Parno Graszt
Parno Graszt is a Roma folklore group from Paszab , Hungary . The group is dedicated to authentic Roma music.
"Parno Graszt" is Romani and means "white horse" (the white color symbolizes purity and the horse freedom). "Parno Graszt" was founded in 1987. They sing both Romani and Hungarian, and a song is often sung in both languages alternately and simultaneously. Everyone can sing and dance in Paszab, the core group consists of almost ten musicians, but seventeen musicians also play, their musical roots are the collective music of the region. A dance group of around 10 often performs with the group. After the release of the first CD Rávágok a zongorára , it climbed to seventh place on the European World Music Charts in October 2002 . On the initiative of the BBC , Hungarian television made a film in 2003/2004 entitled Parno Graszt: Holidays and everyday life about the group (director: Sándor Silló, 2004, 58 minutes). In 2005, the Swiss magazine Vibrations named Parno Graszt one of the ten best music groups.
Band members
- József Oláh (vocals, guitar, drum)
- Géza Balogh (vocals, guitar, dance)
- Viktor Oláh (vocals, guitar, dance)
- Sándor Horváth (vocals, wooden spoons, dance)
- János Jakocska (vocals, guitar)
- Mária Váradi (song, dance)
- Mária Balogh (song, dance)
- Krisztián Oláh (accordion)
- János Oláh (double bass)
- István Németh (harmonica, Ceglédi kanna )
Albums
- Rávágok a zongorára (2002) ( I hit the piano )
- Járom az utam (2004) ( I go my way )
- Ez a világ nekem való (2007) ( This world is mine )
- Reggelig mulatok (2011) ( I party until the morning )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parno Graszt ( Memento of the original from May 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Parno Graszt: Ünnepek és Hétköznapok
- ↑ Parno Graszt ( Memento of the original of July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
