Csárdás

Csárdás

Vinyl record of music played by Sándor and His Gypsy Orchestra.

Three records included in the vinyl, two of which are identical, by Sándor and His Gypsy Orchestra. Sándor Lakatos (1924-1994) was the violinist and leader of the orchestra. They began by primarily playing in Budapest restaurants, performing at a slower tempo for audiences as they ate (Malvinni, 2004). This is how most Gypsy musicians made their way. Gypsy nòta performers do not participate in mainstream media but rather gain regional fame through the avenue of restaurants (Lang, 1997). Many Hungarians disliked general "tourist" music that Sándor and his orchestra could be classified as because of the slower tempo and diluted vibrato. Much of Gypsy nóta has evolved in a way that flees from other Rom music norms into often being classified in general Hungarian music (Lang, 1997). While there was originally some resistance against the ways in which Sándor and his orchestra "conformed" musically, the technicality of the musicians allowed for both a domestic and international interest and adoration for them (Malvinni, 2004). Sándor is specifically known for his bowing, using a style often referred to as the "magic" of Gypsy bowing that's not formally present in Classical schools of bowing (Malvinni, 2004). It is typical in Gypsy nóta for there to be tempo irregularities and a variation of rhythm (Lang, 1997) as Sándor demonstrates in his bowing of the violin.

On the two identical copies there are three songs on either side.

On S701 side:
Jaj De Szépen Víragzig (Blooming Beautifully)
Szomsźed Asszony (My She Neighbor)
Perdül A Kis Lány (Dancing Girl)

On S702 side:
Az Ejjel Kimulation Magamat (Let's Make Merry)
Mit Mond Az En Rozsam (What's Her Answer)
Adj Egy Csokot (Throw Me a Kiss)

On the third record there are three songs on either side.

On S705 side:
- Nem Járok ęń Többet a Babåmhoz (I Give Up)
-Sáros út (Muddy Girl)
-At Ugrom (Jumping)

On S706 Side:
-Kis Lány, Nagy Lány (Little Girl, Big Girl)
-Lovam (My Horse)
-Bórral (Drinking)

Sándor and His Gypsy Orchestra

International Record Company

Hannah Halpern

Copyright in 1946

Malvinni, David. The Gypsy Caravan: From Real Roma to Imaginary Gypsies in Western Music. Routledge, 2004.

Lange, Barbara Rose. "What Was That Conquering Magic...": The Power of Discontinuity in Hungarian Gypsy Nóta. Ethnomusicology, Vol. 41, No. 3 (1997), pp. 517-537. http://www.jstor.org/stable/852762 .

Three records (double sided) with multiple tracks on either side.

Hungarian

English

78

CSC_GBA_27

S701-702, 705-706

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Hungarian folk music