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Etnorom Ensemble was founded in 2005 by József Balog and Ágnes Künstler, the world-famous ex-soloists of 'Kalyi Jag' Gypsy folk group. The members are the virtuosos of Gypsy music, who grew up singing and playing music and toured the world from Japan to the United States. Their music broke borders: it was celebrated world-wide as the 'first authentic Romany voice' from Middle-Eastern Europe. Etnorom Ensemble has created the category of 'Romany world music'. The ensemble's rich, versatile and especially dynamic repertoire includes Gypsy music from Hungary, the Balkans, Serbia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Spain and - which is a real delicacy - the Arab world! The route of Etnorom's Gypsy caravan is represented by powerful dance solos performed by Alexandra Ceglédi, a specialist in 'fertility dance styles'. Traditional 'oral bass' and authentic Gypsy dances from 'Szabolcs county' are part of the show, too, performed by István Balogh 'Pacala', Hungary's best oral bass player. The concerts are often enriched with an 'audience dance participation section' to give you the chance to learn belly dance moves and Romany dances. Etnorom has burnt the stage of big music festivals in Hungary, Italy and Northern Europe with enormous success and in March 2007 the group won the price 'for the best professional performance' of the Budapest Fringe Festival - out of 400 concerts and performances - and therefore was invited to perform at the prestigious Budapest Spring Festival in 2008. Etnorom's first album 'Rományi Luma - Gypsy World' was produced by Fonó Records, Budapest in 2006. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.