Parno Graszt

Parno Graszt is a Roma (i.e. "Gypsy") music ensemble from Paszab, Hungary founded in 1987. "Parno Grast" means "white horse" in the Romany language,[1] with "graszt" using the Hungarian orthography 'sz' for 's'. In the Roma culture white is symbol of purity and horse is a symbol of freedom. Their debut album Hit the piano reached Number 7 on the World Music Chart Europe in October 2002.[2] Hungarian Television and the BBC produced in 2004 a music documentary about Parno Graszt.[3] After their second album, Járom az utam (2004), Parno Graszt was voted in the top 10 for "best artist of year", 2005, by the Swiss music magazine Vibrations.[4] In 2016, they competed in A Dal, the national final selection for Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Már nem szédülök, and reached the final.

Parno Graszt
Parno Graszt (2014)
Background information
OriginPaszab, Hungary
GenresRoma
Years active1987 (1987)–present
Websitewww.parnograszt.com

Members
  • József Oláh (vocals, guitar, tambura)
  • Géza Balogh (vocals, guitar, dance)
  • Viktor Oláh (vocals, guitar, dance)
  • Sándor Horváth (vocals, spoons, dance)
  • János Jakocska (vocals, guitar)
  • Mária Váradi (vocals, dance)
  • Mária Balogh (vocals, dance)
  • Krisztián Oláh (accordion)
  • János Oláh (double bass)
  • István Németh (oral bass, churn)

Discography
  • Rávágok a zongorára (2002) (Hit the Piano)
  • Járom az utam (2004) (...In My World)
  • Ez a világ nekem való (2007) (This World Is Made for Me)
  • Reggelig mulatok (2011) (I Revel Till the Break of Dawn)[5]

References
  1. Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, Volume 2
  2. Parno Graszt Archived 2008-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Parno Graszt:Ünnepek és Hétköznapok
  4. Parno Graszt
  5. Parno Graszt: új lemez, bemutató koncert Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
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