...he paints the shines of Venice with the ancient violin of angels, the gadulka.

Szabolcs Szőke is a part of the music life of Venice from 30 years ago.
His renasaince figure appers in Gudecca, in the places of Canal Grande or in the San Angelo.
One night he facninates 3000 people in a festival of the town and in the other day he captures a couple of passersby in small retired corner of squares.
The way as others paints with brush is the same as he paints the shines of Venice with the ancient violin of angels, the gadulka.
Through his music and stories we can be a part of his private relations with Venice.

Szőke Szabolcs - sarangi, gadulka, array
mbira, ektar, bass-kalimba

Szabolcs Szőke - gadulka
Dániel Kardos - guitar
Dániel Váczi - sax
Evelin Tóth - vocal
Róbert Benkő - double bass
Fruzsina Eszes - cello
István Kerek - violin

Birthday concert of Szőke Szabolcs, one of the most famous hungarian etno and world musicians.

László Dés - sax
Mihály Dresch - sax
Kornél Fekete-Kovács - trumpet
Gábor Juhász - guitar
Zoltán Lantos - violin
Dániel Váczi - sax

Bladder Circus Company
Ektar
Tin-Tin Quintet

„The gadulka is a solitudeinstrument. Our record tells mostly about this solitudeinstrument. We are inseparable of each other. My instrument originates from a Bulgarian town, called Nesebar. This is a headland. Partly Europe, partly Asia. The man, I have bought it from, thirthy years ago, is Hriszto Ivanov, Bulgarian gadulka player. I dedicate this record for him and for my wife, Margit, with whom I was there on honeymoon. And for my daughter, Sára, whose marriage will be soon. But, of course, for everyone, who is listening this music – really a musical diary (Agenda) – with open heart and ears. It raises a monument to the memory of a Bulgarian gadulka musician, of our young days, of my wandering in the world, Budapest – Nesebar – Paris – Caracas – Florence – Venice – Bovegno di Magno – imaginary eastern towns, the sounds of solitude and being together. These are the sound of the beggar and of the rich, in the litterally and the figurally sense of the word as well.” – Szabolcs Szőke

Szabolcs Szőke – gadulka, sarangi
Evelin Tóth - voice

Szőke is a well known artist from Tin-Tin, Makám and Kolinda. Besides playing on oriental instruments he is also known for directing theatre pieces. This is the first time, that these three works: Omáar Khayyám, The Arabian Nights and Jayadeva are blended into one single unit. There verses are set to music mainly for original instruments. Their melodic and rhythmic structure is built on Indian, Persian, North African, Balkan and East-Central-European elements.

Bea Palya - vocal, mouth organ, kalimba, anklung, bells, rhythmic speech, clapping
András Monori - kaval, sithar, bamboo flute, double recorder, trumpet, mouth organ, kalimba, guitar, bells
Péter Szalai - tabla, kalimba, ocean drum, rain stick, bells, rhythmic speech
Szabolcs Szőke - gadulka, sarangi, gusla, kalimba, bamboo zither, bells
Lajos Spilák - tapan, gongs, bells, prose
Éva Enyedi - anklung, mouth organ, mbira, rhythmic speech, clapping
Katalin Homonnai - anklung, mouth organ, mbira, rhythmic speech, clapping
Domokos Szabó - anklung, bamboo sansa