International Gypsy Song Day
Aug-08
On 8 August 2024 - the birthday of the legendary northern Macedonian singer Esma Redžepova - the third International Gypsy Song Day will be held. This year, 50 performers from 15 venues in six countries in Hungary and abroad will take part in the event, initiated by Mihály "Mazsi" Rostás (founder and bandleader of the bands Lakatos Mónika and Romengo and Mazsimo Gipsymo).
In addition to Budapest - Szentendre - Csobánka - Százhalombatta - Hatvan - Ravazd - Veszprém - Balatonboglár - Pécs - Nagyecsed - Bulgaria - Spain - Germany - Slovakia, we will also join the event in Târgu Mures!
The face of the event series is Mónika Lakatos, Kossuth- and WOMEX lifetime achievement award-winning Roma singer. The International Gypsy Song Day celebrates diversity with the participation of legendary Gypsy and non-Gypsy artists in a range of venues and programmes that expands every year. In 2024, the International Gypsy and World Music Network will host free concerts in ten Hungarian cities and five foreign venues with nearly 50 bands in 2024. From flamenco to Balkan resebands, gypsy listeners to jazz rhythms, we will be enchanted by the vitality, dimanism and depth of gypsy culture.
The organisers encourage everyone to immerse themselves in unforgettable musical experiences, to learn more about and experience not only Gypsy culture but also our own cultural diversity! One of the most colourful and richest nationalities in Europe, the Roma have an unrivalled and still living and developing musical culture, which has contributed to the development of European music culture at many points in history.
Location.
Date: 8 August 2024, 19:00
In addition to Budapest - Szentendre - Csobánka - Százhalombatta - Hatvan - Ravazd - Veszprém - Balatonboglár - Pécs - Nagyecsed - Bulgaria - Spain - Germany - Slovakia, we will also join the event in Târgu Mures!
The face of the event series is Mónika Lakatos, Kossuth- and WOMEX lifetime achievement award-winning Roma singer. The International Gypsy Song Day celebrates diversity with the participation of legendary Gypsy and non-Gypsy artists in a range of venues and programmes that expands every year. In 2024, the International Gypsy and World Music Network will host free concerts in ten Hungarian cities and five foreign venues with nearly 50 bands in 2024. From flamenco to Balkan resebands, gypsy listeners to jazz rhythms, we will be enchanted by the vitality, dimanism and depth of gypsy culture.
The organisers encourage everyone to immerse themselves in unforgettable musical experiences, to learn more about and experience not only Gypsy culture but also our own cultural diversity! One of the most colourful and richest nationalities in Europe, the Roma have an unrivalled and still living and developing musical culture, which has contributed to the development of European music culture at many points in history.
Location.
Date: 8 August 2024, 19:00
