Sergent Garcia, Çiğdem Aslan, Lajkó Félix – and much more, at Budapest Folk Fest 2018: May 23-27
On May 23rd, Wednesday – We open the festival at the Fonó with authentic Transylvanian village music featuring Eszterlánc Band with village singers and dancers from the villages of Buza and Melegföldvár/ Feldioara, Transylvania (Romania).
May 24th, Thursday
– we move to the beautiful Várkert Bazár. The program begins at 7 PM with a performance by
Corvinus University of Economics Folk Dance Ensemble
.
At 8:30 PM the extraordinary Turkish-Kurdish performer born in Istanbul
Çiğdem Aslan and her quartet
with a show of
rebetico
(referred to by some as “Greek blues”) music.
Next onstage will be
Góbé Band
performing with
guest Porteleki László
(of the Muzsikás Ensemble).
Each night at the Várkert Bazár ends with a
folk pub on the wine terrace
. On Thursday, members of Corvinus University of Economics Folk Dance Ensemble will get everyone up dancing to music by
Csángálló
.
May 25th Friday
begins with
Bekecs Folk Dance Ensemble
from Nyárádszereda/Miercurea Nirajului, Transylvania (Romania). From 8:30 PM we are pleased to present
Sergent Garcia
which just be the world’s best party band – creator of “salsa muffin” who plays dance music drawing on Columbian cumbia, Cuban music and Carribean reggae, bomba…
Friday’s stage program winds up with “
Pompás Kalotaszeg
” traditional Transylvanian music with guests Navratil Andrea, Vizeli Balázs, Éri Márton...
On
May 26th, Saturday
Lajkó Felix
will perform
with the Polish group VOŁOSI
. Later,
Dresch Double Quartet with guest Borbély Mihály.
Then,
Fitos Dezső’s folk dance group
.
May 27th Sunday is children’s day
with a full program including performances by
Szalóki Ági and Novák Péter
and much more entertainment by and for children and their families.
The complete program can be found here: http://bit.ly/2DuC4wE
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Join us this year at Budapest Folk Fest!