Description

Vízöntő – Best | Folk and Experimental Music CD Album

Product Information

Label: PAN Records – PANCD 145
Format: CD, Album, Digital Audio
Country: Netherlands
Release Year: 1991
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Children's, Folk, World & Country
Style: Folk, Népzene, Experimental, Folk Rock, Romani, Nursery Rhymes
Total Duration: Approximately 59 minutes 25 seconds

Overview

"Vízöntő – Best" is a unique compilation album blending Hungarian folk traditions with experimental and world music influences. The album features a rich variety of tracks, including traditional folk melodies, Romani music, nursery rhymes, and innovative instrumental compositions. The ensemble combines traditional Hungarian instruments such as the fujara, cimbalom, and gardon with wind instruments and vocals, creating a distinctive sound that bridges folk heritage and contemporary experimentation. Recorded in 1990 and released by PAN Records in 1991, this album showcases the talents of prominent Hungarian musicians dedicated to preserving and evolving folk music.

Product Features

Format: Compact Disc (CD) and Digital Audio
Language: Hungarian (with some translated lyrics)
Instrumentation: Wind instruments, violin, octave violin, viola, fujara, contrabass, kobsa, guitar, clarinet, tambura, cimbalom, gardon, percussion
Key Musicians: Recording Studios: Studio HT and Studio HL, 1990
- Károly Cserepes – wind instruments, vocal, gardon, shansa, percussion
- János Hasur – violin, octave violin, viola, vocal
- Mihály Huszár – fujara, contrabass, vocal
- Ferenc Kiss – kobsa, guitar, clarinet, tambura, vocal
- Kálmán Balogh – cimbalom (featured on tracks 2 and 11)
Production: Produced by Vízöntő
Sound Engineering: Tibor Rostás, László Hortobágyi
Cover Design: Rózsa Kovács
Digital Mastering: Audiostudio Joop Wesselius
Executive Producer: Bernard Kleikamp

Interesting Facts

The album artfully combines traditional Hungarian folk music with experimental and world music elements, making it a pioneering work in the folk fusion genre.
The track "Nursery Rhymes" is the longest piece on the album, lasting over 14 minutes, showcasing a rich tapestry of traditional children’s songs and folk motifs.
The use of the fujara, a Slovak shepherd’s flute, and the kobsa, a lute-like instrument, highlights the cross-cultural influences in Central European folk music.
Kálmán Balogh, a renowned cimbalom player, contributes to the album’s authentic Hungarian sound on select tracks.
The album was recorded in professional studios in 1990, ensuring high-quality sound production that preserves the nuances of acoustic folk instruments.