Vanessa i Sorba :

Torok Adam : Another Hungarian classic. Back when the Poles were doing amazing experimental jazz stuff with the flute, Torok brought the instrument to Hungarian pop, and never stopped evolving with it.

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So Kalmery : So Kalmery plays the blueslike Brakka music from his native Congo.

Mademoiselle K : With the ability to belch out a rock tune with the best, Mademoiselle K goes beyond. As far as her vocal chords will take her notwhithstanding moaning, groaning, murmuring and meowing.

Brotherhood of Brass (magenta) : Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars
Barbara Flaska, PopMatters:
"Every player with this group has devoted a lifetime to klezmer. The repertoire is not merely the bulgars, doynes, freylekhs, and horas, but a rare rhythm known as "the Oriental," a reflection of the musical influence from Odessa and the Carpathians."
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Boban Marković Orkestar
Boston Herald 09/2004:
"Imgagine the rowdiest, fastest rendition of "Hava Nagila" you've ever heard, zip it up with wild brass playing that would make a New Orleans marching band stop and stare, and throw in percussion so thunderous it shakes a hall, and then you've got an idea why the Orkestar gets a crowd into a frenzy."

Eszter Takáts and the Gumizsuzsi : While guitar strumming women are a dime a dozen in the States - I am not making a judgment call here, merely statin that the genre is popular -, Hungary has a much slimmer offering of the type, population scale taken into account. Eszter Takáts is one of those, here performing with her band, although otherwise often seen solo and in several other configurations.

Madness : Looking through the crowds, I often feel a bit old. The band Madness was formed when I was 1 year old. It is kind of amazing they still bring the same energy to their performances that I saw on tv when I was a little kid.

Rockband for a Moment : Inspired by one of the many awesome musical performances at the festival? Live out your dream at the Electronic Arts tent! Be a rock band, even if it is just for 3:52 seconds...

Day 3 - Pink :

Day 3 - Laurent Garnier :