This music video is a tribute to the Musicians of the Magyarpalatka band and their Legacy.
Sountrack Artist: Újstilus Zenekar
Újstilus Members:
István Adorján
Antal Fekete
Csaba Ökrös
Géza Pénzes
Album: Újstilus- Hungarian Instrumental Folk Music From Transylvania (1984, Cassette)
Track: A3- Akasztós, Szökős And Sűrű Csárdás
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Magyarpalatka Band
Old Generation Band:
*Kodoba Márton
(1941-2003)- Violin
*Kodoba Béla (1944-1999)-
Violin
*Mátingó Ludovik
(1935-1995)- Brácsa
*Radák Mihály
(1938-1992)- Brácsa
*Kovács Márton "Puki”
(1941-)- Bass
Todays Old Band:
*Martin Codoba
"Florin” (Kodoba Florin)
(1977)- Violin
*Laurențiu Codoba
(Kodoba Lőrinc) (1947)-
Violin
*Ștefan Moldovan
(Moldován István)
(1943)- Brácsa
*Mihai Radac "Remus”
(Radák Mihály
"Rémusz" (1977)- Brácsa,
Bass
Young Band:
*Mácsingó Náci (1965)-
Violin
*Mácsingó Líviu- Brácsa
*Mircea Covaci- Bass
"Mezőség- In the center of Transylvania, amidst the forested mountains, there is a grassy plateau of rolling hills known as the Mezőség ("land of meadows"), watered by the Nagy-Szamos, Sajó, Maros, Aranyos rivers. The Mezőség was one of the first places in Transylvania settled by Hungarians (10th-11th centuries), but today it is an ethnically mixed region, with islands of Hungarian settlement surrounded by Rumanian villages. As a result of this isolation, the Hungarians of the Mezőség region have preserved many archaic features in their folk culture. At the same time they have been influenced by their Rumanian Neighbors, who in turn have also incorporated many Hungarian elements into their folk culture.
The dances and instrumental music of the Mezőség region are among the most interesting in all of Transylvania. Its dance culture is very archaic, sometimes a living reflection of medieval patterns. This is a region where everyone still knows and dances the traditional dance styles.
The dance repertoire includes men's dance (Sürü Magyar, Ritka Magyar), unusual asymmetric couple dances (performed to richly ornamented, old-style music), and friss (fast) couple dances performed either double-time or at a more moderate tempo. The music on this record is from material we collected in the village of Palatka (Hungarian: Magyarpalatka)"- Description from the "Újstilus- Hungarian Instrumental Folk Music From Transylvania" album.