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'Új Élõ Népzene 8
Living Village Music 8'

Various Artists

(FMVMCD-008)

Volume 8 of 'Living Village Music Series' from The Dance House Guild, Hungary.

Zithers, violins, hurdy gurdy's, hit gardon, bagpipe, flute and more - theses instruments are all here on this great series of village music!

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.

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Living Village Music Volume 8 - Various Artists (FMVMCD008) CD

'Uj Elp Nepzene 8
Living Village Music 8'

Various Artists

(FMVMCD-008)

Artists	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. Major zenekar	Mérai verbunk, legényes és szapora (Kalotaszeg)
2. Pál István és barátai	Keserves, invertita és szapora (Kalotaszeg)
3. Magyar Dudazenekar	Dudahimnusz
4. Guzsalyas énekcsoport	Jászsági dalok
5. Balla Tibor	Alföldi népdalok tekeron
6. Varga Diána	Kispejlovam az Alföldet kapálja... (Nyíradony)
7. Micsik Béla	Röszkei citeramuzsika Magda Imre játéka után
8. Pojendán Gergo	Este késon falu végen jártam (Somogy)
9. Kalamona	Dudanóták (Somogy)
10. Unger Balázs és barátai	Perkátai pakulár és seprus
11. Nagy Gábor	Tereskei dudanóták furulyán (Nógrád)
12. Ludas	Nógrádi táncok - verbunk, csárdás és friss
13. Kokojza	Lassú és sebes csárdás (Gyimes)
14. Berbécs zenekar	Kerekes és tiszti (Gyimes)
15. Szalamás zenekar	Pontozó és gyors csárdás (Lorincréve)
16. Kovács Nóri	Szép a tavasz, de szebb a nyár... (Székelyföld)l
17. Agárdi Éva	Érpataki népdalok citerán
18. Krámli Kinga	Beleestem a Tiszába... (Nyíradony)
19. Rozsdamaró zenekar	Mérai csárdás és szapora (Kalotaszeg)
Duration (67'59")

Customer Reviews:

Reviewer: Erika B
Volume 8 Uj Elo Nepzene Series - Traveling Unpaved Roads to Discover, Hungarian Music in Remote Villages

To my amazement and delight, the Hungarian Dance House Guild has once again discovered and captured new and exciting regional traditional music from "off the beaten path" villages. I listened to Volume 8, wondering to myself, "Could they do it again?" That is, find music that leaves me tingling with anticipation waiting for each note, marveling at the combination of instruments that can create such feelings within me?" Happy to report, the answer is a loud and resounding "YES"!!!

Lucky me, the first two tracks are from Transylvania, I am hooked by the first five notes ... although only a mere three instruments, the violin, cello, and contra create a festive Kalotaszegi mood that can only be rivaled by the music of their Mezosegi neighbors. Contrasting the musical phrases of Mezoseg and Kalotaszeg is difficult because despite similarities, the violin playing technique is so startling and different from the norm, that the sounds become hypnotizing, mesmerizing, awesome in their unusual splendor, which defies further description. Major Zenekar play a verbunkos (recruiting music), legenyes (lad's dance) and szapora (quick stepped up music) with abandonment and oblivious pleasure ... at just the right tempo to make anyone jump up and dance. The second track is a more somber tune, a lament played by Pal Istvan and friends. As with most Hungarian music, the sadness of the lament soon passes and a more lively, peppy tune finishes the set, this time an invertita and szapora.

This CD has an arresting mixture of regional styles and instruments. There is something here to delight the most discriminating folklore enthusiast: bagpipe tunes, hurdy gurdy music from the Great Plains, flute music from Gyimes that is reminiscent of ancient Central Asian melodies, almost shamanistic in quality. The beautiful voices of the Guzsalyas Women's Chorus from the Jasz region create spine tingling sensations with their regional songs about village life, lost love, descriptions of nature and the past, songs filled with memories and longing. My absolute favorite track on this CD is sung by Varga, Diana, who has the pure, fresh voice of youth which expresses so eloquently the pain and pleasure derived from having a sweetheart, who is less ardent in expressing his affections than she is. She begins the medley of songs with wonderful verses about her pony and his escapades ... her charm and clear sweet voice is without comparison, absolutely precious! Pojendan Gergo, a male soloist, gives a wonderful description in song, of taking a walk in the village in the evening, at dusk. This autobiographical ballad describing the simplicity of village life is a fine example of the rich musical treasures Hungary has to offer. The Dance House Guild helps preserve aspects of the rural life which are dying out. The slower paced peasant culture has much to teach us about love, dignity, and the value of human life ... there is no substitute for the feeling of belonging which exists only in the community, called "the village'. Every person is known by name, reputation and family history, their inherent contribution to village life is recognized and valued ... something no city can ever claim.

The Dance House Guild selects and preserves awesome dance music which some of us would never know exists, such as "Perkatai pakular es seprus" by Unger Balazs and friends. I don't know what the word, "pakular" means in Hungarian but it should mean, the best village music within a ten mile radius. The word "seprus" is quite amusing because it is an archaic word for "broom" ... which perhaps could mean, you are dancing as gracefully as if sweeping a broom. Whenever I encounter the village of, Lorincreve (Transylvania) listed on a track, I know I will experience indescribable pleasure when listening to the music. As expected, "Pontozo and Gyors Csardas" played by Szalamas Zenekar (band) is truly wild, raucous, and just plain fun! The voice of Kovacs Nori is graceful and charming as she sings her heart out in her rendition of "Szep a tavasz de szeb a nyar" which translates as, "The Spring is beautiful, but summer is more beautiful". One can surmise, she is happier in the summer when the handsome young lads are out and about, flirting with the village girls. The last track, played by Rozsdamaro Zenekar, is a rousing, energetic, foot-stomping dance favorite from Kalotaszeg, a fast and lively csardas from Mera. Once more, the talented professionals from the Hungarian Dance House Guild have proven they can choose Hungarian village music better than anyone else, to please and delight a very selective folk-music loving audience! All I can say is, keep on producing these highly original and endorphin-rush addictive CDs! There will always be an audience, waiting for another one, like taking a bite of chocolate, you can not stop at just one!!!

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