Hungary - Budapest Part II

 We are staying in Budapest for a wee while to discover some more music.  First up we meet Tárkány Művek, a band founded in 2008 which combines traditional Hungarian folk with Avant Garde Jazz.  After the release of their first album in 2010 they quickly rose to become one of the most popular young folk bands in Hungary.  Here's a track which features on the bonus album to the Rough Guide to the Music of Hungary, Introducing Tárkány Művek.  The song is called Úgy Szeretlek (So Much I Love You):

Musician, performer and composer Vilmos Gryllus was born in Budapest in 1951.  Much of his music as a solo artist is aimed at children and he has a created a successful children's TV show.  Here is a song from his 2014 album Maszkabál called Katicabogár: 

Gryllus is also a founding member of folk band Kaláka together with his brother Dániel.  They've been going since 1969 and have had an unchanged line-up since 1996.  Again they play many concerts specifically for children, blending in elements of jazz with contemporary folk.  Here's a performance together with renowned folk singer Bea Palya (more of her in a later post):

The Buda Folk Band was born in Budapest in 2007 from a bunch of young musicians, all children of traditional musicians.  Even though they are based in the city, their music is very much based on the traditional rural music of Hungary, but with a danceable urban influence.  Here is a pair of songs called Kuruc Mahala és Rettenet, the latter of which features on their 2015 album Saját Gjűtés:

Primás Parade, or Rendhagyó Prímástalálkozó (which in my experience has fewer syllables than the English name) is a supergroup of musicians drawn from the folk, jazz, rock and classical scenes with a common root in traditional music.  According to their own blurb:

Excellent members of the formation are such as the virtuoso violinist István ‘Szalonna’ Pál, the unique-style violinist Balázs Vizeli, one of the world best cimbalom players Kálmán Balogh and the ethno-jazz icon of Hungary Mihály Dresch. The guitarist Miklós Both gives the songs a rock-touch, and the concertmaster Róbert Lakatos brings his mastery of classical and folk music. 

Two brilliant singers add their voices to their music: Ágnes Herczku, one of the most versatile singers of the scene, and Éva Korpás, who was awarded with the best Hungarian folk singer award in Slovakia. The music is accompanied by the absolutely outstanding Hungarian masters of traditional folk instruments: Róbert Doór with the double bass and László Mester with the viola. 

Here's a short version of the opening track Nytáni (the album version has a 6 minute intro) from their 2013 album Vol. 2:

I think I'll leave it at that from Budapest for the time being, else I'll never get this post out.  We'll meander through the rest of Hungary next, and in the meantime you can follow my virtual journey on my Tripline map