Soma Salamon

09/08/2020 1h 10min

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Episode Synopsis

Soma Salamon is an ethnomusicologist, university lecturer, and folk musician in Hungary. Interview highlights:

- how the town of Tordas became the Hollywood of the Tanchaz movement;

- coming up as the son of Village Intelligencia and confronting the Balkan Family Model;

- teaching ethnomusicology and folk music at the Liszt Academy, Kodaly Institute, and beyond; and

- how North America is living the Golden Age of the folk revival movement.

Released on August 9, 2020.

Tanchaz Talk is the world’s only English-language program focusing primarily on Hungarian folk music.

“Tanchaz Talk Interviews” features long-form interviews with a wide range of guests appearing on the program.

More (non-interview) episodes of Tanchaz Talk, featuring a mix of music and stories, are available on www.tanchaz.com and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/kalmanmagyar.

Host Kalman Magyar (Öcsi) is one of North America’s leading Hungarian folk musicians and personalities. at www.kalmanmagyar.com.