May 21st – Chalaban concert
This concert marks the opening of the Fonó’s large indoor space for concerts with live audiences. Chalaban was founded by Moroccan musician Saïd Tichiti who makes his own blend of music from Moroccan, Central European, Balkan and Gypsy traditions. Their music goes beyond folk music uniting the southern and northern, eastern and western instruments and melody. The result is that every Chalaban concert and album is full of the desert and intellectuality, smoothed out with the melancholy melodies of Central Europe. Chalaban has released 6 albums so far, the last one was presented at a concert in Budapest’s Palace of the Arts.

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May 22nd Cimbaliband –with Horváth Alexandra - Gipsy Fushion record release concert
Cimbaliband is finally able present their new record “Gipsy Fushion” in concert. The album released in December 2020 highlights singer Horváth Alexandra with Unger Balázs’s band. The concert will be held with live audience in the Fonó’s larger indoor concert space while simultaneously streamed online. “Gipsy Fushion” was nominated for Hungary’s Fonogram award in the world music/folk music category. Horváth Alexandra from the Transylvanian community of Őrkő is already known from appearances on Hungarian TV2’s ’Singing School’ program and Megasztár. She has been working with Cimbaliband for three years.
“Gipsy Fushion pays tribute to the great Roma divas and musicians…This record conjures up the past. We bring back the spirit of the great singers and lead fiddlers who have left their mark on Eastern European culture…. ” Excerpt from the record cover

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May 28th - Balász Elemér Group with Magyar Bori
Magyar Bori will be performing as guest to Balázs Elemér Group in their first live concert since the health restrictions have been lifted. One of Hungary’s most popular jazz bands, the group celebrated their 20th anniversary last year, and their album “Celebration 20&10” was nominated for Hungary’s Fonogram award in the jazz category. This concert at the Fonó will feature Hungarian folk songs and the beautiful voice of Magyar Bori.

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May 29th - Branka Trio with guests: Varga Veronika and Babcsán Bence

Branka Trio will perform with guests Varga Veronika (voice, double bass) and Babcsán Bence (saxophone, clarinet). This project comes out of Basits Branka’s statement: “My father is Serbian, my mother is Hungarian, so I’m half Serbian and half Hungarian, but instead I feel both 100% Serbian and 100% Hungarian.” Following from this, the goal of the project is to build the bridge and find the cross section through music between two seemingly diverging thoughts: the old-new, traditional-modern, known-unknown and half-whole between two cultures and points on the map.

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Admission to concerts with valid ticket, COVID health certification, and ID.
Masks are compulsory in all indoor spaces at the Fonó.