Rajkòk

Rajkòk

Hungarian Roma Music

A vinyl recording of the Rayko Orchestra performing various popular songs, sung by Katalin Urbán and directed by József Lendvai-Csósci. The Rayko, or Rajko, Orchestra, was founded in 1952 by Ivo Csampai and was directed by Pal Szigeti from 1950 to 1981 (“Az”). True to its name, “Rajko,”--meaning gypsy child--the state sponsored orchestra was made up of young, gifted Romani musicians who were frequently accompanied by a dance band (Horowitz). The orchestra is still active today and has performed internationally (“Az”). The band’s origins lie in the post-WWII state led movement to train young students in skilled labor, which also stressed cultural and sports groups (“Az”). Within a broader national and regional scope, this period marked a pattern of state-implemented assimilationist policies for Romani people in Eastern European communist regimes, as Roma were viewed as deviant and obstacles to a unified socialist state (Barany 114). While Hungary denied Romani people status as a national minority in 1950, the policies following this were less coercive than other nations. In 1958, the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party endorsed support for Roma culture, education, and Roma-led organizations (Barany 121). Despite a resolution in 1961 establishing a program of forceful assimilation, future actions nevertheless supported Romani sociocultural groups and greater Roma autonomy (Barany 121).


Tracklist:
A Side
27'00"
1. Hullámzó Balaton Tetején (Hubay K)
(On The Waves of The Balaton)
2. Tavasi szél -- Tarka-barka rokolyának-- Én Ezutaán két szeretõt tartok (Farkas Gy. feld.) (Popular Songs)
3. Muzikálö havasok (Farkas Gy.) (Mountains Music)
4. Meg kell a buzának érni -- Erre gyere rózsám -- Sej. haj, haj -- Egy szem búza (Farkas Gy. feld.) (Popular Songs)
5. Czinka Panna (Farkas Gy.)

B Side
26"00'
1. Csárdás rapszódia (Farkas Gyula)
2. Saátrunk elõtt -- Tinna nenene -- Adott vajda szekeret Nem szeretem én az ürgét (Popular Songs)
3. Kesergõ, palotás és friss (Csermák A.--Farkas Gy.) (Dances)
4. Álom, álom -- Tarka szoknya -- Járd a táncodat Sűrűn szakad (Farkas Gy. feld) (Popular Songs)


Works Cited:

“Az Együttes Története.” Translated by Google Translate, KISZ Központi Művészegyüttes, KISZ Központi Művészegyüttes, kkme.hu/az-egyuttesrol/tortenet/

Barany, Zoltan D. The East European Gypsies: Regime Change, Marginality, and Ethnopolitics. Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Horowitz, Joseph. “Rajko Orchestra and Dancers.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 28 Jan. 1979, www.nytimes.com/1979/01/28/archives/rajko-orchestra-and-dancers.html?mcubz=1.

Kisz Központi Müvészegyüttes Raykó Zenekara, The Rayko Orchestra

Singer: Urbán, Katalin

Leader: Lendvai Csósci, József

Musical Manager: Serédi, Istvaán

Technical manager: Radányi, Endre

Qualiton Records

1964

Alex Chuang

Unauthorized public performance broadcasting, copying is prohibited.

Vinyl Record with album cover. A side: 5 tracks, 27'00"; B side: 4 tracks, 26'00"

Hungarian

LP

CSC_GBA_07

LPX10073

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