Kemenytelki Dallamok (3'34")

2. Bunyevk Tancok (4'07")

3. Medinai Szerb Lakodolmi Dallamok (5'11")
4. Banati Szeb Tancok (4'32")
5. Elmegyek, Elmegyek… (Mezomadaras) (4'59")
6. Szep A Rozsabolor… (Klezse) (1'01")
7. Botosanka Es Ruszaszka (Klezse) (3'21")
8. Oreg Magyaros Es Kettos (Klezse) (3'53")
9. Szol A Kakos, Szol Mar… (Szatmari Hajnali) (4'31")
10. Szekekyverbunk, Lassu Es Ropogtatos (Szilagysag) (5'29")
11. Szentesi Dalok (4'52")
12. Kalotasegi Par (9'02")
13. A Torok Asszony Balladoja (Magyarsaros) (3'42")
14. Kalotaszegi Legenyes (5'29")

Duration 63'48"

Customer Reviews:

Reviewer: Erika B

Vol. 2 of "Új Élõ Népzene - Living Village Music" - A Musical Feast for the Soul

This CD is like fine wine: a heady bouquet of assorted flavors with an occasional exotic taste that takes one by surprise. The first few selections are instrumentals which represent the Hungarian presence in neighboring Transylvania, Croatia and Serbia. The remainder of the CD has music and songs primarily from well known or remote villages of Transylvania. The first four recordings serve to whet the appetite, they tease the senses, much like appetizers do before a grand dinner. The first one, "Keményteleki Dallamok" by Hegedös Együttes is a sequence of violin instrumental music from the Mezõség region of Transylvania. The lead violinist, primas, takes the opportunity to improvise melodies, while the second violinist provides harmonic counterpoint. The harmonies become more complex including an occasional tight trill or sometimes a fingering of the strings which allows for a half-step difference in the notes which creates the distinct features identifiable as Mezõségi music. Music from this region is a sincere expression of love for life by everyday people. Basically, three folk instruments: the violin, the gardon, and the bass, create the sounds that can be either soothing and calming, like a babbling brook, or extraordinarily passionate, like a torrential rainstorm. Either way, you are transfixed: the emotions are compelled to move ... with or without your permission!

The second recording is a series of dances from southern Hungary called "Bunevac Táncok" played by Cabar Zenekar. The Hungarians have assimilated the Serbo-Croatian instruments and music of their neighbors in these dances. The third and forth selections are respectively, Serbian wedding melodies from Medina and Serbian dances from the Bánát region. The tamburica orchestra clearly creates the staccato rhythm which is identified with this area. Enchanting young women's voices add drama and mystique to the sounds of the tambura and bracs. These four recordings represent what is best about Hungarian music: energetic violin playing with distinctive embellishments and unusual melodies and rhythms which evoke intense emotional responses.

Unforgettable, too, are the female singers who express tender poignant feelings with sincerity and sweetness. Boglya Együttes created a sensation with their song "Elmegyek, Elmegyek" ("I'm leaving, I'm leaving"). This writer translates some of it as follows:

I'm leaving, I'm leaving,
I won't be writing anyone ...

I'm thinking, I'm thinking, my love,
that I must separate from you ...

However, my separating from you is only a dream,
I'm really offering my heart to someone else ...

I'm burning, I'm burning,
when inwardly I'm freezing, I'm freezing...

You're so distant, you're so distant from me,
my sweet partner, send me reassurance from where you are.

Another lovely song, "Szép a Rózsabokor" ("The Rosebush is Beautiful") sung by Erika Tasnády, reminds one of the untouched innocence of blossoming youth or adolescence. This writer translates the words as follows:

The rosebush is very beautiful,
The leaves are a bright green,
The branches are like lace,
But the rose in bloom is most beautiful.

You are a pretty young maiden,
Dressed to be pleasing and attractive,
But that which is most beautiful in you remains silent,
That which is most beautiful remains silent ---
Your most beautiful soul ... it remains silent.

Another hauntingly beautiful female voice sings solo about a Turkish woman who, perhaps due to poverty, leaves her infant son in a blanket under a tree. As she walks down the road her maternal instincts beckon her to retrieve her son. Sadly, he has disappeared ... taken up by a bird into the air. One is left wondering why she abandoned her infant in the first place. One hopes that she did it so he might be found by someone and have a better life. Perhaps the symbolism of the bird represents setting him free from the bondage of poverty. The melody and words are unsettling - one is left wanting to change the ending, knowing it is impossible.

Often the obvious characteristic of Hungarian music is exuberance and energetic flair ... yet the most memorable songs are those which are expressed simply and with little musical accompaniment. The melodies and songs awaken our senses to that indefinable area which connects us to our soul and for that we are grateful.

Erika Borsos

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