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Ági Szalóki
Ági Szalóki
	Ági Szalóki in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Ágnes Szalóki
Born	October 17, 1978 (age 46)
Origin	Budapest, Hungary
Genres	Folklore, world music, jazz, electro-pop
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Hangvető
Spouse	Julián Fábián

Ági Szalóki (born October 17, 1978) is a Hungarian folk singer.^[1] She has toured worldwide with world music and folk revival bands such as Besh o droM and Ökrös.

Career

Szalóki started singing as a toddler with Márta Sebestyén as her role model.^[2] Her musical background is in traditional folk music. She first won recognition for singing with Ökrös in a traditional folk style and Besh o droM, a Balkan gypsy brass band.^[3] She toured the world, performing from the Montreal Jazz Festival, through Glastonbury Festival, to the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, and from New York to Beijing.^[4]

In 2005, Szalóki began to pursue a solo career, exploring various genres such as jazz, '30s ballads, and children's music.^[5]

Szalóki is trained in the Kodály method. Many of her projects are inspired by poetry, from "Sunset of Rust, It is Dusk" on Lament (2005), to the Karády album of ballads (A Vágy Muzsikál, 2008).

Szalóki has also performed at numerous children's concerts.^[6]

In 2015, Szalóki was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, yet has recovered.^[7]

Discography

Solo albums ^[8]

Téli-nyári laboda / Winter-Summer Orache FolkEurópa, 2004

Szalóki's first solo album was written for preschool children. The record contains nursery rhymes, tales, children's games and other songs. The musical accompaniment was composed by folk-inspired classical musicians.

Ági Szalóki – voice, Dávid Lamm – guitar, Vera Berán – cello, András Dés – kanna, drums, Kati Lázár – tale telling, Róbert 'Szigony' Kerényi – flute, Péter Bede – flute, István Berán – bombard, Zoltán Kovács – double bass, Judit Ábrahám – gardon.

Hallgató / Lament FolkEurópa, 2005, Award "Fonogram", 2006 – Best Jazz Album of the year

These folk songs originate from Moldva and Gyimes.

Ági Szalóki – voice, József Balázs – piano, Dávid Lamm – guitar, Kristóf Bacsó – tenor saxophone, András Dés – percussion, József Barcza Horváth – double bass, bass.

Cipity Lőrinc FolkEurópa, 2006, Award "Fonogram", 2007 – Best Album for Children

The CD largely consists of folk songs from Transylvania and the Uplands arranged by the band, together with poems by Ágnes Nagy Nemes and Sándor Weöres set to music. The poems are also narrated by two noted performers from the theatre, Mari Kiss and János Kulka.

Ági Szalóki – voice, Dávid Lamm – guitar, Judit Nagy – cello, András Dés – percussion Zoltán Kovács – double bass

Featuring: József Balázs – piano, Balázs Szokolay Dongó – flute, bagpipe, Attila Jakab – violin, József Barcza Horváth – double bass, poems and tale telling: Mari Kiss and János Kulka

A vágy muzsikál FolkEurópa, 2008

These songs speak about the happiness and the sadness of love.

Ági Szalóki – voice, Kristóf Bacsó – tenor saxophone, Ferenc Schrek – pozan, Gábor Juhász – guitar, Dávid Lamm – guitar, Zoltán Kovács – double bass, András Mohay – drums, Róbert Szakcsi Lakatos – piano, Richárd Szaniszló – vibrafon, Tcha Limberger – violin

Gingalló FolkEurópa, 2009

The record includes renewed folksongs and sung poems from Attila József, Károly Tamkó Sirató, Sándor Weöres and from Anna Szabó T., who is a young Transylvanian-born poet. The narrator of the record who is telling the tales is the actor György Cserhalmi.

Ági Szalóki – voice, whistle; Dávid Lamm – guitar, voice; Zoltán Kovács – double bass, voice; András Dés – percussion, voice.

Featuring: Kornél Fekete-Kovács – horn, Gábor Juhász – guitar, Péter Szalai– tabla, Balázs Szokolay Dongó – flute, tárogató; tale telling György Cserhalmi

Kishúg/ "Little Sister" FolkEurópa, 2010

This album combines Hungarian, Roma, and Turkish songs with contemporary Hungarian poetry.

Band members: Ági Szalóki – voice, Gergő Borlai – drums, Zsolt Csókás – guitar, Zoltán Kovács – double bass.

Featuring: Peta Lukács – guitar, Zoltán Sipeki – guitar, György Orbán – bass violin

Contribution

Korom Attila – Hajnali, PolyGram, 1997
Ökrös – Bonchida, háromszor, ABT, 1998
Kalotaszegi népzene – Neti Sanyi és Kicsi Aladár, ABT, 1999
Besh o droM – Macsó hímzés, Fonó Records, 2000
Triton – Indulj el, Bahia, 2001
Karácsonynak éjszakáján, Tom-Tom Records, 2001
Balkan Syndicate – Nikola, Tom-Tom Records, 2003
Makám – Anzix, FolkEurópa, 2003
Besh o droM – Gyí!, private release, 2004
Balázs Elemér Group – Hungarian Folksongs, X-Produkció, 2005
Balogh Kálmán – Karácsonyi örömzene, Gryllus, 2005
Amikor én még kissrác voltam – Tisztelgés az Illés zenekar előtt, Universal Music, 2005
Besh o droM – Once I Catch The Devil, private release, 2005
Tony Lakatos – Gipsy Colours, Skip Records, 2005
Kiss Feri – Love's Doors, Etnofon, 2005
V/A – Stars, Stars..., FolkEurópa, 2006
Ajándék – Roma művészek a gyerekekért, suliNova közoktatás-fejlesztési és Pedagógus-továbbképzési Kht./ suliNova Public Education Development and Teacher Training Company, 2006
Balogh Kálmán és a Gipsy Cimbalom Band – Aven Shavale, FolkEurópa, 2007
Oi Va Voi V2 Records International Ltd., 2007
Szabó Dániel – Egetverő TIM produkció Bt., 2007
Budapest Bár, EMI Zenei Kft., 2007
Szájról szájra / Mouth to mouth, FolkEurópa, 2007
Bognár Szilvia – Semmicske énekek, Gryllus Kiadó, 2008
Sárkány apó, Helikon Kiadó – Gryllus Kiadó, 2008
"volt egyszer volt egy kis zsidó", Gryllus Kiadó, 2008
Kozma Orsi Quartet – Hide And Seek, Magneoton, 2008
Hespèrion XXI - Bal·Kan: Honey and Blood, Alia Vox, 2013

Awards

Fonogram Prize (2006 – for Hallgató / Lament, 2007 – for Cipity Lőrinc, 2010 – for Gingalló)
2006 – Artisjus Artistic Prize
2006 – Andás Bozóki culture minister lauded Szalóki for her excellence artistic activities of children's songs and world music genres
2007 – Zoltán Kodály Memorial Prize
2009 – March Youths Award (State award)
2010 – Sanoma and Story Magazine Value Award

References

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^ Lange, Barbara Rose (2018). Local fusions: folk music experiments in Central Europe at the millennium. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024537-5.
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^ Lange, Barbara Rose (2018). Local fusions: folk music experiments in Central Europe at the millennium. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024537-5.
^ Lange, Barbara Rose (2018). Local fusions: folk music experiments in Central Europe at the millennium. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-024537-5.
^ Hunt, Ken (1 July 2008). "Otherwordly". fRoots. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
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