Their first album
Fókatelep (self-titled, NarRator Records 2009) introduces us to the world of primarily Hungarian but also Bulgarian, French and Indian folk style songs with an energetic rock flavour.
Yallah Yallah is Indian-inspired „raga-rock” with Bulgarian folk instruments,
Fly away is folk-like song arranged as a heavy „piano metal”. With their adaptation of
Gloomy Sunday they created a Hungarian trip-hop from the classical
Rezső Seress song known throughout the world. Apart from Annamari’s lofty voice the ethno feeling is fortified by
Nikola Parov (
www.nikola.hu ) appearance as guest on the album. The worldwide-known musician, who recorded albums among others with
Márta Sebestyén, played traditional Balkan instruments in several songs.
The track
Leave was chosen for a CD compilation introducing the best of Hungarian world music in Europe’s most acknowledged world music magazine, the Songlines' March 2010 issue, with other renowned acts.
Fokadelic, the second album out in April 2011, brings them ever closer to realising their very own sound – world beat founded in rock, fusing the tradition of Hungarian „csujogato” singing style with Bulgarian folk, gypsy tango with chansons, Latin with Afro rhythms. This creative spirit reflects in the lyrics, oscillating between Hungarian, Spanish and Bulgarian.
The full album is available to stream at
www.soundcloud.com/fokatelep/sets/fokadelic After touring in Germany, Denmark and Sweden in 2009 (giving workshops in schools in Hillerod, Denmark in their free time), Fokatelep found themselves in Germany again in May 2010 to perform alongside Besh O Drom at a series of events promoting Hungarian talent. Later that year, they travelled to the Italian showcase festival Meeting Degli Indipendenti to perform for a professional audience.
Meszecsinka is a child of a love affair, started under the full moon. It means in Bulgarian „small moon” and comes from Annamari’s favorite Bulgarian folk song. Meszecsinka is intimate, magical and fragile, as any child of love. She sings in seven languages (Hungarian, Gypsy, Bulgarian, Finnish, English, Arabian and Spanish), and leads you into a Wonderland, where Bulgarian and Hungarian folk lives together with Latin and funky, Oriental and experimental.