Kaláka
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | Folk, jazz, blues |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Labels | Hungaroton Gryllus |
| Website | kalaka |
| Members | Vilmos Gryllus |
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Kaláka is a folk music group formed in Budapest, Hungary on November 26, 1969. The founding members are , Vilmos Gryllus, and . Later Mikó was replaced by who in turn was replaced by and later by . was also a member of the band for a short time. They have been in their current lineup since 1996.
Since 1980 they have organized the Kaláka Folk Festival every July in the Castle of Diósgyőr, Miskolc.
The word kaláka means "working together" in some Hungarian dialects.
Members[]
- : double bass, guitar
- : flute, zither, pan flute, clarinet, tárogató, bagpipe
- Vilmos Gryllus: cello, guitar, charango, lute, Jew's harp
- : mandolin, 12-string guitar, ukulele, cuatro, viola, kalimba
Works[]
- Music and poetry
Several poems by Hungarian and foreign poets were set to tune by Kaláka, including János Arany, Endre Ady, Sándor Weöres, Dezső Kosztolányi, Sándor Kányádi, Lőrinc Szabó, Attila József, Robert Burns, François Villon, Sergei Yesenin.
Kaláka have released about 1000 songs and 25 albums.
- Soundtracks
They composed the theme for the cartoon series Hungarian Folk Tales.
- Concerts and tours
They often give concerts for children. All the musicians learned by the Kodály method in primary school and utilize what they learnt there about music education.
Kaláka have toured abroad in the following countries: Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, the Republic of China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Soviet Union, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, South Korea.
Discography[]
- Kaláka (1977)
- Az én koromban (1981)
- A fekete ember (1984)
- Oda s vissza. Holland versek magyarul (1984)
- A pelikán (1985)
- Szabad-e bejönni ide betlehemmel? (1987)
- Az én szívemben boldogok a tárgyak (1988)
- Villon – Kaláka (1988)
- Boldog szomorú dal (1989)
- Ukulele (1993)
- Kaláka 25 (1994)
- Hol a nadrágom? (1995)
- Bőrönd Ödön (1996)
- Varázsvirágok (1998)
- Hajnali rigók (1998)
- Nálatok laknak-e állatok? (1998)
- Kaláka 30 (1999)
- Egyetemi Színpad '76 (2002)
- Csak az egészség meglegyen (2003)
- Kaláka – Kányádi (2004)
- Kaláka – Kosztolányi (2005)
- Karácsonyi Kaláka (2005)
- Madáretető (2006)
- Kaláka – Arany János (2007)
- Ukulele – Kaláka verseskönyv gyerekeknek (2007)
Books[]
- A Kaláka (első) 40 éve (Kaláka – The First 40 Years) (2010)
External links[]
- Hungarian folk music groups