Parno Graszt is a Roma music ensemble from Paszab, Hungary founded in 1987. "Parno Grast" means "white horse" in the Romani language,Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, Volume 2 with "graszt" using the Hungarian orthography 'sz' for 's'. In the Roma culture white is a symbol of purity and horses are a symbol of freedom. Their debut album Hit the piano reached Number 7 on the World Music Chart Europe in October 2002.Parno Graszt In 2004 Hungarian Television and the BBC produced a music documentary about Parno Graszt.Parno Graszt:Ünnepek és Hétköznapok After their second album, Járom az utam (2004), Parno Graszt was voted in the top 10 for "best artist of the year", 2005, by the Swiss music magazine Vibrations.Parno Graszt 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.
Members József Oláh (vocals, guitar, tambura) Géza Balogh (vocals, guitar, dance) Viktor Oláh (vocals, guitar, dance) Sándor Horváth (vocals, spoons, dance) Heléna Oláh (vocals) János Jakocska (vocals, guitar) Mária Váradi (vocals, dance) Mária Balogh (vocals, dance) Krisztián Oláh (accordion) János Oláh (double bass)[deceased] István Németh (oral bass, churn)
Discography Rávágok a zongorára (2002) (Hit the Piano) Járom az utam (2004) (I'm On My Way) Ez a világ nekem való (2007) (This World Is Made for Me) Reggelig mulatok (2011) (I Revel Till the Break of Dawn) "Suttog a szél" (2024) ("The Wind Whispers") Parno Graszt: új lemez, bemutató koncert
References
External links Official site MySpace Site Traditional Gypsy music from Hungary Tom & Jerry- Parno Graszt original by youtube