Alma Pannonia, Balász Dongo Szokolay - Transylvanian Dances (2023)

A special international (HU,SK,BLG) meeting of four artists of different backgrounds found "common ground" in the interpretation and arrangement of folk songs from middle-eastern Europe and Balkan.

On this album we can catch smoke signals of a strange cultural encounter in the Carpathian Basin... Jewish, Hungarian, Moldavian traditions mix in one Pannonian cauldron. A special meeting of four artists of different backgrounds found "common ground" in the interpretation and arrangement of folk songs from the Transylvanian region. In addition to singing, Géza Fábri collects and revives koboz music. It is a traditional stringed instrument, an ancestor of all types of lutes and guitars. Dongó is deeply immersed in Transylvanian flute playing and stylistic improvisation stemming from folk themes. Kiril is a master of Balkan rhythms and the unique Bulgarian percussion instrument t'pan. In addition to jazz, Erik is a klezmer clarinetist, which can be suitably applied to folk music of other nations. This quartet is united by their love and interest in indigenous folk songs. All of the aforementioned musical elements and influences, the individual approach and specific style of the musicians are reflected in the compositions cooked in the great Pannonian cauldron.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Alma Pannonia/Balász Dongo Szokolay - On My Way Home / Mikor Megyek Hazafelé (feat. Balász Dongo Szokolay) (4:40)
1.02 - Alma Pannonia/Géza Fábri/Erik Rothenstein/Kiril Stoyanov/Balász Dongo Szokolay - Transylvanian Jewish Dance 1 / Erdélyi Zsidó Táncok 1 (feat. Balász Dongo Szokolay, Erik Rothenstein, Géza Fábri & Kiril Stoyanov) (8:28)
1.03 - Alma Pannonia/Géza Fábri/Erik Rothenstein/Kiril Stoyanov/Balász Dongo Szokolay - Transylvanian Jewish Dance 2 / Erdélyi Zsidó Táncok 2 (feat. Balász Dongo Szokolay, Erik Rothenstein, Géza Fábri & Kiril Stoyanov) (1:57)
1.04 - Alma Pannonia/Géza Fábri/Erik Rothenstein/Kiril Stoyanov/Balász Dongo Szokolay - The Cock Crows / Szól a Kakas Már (feat. Balász Dongo Szokolay, Erik Rothenstein, Géza Fábri & Kiril Stoyanov) (4:04)
1.05 - Alma Pannonia/Géza Fábri/Erik Rothenstein/Kiril Stoyanov/Balász Dongo Szokolay - Dance from Butschum (feat. Balász Dongo Szokolay, Erik Rothenstein, Géza Fábri & Kiril Stoyanov) (4:00)
1.06 - Alma Pannonia/Géza Fábri/Erik Rothenstein/Kiril Stoyanov/Balász Dongo Szokolay - On My Way Home Even the Wood Is Crying / Hol Én Elé Menek, Még a Fán Es Sirnak (feat. Balász Dongo Szokolay, Erik Rothenstein, Géza Fábri & Kiril Stoyanov) (7:39)
1.07 - Alma Pannonia/Géza Fábri/Erik Rothenstein/Kiril Stoyanov/Balász Dongo Szokolay - Moldavian Jewish Dance / Moldovai Zsidó Tánc (feat. Balász Dongo Szokolay, Erik Rothenstein, Géza Fábri & Kiril Stoyanov) (3:26)
1.08 - Alma Pannonia/Géza Fábri/Erik Rothenstein/Kiril Stoyanov/Balász Dongo Szokolay - Pesach (feat. Balász Dongo Szokolay, Erik Rothenstein, Géza Fábri & Kiril Stoyanov) (4:08)
1.09 - Alma Pannonia/Géza Fábri/Erik Rothenstein/Kiril Stoyanov/Balász Dongo Szokolay - When I Wake Up / Én Felkelék (feat. Balász Dongo Szokolay, Erik Rothenstein, Géza Fábri & Kiril Stoyanov) (5:13)