Romani music is the music of the Romani people who have their origins in northern India but today live mostly in Europe.
Romani musicians at a wedding in the Czech Republic in 2005
Wandering musicians in the wine gardens of Transylvania (Pennell, 1893)
Panna Cinka
Hungary has made many contributions to the fields of folk, popular and classical music. Hungarian folk music is a prominent part of the national identity and continues to play a major part in Hungarian music. The Busójárás carnival in Mohács is a major folk music event in Hungary, formerly featuring the long-established and well-regarded Bogyiszló orchestra. Instruments traditionally used in Hungarian folk music include the citera, cimbalom, cobza, doromb, duda, kanászkürt, tárogató, tambura, tekero and ütőgardon. Traditional Hungarian music has been found to bear resemblances to the musical traditions of neighbouring Balkan countries and Central Asia.
Franz Liszt, prominent Hungarian composer
Kuruc tárogató, c. 1700
George Szell, conductor
Main stage of Sziget Festival in 2006