Bori Magyar
Biography Bori Magyar
Bori Magyar
a singer-performer, started his performance career eighteen years ago, and since 2007 he has been an active player in Hungarian ethno- and world music and is one of its most popular singers. Currently, he is the soloist of one of the oldest and most prestigious, style- creating ensembles of Hungarian world music, the Makám ensemble. His voice was previously best known to the public as the soloist of the band Besh o Drom (2007-2011), and then as the singer of the first, self-initiated formation Butterfly Effect (Bori Magyar, Dániel Kardos, János Vázsonyi, Tamás Dömötör). Among others, he also toured with Bobby McFerrin, where he was personally invited by the world-famous jazz singer, as the only Central European singer. The formation of Trio Amor Sanctus was formed last year, which, under the artistic direction of Zoltán Mizsei, aims to recreate the traditional vocal music of the church liturgy and the sacred treasures of Hungarian folk song melodies with 21st-century instruments, vocal improvisations, three-part singing and percussion accompaniment (Keönch László Farkas). From the end of 2021, at the invitation of the Balázs Elemér Group, he appears as a soloist in the band. Other bands: Delalamm, Attacca, Boriván, Anlóg Cuveé, Kistehén, Anima Sound System.
Zoltán Mizsei
is an associate professor at the Budapest Academy of Music, master of the church music department. He is the arranger and composer of several Hungarian world music and sacred themed albums (Irén Lovász, Amor Sanctus, etc.). The use of musical means of expression, chosen with a refined sense, is characteristic of his works and his performing arts practice. Whether acoustic, ancient instruments, vocals, or modern electronic instruments, everything serves the clear message of the melodies and lyrics. Excellent chamber musician and music director.
Dániel Kardos
has been playing together with Magyar Bori in various formations for more than 10 years. In addition to his versatile, characteristic polyphonic guitar playing, he has a special flair for shaping the modern accompaniment of ancient, clean folk songs, while preserving the archaic character stemming from the original melodies.
Béla Ágoston
the band's wind soloist, is a special multi-instrumentalist performer in the Hungarian music scene. The musician, who claims to be simply a "musician", is the founder and member of countless jazz, folk and world music formations. In this project, he was primarily invited as a wind player (saxophones, clarinet, bag pipe, clarinet, flute, etc.), but as a composer, he also helps the creative composition work processes.
Ábel Dénes
Despite his young age, he is a member, among others, of the deservedly world-famous Söndörgő band. He is a versatile artist of folk, jazz and world music bands.
László Keönch Farkas
has been playing together with Bori Magyar in the band Makám since 2014, of which he has been a member since 2006 as a percussionist. In addition, they worked together in several other formations (Butterfly Effect, Attacca, Boriván Trio, Zsolt Koloncsák Trio, Trio Amor Sanctus).
