Hungarian-Slovak Roma in the United States
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The Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra consist of a lead violin referred to as a Primas, a second violin or viola, tenor violin, bass fiddle and a cimbalom. Their music was an important part of world roots music, and they performed throughout America in Hungarian music and all genres of music. In 1887, the first of these Roma immigrated to America, they brought to America the traditional Hungarian
By 1920, Cleveland had the largest population of Hungarians in America, second to Budapest. Cleveland Hungarians held hundreds of events every year and the Gypsies were the entertainment for all of these events.[4] Detroit's Delray district[5][6] had many Hungarian restaurants such as the Hungarian Village, where as many as four cimbaloms would be set up to play, and in Braddock, Pennsylvania, journalists from all over the world were writing about them. These Hungarian Gypsy musicians played all the major Hungarian events, and many American events for over 100 years, and in the finest restaurants in the country.[7] They also played many weddings and special occasions, including movies. For over 100 years, newspaper articles, books, and journals documented them and their traditions. One tradition is the Hungarian Gypsy funeral were as many as fifty to seventy-five musicians would play for the deceased in a funeral procession. Many of the funerals news reporters covered went through the Associated Press in newspapers all over the world. The best known Primas' (lead violin) came from this group such as Joska Rabb,[8] Ernie Kiraly, Max Bandy, Kal Bandy, Maxie Rigo, Martze Ballog, William Garber, John Brenkacs,[6] Louis Ballog,[9] Albert Balog, Geza Duna, Rudy Rigo, Emery Deutsch, Frank Richko, Maxie Fransko, Rudy Balog, Rudy Ziga, Arthur Rakoczi, Gusty Horvath,[10] Alex Udvary,[11] George Batyi, Tony Ballog,[12] Billy Rose, Martze Ballog, Willie Horvath, Bill Yedla, Albert Duna, Albert Horvath, and Bella (Bendy) Ballog.
The Gypsy Countess Verona,[13] was one of the most famous of these Hungarian-Slovak Roma. She married the Count Dean Szechy de Szechy Favla, of Budapest. She was one of the greatest cimbalom players in the world; she toured the world, made records and wrote music.
In 1924,
Notable people
- Elek Bacsik (1926–1993), jazz guitarist and violinist
- Ian Hancock (b. 1942), linguist
References
- ^ "Roma Education in Europe: Practices, policies and politics". p. 88.
- ^ Multicultural Education, 2001-2002. p. 199.
- ISBN 978-0-8161-1808-3. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ Susan M. Papp (1981). Hungarian Americans and Their Communities of Cleveland. Cleveland State University. p. 229. Archived from the original on 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2012-09-30.. Available through the Cleveland Memory Project, Cleveland State University Libraries.
- ^ "Hungarian Families". old-delray.com.
- ^ a b "Growing up in Old Delray, by Robert Takacs". Old-delray.com. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Hungarian-American Restaurants". Pinterest.com. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Rabb Joska's Gypsy Cellar Records - Home". Gypsycellarrecords.com. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Dulcimer Player's Forum - Cimbalom Links - (18)". Eurodulcimers.proboards.com. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "MTAP The Gus Horvath Hungarian Gypsy Collection". Museum.msu.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Alex Udvary". Cimbaloms.tripod.com. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Tony Ballog and his Gypsy Orchestra". Greatlakesfolkfest.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "'The Big Show' Its Title – New Hippodrome Spectacle to Have a Minstrel First Part" (PDF). New York Times. 1916-08-17. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "Madore's Obscure Music Blog: Henry Ford's Old Fashioned/Old Time Dance Orchestra (Two 1926 Columbia 78s & One 1926 Victor 78)". Madoresobscuremusicblog.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ^ "FolkWorld Article: T:-)M's Night Shift - Books". Folkworld.de. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
Bibliography
- Harvard University Study on Roma with all Roma experts including Steve Piskor. Tells you about the world "Gypsy" and Hungarian Slovak Gypsies. An 80 page published study.
- Romani Realities in the United States - Harvard University
- Gypsy Violins Hungarian Slovak Gypsies in America, 2012 by Steve Piskor ISBN 978-0-578-09989-7
- Gypsy Fires in America p. 214 by Irving Brown, 1924 - Irving Brown writes about Braddock, Pa Gypsies
- Raggle-Taggle: Adventures with a Fiddle in Hungary and Romania by ISBN 9780719513381
- The Gypsy in a Non-Gypsy Economy Erdmann Doane Beynon American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 42, No. 3 (Nov., 1936), pp. 358–370, Gypsies of Delray, MI
- The Subject of Index to Periodicals volume 1915
- The Journal of American Folklore, Endre De Spur, 1958, Gypsies of Braddock, PA.
- The Survey by the Charity Organization Society of the city of New York reference to Gypsies of Braddock, Pa
- OCLC 47075794
- The Encyclopædia Britannica, 1956 - Braddock, Pa
- The Hammered Dulcimer by Paul Gifford ISBN 978-0-8108-3943-4
- Gypsies in the United States. Smithsonian Education
- Arrival of Gypsies in America Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Gypsyjib.wetpaint.com
- Gypsy Immigration Encyclopedia of North American Immigration. Facts on File. 2005.
- Emery Deutsch - Violinist and Songwriter. New York Times, 20 April 1997
- Gypsy and Traveler Culture in America. Gypsy Lore Society
- What US musical tradition can teach us about roma culture. George Soros Foundation
- Author-records romany music culture. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 8, 2012
- Encyclopida of Cleveland History: Gypsies
- Professor Steve Balkin, University of Illinois, Roma Page, links to many Roma sites, videos, and music.