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'Uj Elo Nepzene 4
Living Village Music 4'

Various Artists

(FMVMCD-004)

Volume 4 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. Magyar Dudazenekar
2. Berecz András - Újstílus
3. Táltos Ensemble
4. Csík Ensemble
5. Almaro Suno
6. Teskó Ensemble
7. Falkafolk Ensemble
8. Vujicsics Ensemble
9. Kalamajka Ensemble
10. Magyar Tekerõzenekar
11. Kamaras Ensemble
12. Gereben Ensemble
13. Bokros Ensemble
14. Bakos Árpád - Ethnokor
15. Juhász Katalin

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'Új Élõ Népzene 4
Living Village Music 4'

Various Artists

(FMVMCD-004)


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Tracks


1. Ne Sirasd Gyöngykoszorúdat (3'37")
2. Nádasmenti Keserves (5.25")
3. Bukovinai Tanc (2'52")

4. Öreges és Cigánycsárdás (4'01")
5. Román Pergetõ (5'22")
6. Carrickfergus & Jigs (5'01")
7. Geampara (3'36")

8. Alaj Volim (4'21")
9. Vine Tancu Din Ardeal (3'37")
10. Vitézek az Végeknél (7'33")
11. Üzenet (4'57")
12. A Sárrétjén Nevelkedtem (8'48")
13. Szent Gellért Legendája (5'14")
14. Álom(6'45")
15. Csíjja, Bújja (1'57")

Duration (71'06")

Previous volumes always included poignant hauntingly beautiful songs sung a capella, by a lone female voice in nearly perfect pitch, this CD has only one female singer, Katalin Juhász. She sings a lullaby, "Csíjja, Bújja" (#15) the last selection, very much like an ambient, meditative new age musical creation, which is totally in keeping with the spirit of the song, singing a baby to sleep. There are three very interesting and very different dances from Transylvania included on the CD. The first is "Bukovina tancok" (#3) which is played by Táltos. It is a merry set of melodies. The second is "Öreges és Cigánycsárdás" (#4) played by the Csík band. It is an upbeat, twirling enthusiastic csardas with Romanian violin embellishments. The third is "Vine Tancu din Ardeal" (#9) played by Kalamajka which has totally mesmerizing violin medleys and changing rhythms. Again, with regrets, the regions from which the last two dances are from are not mentioned. This is very disappointing as I would like to buy CDs on which this style of music is predominant.

Amaro Suno (Roma) the gypsy band plays "Román Pergetõ" with high spirits and joviality. It is another Transylvanian piece from an unidentified region. The Tekerõzenekar (Hurdy Gurdy Band) plays "Vitézek az Végeknél" (#10) which is a proud, patriotic, historical piece, sung by a male chorus accompanied by the music of the tekero. A unique feature of this piece includes an improvisational clarinet solo which is often heard in Turkey, Macedonia, or Greece. It is totally an unexpected surprise which fits well into the theme of the song and complements the tekero music. Gereben (male solo) sings "A Sárrétjén Nevelkedtem" (#12) which is another autobiographical song about growing up and living in Sarret (northern Hungary). Here, too, the listener who does not speak or understand Hungarian can not grasp the nuances of meaning and emotion expressed in the song. Too bad there are no liner notes! It is possible something would be lost in the translation anyway. Last but not least, is "Alom" ("Dream") (#14) sung by Árpád Bakos with the music played by Ethnokor. It has an unusual melody which is most likely an example of the ancient Hungarian pentatonic scale. At first it seems off key but after a brief interval, one gets into the dreamy state the musicians intended, and you are enveloped into the story conveyed by the singer. My recommendation is: buy this one if you are attracted to Hungarian music ... you will not be sorry!

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