Kálmán Balogh
Kálmán Balogh (born 18 January 1959) is a Hungarian cimbalom player and leader of Kálmán Balogh's Gypsy Cimbalom Band.
Also recorded as Kalman Balogh
Kálmán Balogh

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- Name
- Kálmán Balogh
- Born
- 18 January 1959
- Birthplace
- Miskolc, Hungary
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- musician · cimbalom player
- Fields
- music · cimbalom ensemble
- Honours
- eMeRTon Award · Artisjus Award · Hungarian Heritage Award
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Kálmán Balogh (nascita: 1959) figura come musicista negli archivi di autorità della Bibliothèque nationale de France e della Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Vita
Kálmán Balogh nacque nel 1959 a Miskolc, Ungheria.
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Key facts
• Name — Kálmán Balogh • Birth Name — Kálmán Balogh • Born — 18 January 1959 • Birthplace — Miskolc, Hungary • Origin — Hungarian • Genre — Jazz, contemporary classic, Hungarian folk • Instrument — cimbalom • Years Active — 1980–present • Label — Folkeuropa • Website — www.kalmanbalogh.hu Kálmán Balogh (born 18 January 1959) is a Hungarian cimbalom player and leader of Kálmán Balogh's Gypsy Cimbalom Band.
History
History
Balogh is a Hungarian cimbalom player and part of a lineage of Hungarian Gypsy musicians. As a graduate of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, he completed his studies in 1980 under the supervision of Ferenc Gerencsér. Balogh studied Gypsy music in Europe and Asia for several years. As an artist, he has performed with Hungarian bands such as Jánosi, Ökrös, Téka, Méta, Muzsikás, Zsarátnok, Vízöntő, and Vasmalom. Other acts he has performed with include Orient-Express (Swedish), Sultan (Dutch), Ot Azoj (Dutch), Transglobal Underground, Peter Ogi, and the Joel Rubin Jewish Ensemble. Balogh has played with several musicians including David Murray, Arild Andersen, Patrice Heral, Ferenc Snetberger, Peter Ralchev, Ivo Papazov and Iva Bittova. Balogh was a musical director of Andre Heller's "Magneten Gypsy Show" and performed on a CD with the Budapest Festival Orchestra playing Brahms Hungarian Dances. In 1997, he performed with both the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra and the Miami Philharmonic Orchestra. On 10–11 March 2010, Balogh presented his musical project The Other Europeans at the EU conference "Projects in Favour of Roma Culture", in Brussels, Belgium.
Albums
Albums
• Balogh Kálmán & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band: Roma Vándor (1995) • Gypsy Music From Hungarian Villages (1996) • Balogh Kálmán & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band: Gypsy Colours (1997) • The Art of The Gypsy Cimbalom, ARC Music Productions Int. Ltd. (1998) • Balogh Kálmán és a Romano Kokalo: Gypsy Colours, FolkEurópa (1999) • Balogh Kálmán - Gypsy Jazz, Rounder Records Corp (1999) • Balogh Kálmán & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band: AromA, FolkEurópa (2003) • David Murray, Kovács Ferenc és Balogh Kálmán & a Gypsy Cimbalom Band, Fonó (2005) • Balogh Kálmán: Karácsonyi Örömzene, Gryllus (2005) • Balogh Kálmán - Korpás Éva: Ó, szép fényes hajnalcsillag – Hungarian folksongs for Christmas, FolkEurópa (2005) • Balogh Kálmán & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band: Aven Shavale, FolkEurópa (2007) • Balogh Kálmán & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band: Live in Germany (2007) • Balogh Kálmán & the Gypsy Cimbalom Band: Délibáb, FolkEurópa (2010)
Contributions
Contributions
• Szvorák Katalin: Dalvándorlás, Hungaroton (1986) • Márta István: Kapolcs riadó (1987) • Muzsikás: Ősz az idő (1989) • Téka: Feljön a nap (1989) • Vízöntő: Gitania Express, Hungaroton-Gong Kft. (1990) • Vízöntő: Best,Quint (1991) • Cimbalomos Világtalálkozó (1991) • Transylvanian Portraits,Koch World (1992) • Zengő (1994) • Ökrös – Balogh Kálmán: Hippoglassus Hippoglassus, Around Sound Studios (1994) • Ando Drom (1995) • Jánosi együttes: Rapszódia - LISZT és BARTÓK források, Hungaroton Classic LTD., (1995) • Budapest Ragtime Band: Trubadurr, Hungaroton Classic LTD., (1995) • Cserepes Károly: Kivándorlás (1896-1914) (1996) • Üsztürü Zenekar: Szárazfának muzsikája, Fonó Records 1997) • Joel Rubin Jewish Music Ensemble - Beregovski’s Khasene (1997) • Ökrös: Bonchida, háromszor (1997) • Kallós Zoltán: Idegen földre ne siess, (1997) • Ot Azoj Klezmerband: The Heart of Klezmer,Oreade Music (1998) • Gypsy Folk Music From Transylvania, Rounder Select (1999) • Kiss Ferenc: Nagyvárosi bujdosók, Etnofon (1999) • Zengő: Víg óra (1999) • Jézus születése FOLK-OPERA 2000 (2000) • Johann Sebastian Bach: Revisited, BMC Records (2000) • Cintece ale romanilor din Ungria (2000) • Vasmalom II., Vasmalom III., Periferic Records (2001) • International Cimbalom Festival, FRÉA Records (2001) • Kiss Ferenc: A Héttorony hangjai, Etnofon (2001) • Ökrös: Elindultam szép hazámból (2001) • Herczku Ágnes: Arany és kék szavakkal, Fonó Records (2002) • Mitsoura: Mitsoura, Bartha Bt. (2003) • Nem megyünk a másvilágra: Gömör – Kishont megye falusi bandáinak emlékére (2003) • Tükrös: Vígan legyünk!, FolkEurópa (2003) • LezKlez & Kálmán Balogh: „Ostinato”, LezKlez (2003) • Üsztürü: Az Öregeké, FolkEurópa (2004) • Tizenkét Banda: Erdélyország, FolkEurópa (2004) • Fonó együttes: Túlparton, Hungaroton Records (2004) • Válogatás: Hangvető 2004-2005, FolkEurópa (2004) • Parno Graszt: Járom az utam, Fonó (2004) • Zerkula János és a Szászcsávásiak, Balogh Kálmán, Vizeli Balázs, FolkEurópa (2004) • Szvorák Katalin: Áthallások - magyar népdalvariánsok, Hungaroton Records (2004) • Szvorák Katalin: Pünkösd Közép-Európában, Hungaroton Records (2005) • Hangvető válogatás 2006-2007, FolkEurópa (2005) • Agócs Gergely: Kilencz Ballada, Fonó (2005) • Ökrös: Így kell járni..., Gryllus (2006) • Kovács Ferenc: Beli buba, Gramy Records (2006) • Berecz András: Sinka ének (2006) • Vágtázó Csodaszarvas: Tiszta forrás, Fonó (2006) • Ökrös Csaba és a Dobogó kő (2006) • Csillagok, csillagok..., FolkEurópa (2007) • We are Magyar! 2007 (2007) • Berkó együttes, Etnofon (2007) • Kaláka - Arany János (2007) • Gryllus Vilmos: Dalok 4 - Magyar népdalok (2009) • Both Miklós: Radnóti, Gryllus (2009) • Rendhagyó Prímástalálkozó, FolkEurópa (2009) • Kovács Ferenc: My Roots • Youth Without Youth • Celtic Lullabies • Joel Rubin • Hepta • Festival d'été de Québec • Sultan: 20 Jaar • Balkanswingband Sultan: Obstinato • World Music • Orientexpressen: Mahala • Music of East Europe • Udrub: Suhanás • Internationales Hackbrettfestival 2 • Gypsy Music • World of Gypsies • The Dulcimer Collection • Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) • Dresch Quartet: Archie Shepp • Sultan: Obsédé
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Awards
• 1985 Honorary Young Master of Folk Art • 1999 eMeRTon award • 2005 Artisjus prize • 2007 Kodály prize • 2009 Bezerédj prize

Balogh Kálmán (cimbalom). Taken on the 1st of December, 2017. V4 concerts, Balogh Kálmán, Lukács Miklós Gipsy Cimbalom Duo. Várkert Bazár, Budapest, Central Europe.
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- 1.Charles Hebbert, Norm Longley, Dan Richardson - Rough Guide to Hungary 5th Edition 2002 Page 454 "As well as the artists listed below, there are hundreds of great recordings in the above fields. The following simply offer an introduction. Individual artists Kalman Balogh Roma Vandor. Kalman Balogh is one of the virtuosos of the cimbalom, ..."
- 2.Philip Brett, Elizabeth Wood, Gary C Thomas - Global Minstrels -2006 Page 160- "As a result, the arrival of Kalman Balogh's Gypsy Cimbalom Band on the world music scene offered not only some excellent music, but also an overdue corrective. “In every style it is the same,” Balogh agrees. “Like the classical musicians like ..."
- 3.Management of Hungarian artists.
- 4.Biography of Kalman Balogh. 1999-08-24.
- 5.Kalman Balogh & Peter Ralchev Balkan Project.
- 6.Kálmán Balogh And The Gypsy Cimbalom Band Announce New Live Album and Tour. 2007-09-28.
- 7.Kalman Balogh, Master of the cimbalon.
- 8.Traditional crossroads audiophile recordings.
- 9.Vidor Fesztivál 2009
- 10.Duna Televízió 2007-08-31 21:00 (59')
- 11.Balogh Kálmáné és a Pál család zenekaráé a Bezerédj-díj Kultúra.hu 2009.11.12
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