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Zurgó was formed in 1993, in Budapest.
The members' aim is to collect the music of the 'csangos' - a Hungarian minority living in Romania -
to present it in concerts and thus preserve it for the coming generations.
Experiencing and collecting the music of authentic village musicans has enabled
them to transform this energy into performance on their recordings and concert tours.
They play csango music on traditional instruments; beside the music the preservation of the songs
is very important. Their performance is an exciting musical experience,
the audience are transferred back to the remote Hungarian village atmosphere
where the traditions survived the centuries.
In 2004 the Zurgó became the first Hungarian folk group to be given the Bezeredj Award of Ministry of Cultural Heritage,
and in 2006 the Zurgó was awarded the title Béla Bartók Prize by the Advisory Board of Hungarian Arts Award.
The band has toured throughout Europe appearing in the greatest festivals
(Spain, Portugal, Finland, Germany, Austria, Cyprus, Ukrajna, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine ,
Czech Republic, Rumania), and regularly has participated at several prestigious festivals
and events in Hungary (such as the Annual Dance-house Meeting and Folk Fair during
the Budapest Spring Festival, the Kalaka International Folk Festival,
the Budapest Csango Festival, the 'Sziget' Fest,
the International Festival of Csangos and European Minorities in Jaszbereny,
the Festival on the Border, the Budapest Autumn Festival).
Since 1996 the band has had own dance house and club in Budapest.
Zurgó is keen on having dance-houses for Hungarians and foreigners,
children and adults alike. The traditional Csango ring, chain, row and couple
dances consist of simple steps that can be learnt by anybody.
The members of the group can also teach songs or tell folk tales to audiences.
The group's first own album is 'Zurgó - Hungarian folk music from Moldva',
and the second one is 'You can hear the heartbeat of time'. There are many albums featuring Zurgó
as a performer: in 2007 HungaroFest - 'Hungary for Hungary?', Etnofon - 'I sowed pearls'.
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