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garian music. Anyone playing the haunting music of the Csángó, an ethnic group of Hun-
garians living in eastern Transylvania and Moldavia, is a good bet. Another folk musician
with eclectic tastes is Beáta Pálya, who combines such sounds as traditional Bulgarian, Per-
sian and Indian music with Hungarian folk.
Roma Folk Music
To confuse matters, real Roma - as opposed to Gypsy - music traditionally does not use in-
struments but is sung a cappella, though a technique called oral-bassing that vocally imitates
the sound of instruments is often used. Some modern Roma music groups - Kalyi Jag
(Black Fire), Ando Drom (On the Road) and Romani Rota (Gypsy Wheels) - have added
guitars, percussion and electronics to create a whole new sound.
Klezmer Music
Traditional Yiddish music is not as well known as the Gypsy and Roma varieties but is of
similar origin, having once been closely associated with Central European folk music. Until
WWI, klezmer dance bands were led by the violin and cymbalom, but the influence of Yid-
dish theatre and the first wax recordings inspired the inclusion of the clarinet. Klezmer mu-
sic is currently going through something of a renaissance in Budapest, and there are several
bands performing, mostly at venues in the Jewish Quarter of Erzsébetváros.For more,see
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Pop Music
Pop music is as popular here as anywhere in the world and covers the full range - from
punk (Auróra) and hip-hop (Bëlga) to electronic (Yonderboi). In mid-August Budapest hosts
one of Europe's biggest annual pop events, the Sziget Festival ( http://szigetfestival.com ) ,
on Óbuda (Hajógyár) Island north of Margaret Island. It boasts more than 1000 perform-
ances over a week and attracts an audience of 400,000 people.
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