Parno Graszt is not just another Gypsy band from Eastern Europe playing traditional Gypsy music...

PARNO GRASZT IS A MASSIVE BLAST OF ENERGY which totally shook the world when their 1st record Hit The Piano got in the TOP10 of World Music Charts Europe in 2002. Songlines starred them as ’The Source of Gypsy music’ while BBC made an up-close documentary about their simple rural life back in their village.

After 3 studio records and tours in Europe, India and the USA, Parno Graszt was selected to showcase at WOMEX 2009, the #1 international summit of world music. As RealWorld Records appraised, ‘we loved as they kept on singing out in the crowd after they finished their set and the stage was being cleared – a great moment of spontaneity.’

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Songlines, UK
« They do not use sources of Gipsy music – they are the source itself.
[..] Some of the songs are about the hardships of life, but most are escapist — fast, furious and catchy as hell with nonsense words and oral percussion. It's the romantic Gypsy cliché. Life is shit, but let's escape it for as long as we can and forget about tomorrow. "We are born like this," says Jozsi. "All our life is music and when I'm happy or sad I express it with music. That's why I've been playing like this since I was born. »

Real World Records, UK
« The authenticity and energy of this Roma group was so vividly apparent in their vibrant, high-energy performance. I loved how they kept on singing out in the crowd after they'd finished their set and the stage was being cleared - a great moment of spontaneity not often seen in the WOMEX showcases. »

The Herald, UK
« This Hungarian gypsy troupe certainly knows how to turn a gig into a party. »