Beáta Palya - Ágrol - Ágra - Tradition in motion / Orpheia Audio CD 2003 / Produced by Juliette Camps / Hajnal, Szelence, Hegyezd füled, Doromb-boy, Lüktetés

UPC 5999548110775

AUDIO CD

MADE IN EU

TOTAL TIME 55:26

Description:
All melodies are traditional, arranged by Beata Palya and her guest musicians, except track 2, arranged by Andras Monori, and tracks 12,13,14 poems set to music by Beata Palya. From Orpheia Record label: "Born Nov. 11, 1976 in Hungary, Beata Palya has been dancing and singing in her village's folk music group since she was a child. She won first prize in the regional singing competition on three occasions. Since the age of 16, she has been singing and dancing with the group Karpatia (traditional Moldavian music).

Palya Bea - ének
Szokolay Dongó Balázs - furuja, szaxofon, duda, doromb
Dés András - ütősök, kanna
Geröly Tamás - ütősök

Bea Palya (Hungarian pronunciation: [pɒjɒ bɛ.ɒ]; born in Makó, 11 November 1976) is a Hungarian folk and world music singer and songwriter, sometimes appearing in films as an actress or singer.

In her early years she was influenced by Hungarian folk songs, Bulgarian, Jewish and Gypsy music, following her multiple ethnic roots.

Side by side with her musical career, she developed a career in the film industry. She sang the title song for the Hungarian film Portugal (2000). As an amateur actress, Palya appeared in a supporting role in Miklós Jancsó's A mohácsi vész (2004). She played a more important role in French film Transylvania (2006), and sang in Kolorado Kids (2010). In 2017, she made her feature film debut with a leading role in Etienne Comar's biographical film, Django (2017) as the gypsy wife of the title character, guitarist Django Reinhardt.

Palya Beáta, ismertebb nevén Palya Bea (Makó, 1976. november 11. –) Prima-díjas és kétszeres Artisjus-díjas magyar népdalénekes, előadóművész.