Dance music unplugged
By Mu Qian | China Daily | Updated: 2012-06-08 08:16
Above: The Buda Folk band was founded in 2007 by a group of young city dwellers, whose parents and teachers instigated the Dance House Movement of Hungary in the 1970s. Left: Parno Graszt ("White Horse"), from the village of Paszab, has made its name known internationally as an authentic Hungarian Gypsy music ensemble. Below: Founded by Hungarian Serb musicians, Sondorgo tries to foster and preserve Southern Slavic music traditions, as found in various settlements in Hungary. |
Hungary's Dance House Movement is recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. It impressed Mu Qian, in Budapest, who was there to visit a festival, and prompted him to reflect on China��s musical traditions.
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