Kálmán Balogh (born 18 January 1959) is a
Hungariancimbalom player and leader of Kálmán Balogh's
Gypsy Cimbalom Band.[1][2]
History
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Balogh is a
Hungariancimbalom player and part of a lineage of Hungarian
Gypsymusicians.[3] A graduate of
Franz Liszt Academy of Music of Budapest, he completed his studies in 1980 under supervision of Ferenc Gerencsér.[4] Balogh studied
Gypsy music in Europe and Asia for several years. He has completed many tours throughout the world with various
ensembles, including five tours in
North America.[5] He has performed and toured with many
folk bands and has recorded dozens of albums with them and as a solo artist. He was a featured performer in numerous major European festivals and venues featuring Gypsy music. Balogh has performed on concerts in
North America. He has performed with the
Philadelphia Orchestra,
Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra,
New World Symphony,
Oregon Symphony,
Austin Symphony and the Band, Oregon Festival Orchestra. He also played at many North American festivals and clubs. He has played with several musicians including
David Murray,
Arild Andersen, Patrice Heral, Ferenc Snetberger, Peter Ralchev,
Ivo Papazov and
Iva Bittova.[6][7] In 1985 he was awarded the Hungarian distinction of "Young Master of Folk Arts", and two years later he won second prize in the Aladár Rácz cimbalom-competition. As an artist he has performed with Hungarian bands as Jánosi, Ökrös, Téka, Méta,
Muzsikás, Zsarátnok, Vízöntő, Vasmalom, the
Swedish Orient-Express, the
Dutch Sultan and Ot Azoj, the
EnglishTransglobal Underground, the American Peter Ogi and the
Joel Rubin Jewish Ensemble.
Balogh regularly plays with the Gipsy Cimbalom Band. The group performs Hungarian folk music, as well as
classical music and
jazz both at home and abroad.
Discography
Albums
Balogh Kálmán & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band: Roma Vándor (1995)
Gypsy Music From Hungarian Villages (1996)
Balogh Kálmán & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band: Gypsy Colours (1997)
The Art of The Gypsy Cimbalom,
ARC Music Productions Int. Ltd. (1998)
Balogh Kálmán és a Romano Kokalo: Gypsy Colours, FolkEurópa (1999)
Balogh Kálmán - Gypsy Jazz, Rounder Records Corp (1999)
Balogh Kálmán & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band: AromA, FolkEurópa (2003)
David Murray, Kovács Ferenc és Balogh Kálmán & a Gypsy Cimbalom Band, Fonó (2005)
^Charles Hebbert, Norm Longley, Dan Richardson - Rough Guide to Hungary 5th Edition 2002 Page 454 "As well as the artists listed below, there are hundreds of great recordings in the above fields. The following simply offer an introduction. Individual artists Kalman Balogh Roma Vandor. Kalman Balogh is one of the virtuosos of the cimbalom, ..."
^ Philip Brett, Elizabeth Wood, Gary C Thomas - Global Minstrels -2006 Page 160- "As a result, the arrival of Kalman Balogh's Gypsy Cimbalom Band on the world music scene offered not only some excellent music, but also an overdue corrective. “In every style it is the same,” Balogh agrees. “Like the classical musicians like ..."