Plucked Strings - ‘Söndörgô’ and the Lost Music of the Balkans
Plucked Strings - ‘Söndörgô’ and the Lost Music of the Balkans

Summary/Abstract: It was an extraordinary set. On the one hand the agile mandolin-like tamburas of Söndörgô and on the other, the wild wailing of Macedonian Gypsy saxophonist Ferus Mustafov. Singer Ágnes Herczku was bravely performing a sultry Gypsy song as Ferus stalked around her preparing to undress her with his sax. This was on stage at MÜPA, Budapest’s Palace of the Arts, in a concert to mark the 15th anniversary of Söndörgô—hard to say, but easy to listen to. They are hardly a new band, but they are at the top of their game, with this groundbreaking collaboration with Ferus Mustafov and their first international release—Tamburising—this year. Söndörgô’s music is that of the South Slav communities of Hungary. I

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