Cserepes: My name is Elvis Presley
1. My Name is Elvis Presley I. 6.59
2. Choco Choco La La 7.18
3. This is a Miserable World 5.56
4. Forest Song 5.49
5. Little Sunshine 5.55
6. My Name is Elvis Presley II. 6.00
7. LoveFlower 6.27
8. Ekete Pekete 6.33
9. OwlWoman 6.39
10. Beli Buba 6.48
Total: 64.22
This album is about the love of country.
Out of the passionate love of the larger home that we call Earth.
We wanted to learn about and show the living children’s folklore, the recent children’s games of town and school. To help with this, we made a small trip
around the world via the Internet.
On our journey, the almost infinite richness of these games was revealed.
But we also discovered how similar the games are: not only in spirit,
but in concrete form. Many times their words are identical; we can say
that they have the same essence.
The wondrous novelty of selfies uploaded by children is that they
present not only melody or lyrics (as is customary for archival
recordings), but also the spontaneous joy that children experience
while playing.
We wanted to share this diversity and zest for life.
...to Nóra
Hungarian Children: Lili Selmeci, Esra Limberger, Zselyke Molnár, Gergő Molnár,
Örs Molnár, Kata Mandula Matus, Luca Kerékgyártó, Vera Kerékgyártó
Special Thanks for the Selfies: Elisabeth and Kara, Fabiana Landim,
Milene and Fernanda, Tiana and Gabriella, Daisy, and many others
Thanks for the recordings to Lomax Archive, and to Centre de Recherche en Ethnomusicologie.
All music composed, recorded and mixed by Karoly Cserepes in Budapest, 2018.
Cover photo: Alamy Stock Photo, Cover design: Dóra Kiss, Pre press: Marianne Szilasi