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1	Bartók Album (1999) more music like this by Marta Sebestyen/Muzsikas/Alexander Balanescu Marta Sebestyen and Musikas collaborate with violinist Alexander Balanescu on The Bartok Album, a work that traces the Hungarian folk influences on Bela Bartok's compositions. The exhilirating dances performed here display the artists' pride in their Hungarian heritage, as well as the desire to keep it vital and modern -- traits that Bartok also ... see all copies from $9.46! new only from $10.70!
2	May I Kiss Your Hand (1998) more music like this by Csókolom Subtitled "Hungarian & Gypsy Fiddle Music and Songs," Csókolom's May I Kiss Your Hand is a more eclectic and swinging release than most such recordings, including both instrumental and vocal workouts on traditional numbers (as well as Béla Bartók's "Romanian Dance #4"). Gregor Schäfer's jazz-derived double-bass makes this more approachable to non ... see all copies from $12.41! new only from $14.78!
3	Morning Star (1997) more music like this by Muzsikas and Marta Sebestyen To Western ears, the Hungarian folk music on Morning Star is not as accessible as the Celtic folk which blossomed into ubiquity in the U.S. in the 1990s. But Muzsikas and Marta Sebestyen have nonetheless become a comparable international phenomenon, selling out concerts in the most Western of places. Hungarian dance music is no less jubilant than ... see all copies from $9.46! new only from $10.70!
4	The Prisoner's Song [Hungaroton] (2001) more music like this by Muzsikas & Marta Sebestyen A dark and powerful statement of life in a Cold War climate is explored through traditional Hungarian songs and instruments. Marta Sebestyen's amazingly evocative voice connects with the medieval sound of the hurdy gurdy and the sting of Mihaly Sipos's Gypsy violin. [This album was re-released on Hungaroton Records in 2001.] Bob Tarte, All Music ... see all copies from $14.42! new only from $14.42!
5	Máramaros: The Lost Jewish Music of Transylvania (1993) more music like this by Muzsikás Hungarian folk stars Muzsikás reveal the roots of klezmer in a repertoire from the Transylvanian Jewish community decimated by the Nazis, and a sliver of that horror lives on in Gypsy violinist Gheorghe Covavi's searing solo on "Ane Maamin," which he remembers hearing weeping Auschwitz survivors sing, and in Márta Sebestyén's cold but beautiful a ... see all copies from $10.65! new only from $10.65!
6	The Best of Marta Sebestyen: Voice of "The English Patient" (1997) more music like this by Márta Sebestyén A smoothly programmed set of 13 tracks drawing from solo recordings and collaborations with Muzsikas and Vujicsics; it also has a brief contribution to the soundtrack to The English Patient, "Lullaby for Katherine." It's not necessarily her best music on purely aesthetic grounds, with several selections boasting the kind of pristine, precise ... see all copies from $30.90!
7	Transylvanian Portraits: Hungarian... (1993) more music like this by Márta Sebestyén see all copies from $21.50!
8	Hungarian Folk Music [Sounds of the World] (1996) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $16.48! new only from $16.48!
9	Ketto: Hungarian Folk Music (1995) more music like this by Muzsikas see all copies from $7.81! new only from $14.25!
10	Tamburitza! Hot String Band Music (2007) more music like this by Various Artists Tamburitza! is a double album collecting a huge number of recordings from the 78 archives of Eastern European music in America. The majority of the recordings were made by groups after having come to America, and there is a bit of a focus in the song selection on the interplay between cultures that came about as a result. The recording quality ... see all copies from $18.91! new only from $22.28!
11 view cover	Gypsy Jazz (1999) more music like this by Kalman Balogh Balogh plays the cimbalom (a kind of hammered dulcimer) and creates a romantic blend of jazz and folk. The result is a delightful and buoyant style that is reminiscent of the collaborations of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli: exotic yet deeply comforting. Tim Sheridan, All Music Guide see all copies from $12.84! new only from $15.29!
12 view cover	Kismet (1996) more music like this by Márta Sebestyén Though this is listed as a Marta Sebestyen solo album, it is more a collaboration between singer Sebestyen and multi-instrumentalist Nicola Parov, who plays just about every instrument on the CD. Both are artists with roots in Hungarian music and wide familiarity with the music of many other cultures, and both show stellar skills and inspiration ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $5.00!
13 view cover	Ludo Luda: Fools Fancy (2001) more music like this by Csókolom Oddly, no date or source of recording is given for the material on Csokolom's CD, which from all indications (i.e., crowd applause at the end of numbers) was done before a live audience. Like its predecessor, it's engaging and rhythmically bouncy, with plenty of interplay among two violins, kontra, double bass, and vocals. The repertoire (almost ... see all copies from $12.41! new only from $15.30!
14 view cover	Children's Songs of Central Europe (2002) more music like this by Kati Szvorak see all copies from $13.79! new only from $16.45!
15 view cover	Dog Daze (2006) more music like this by Csókolom New Europe meets old Europe on Csókolom's Dog Daze, an intoxicating cocktail of an album mixed from traditional gypsy music, jazz, and classical. Anti VonKlewitz, Sander Hoving, Anneke Frankenberg, and Jens Piezunka build their arrangements from violins, violas, and a double bass, and rely heavily on traditional Eastern European (Hungary, Bulgaria ... see all copies from $12.41! new only from $15.33!
16 view cover	Gypsy Folk Songs from Hungary (2000) more music like this by Kalyi Jag This is an interesting and very listenable record of Hungarian Gypsy songs adapted for performance by the four young members of Kalyi Jag. Their approach to the Gypsy legacy is analogous to the treatment of folk material during the American folk music boom of the early '60s -- to quote the liner notes, "the music they play is traditional, yet not ... see all copies from $12.39! new only from $22.87!
17 view cover	The Prisoner's Song (1988) more music like this by Muzsikas A dark and powerful statement of life in a Cold War climate is explored through traditional Hungarian songs and instruments. Marta Sebestyen's amazingly evocative voice connects with the medieval sound of the hurdy gurdy and the sting of Mihaly Sipos's Gypsy violin. Bob Tarte, All Music Guide see all copies from $7.68!
18 view cover	Traditional Hungary (2003) more music like this by Méta In the 1970s, young Hungarian musicians began to turn to the folk music of their homeland for inspiration, and as traditional Transylvanian dance houses sprang up in the cities, the music these young traditionalists made revealed a deeper, older style in contrast to the romantic "Puszta-Gypsy" music then associated with Hungary. The group Meta, ... see all copies from $9.91! new only from $9.91!
19 view cover	Evergreens (2001) more music like this by Margit Bango & The Budapest Gypsy Orchestra see all copies from $13.79! new only from $16.45!
20 view cover	Transylvania Village Music (1999) more music like this by Okros Ensemble This music might strike some as rather dissonant at first, with high-pitched violins and a ragged ensemble. But there is a unique texture to the traditional tunes here. The drone of the viola against contrapuntal violins makes the tension in these pleasant dances and laments quite intriguing; there is a deep beauty and soul to these performances ... see all copies from $3.73! new only from $18.07!
21 view cover	Christmas in the Balkans (2002) more music like this by Various Artists Looking for some rousing Christmas music that's well off the beaten path (at least, outside of Eastern Europe)? Look no further; Christmas in the Balkans is a wonderful collection of gypsy Christmas music from around the Balkans. Violins, accordion, clarinet, and voices are whipped into a virtual Christmas frenzy on this excellent collection of ... see all copies from $11.59! new only from $16.37!
22 view cover	World Star of World Music (2000) more music like this by Márta Sebestyén see all copies from $13.79! new only from $20.59!
23 view cover	Fairyland (2000) more music like this by Kati Szvorak & Marta Sebestyen see all copies from $13.79! new only from $16.90!
24 view cover	Winter Chasing/Carnival in Europe (2003) more music like this by Kati Szvorak & Monarchia Orchestra see all copies from $16.45! new only from $16.45!
25 view cover	Balkans Without Borders (1999) more music like this by Various Artists Balkans Without Borders explores the different facets of contemporary Balkan music. This 21-track collection ranges from traditional versions of Balkan melodies to reinterpretations that embrace rock and techno. Artists like Muzikas and Marta Sebestyen, Brave Combo, Farmer's Market, the Immigrant Suns, Mike Watt & Masina and Boiled In Lead each do ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $9.38!

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