Tzigani basic quartet

Tzigani is a gipsy band that plays original and traditional music from Eastern Europe: Russia, Hungary, Romania, the Balkans.
Two musicians are gypsies from Hungary, one is from Romania, the fourth from Belgium. They play their own music in the virtuoso manner for which gypsy musicians are famous all over the world.

What makes Tzigani really unique is the sophisticated approach of their music, and their talent to present a perfectly built up show, in which the audience is spell-bound from the beginning till the end.

The musicians of Tzigani are:

• Pal Szomora (Hungary), violin
• Iulian Jantea (Romania), accordion
• István Szomora (Hungary), cimbalom+guitar
• Herman De Rycke (Belgium), double-bass

On bigger festivals an extensive gypsy orchestra may be needed: there are different possibilities to extend the group vocal as well as instrumental. Each extra musician or singer adds another dimension to the concert and helps to create more variety in the program. Possible instruments that can be added are the clarinet, the guitar, the piano, the violin, the viola, the cello or the balalaika.
Currently the band is touring with the Bulgarian gypsy singer and violinist Emilia Kirova. They have been recording their first cd "Budapest" in december 2009.
Click here to know more about Tzigani's concerts with Emilia Kirova.