Researcher's Night - Macedonian edition! in Budapest

 Event: Kutatók Éjszakája - Researcher's Night in Budapest - Macedonian night

Address: ELTE Bölcsészettudományi Kar (Building D)

Múzeum krt. 4., 1088 Budapest

Lake Ohrid in Macedonia

1st floor, room 125 and the outside corridor

Time: September 28, 2012 - 8.00-10.00 pm

Entrance fee: free

In the special night of September 28, 300 European cities will be part of European Commission's programme deemed Researcher's Night.

The motto of the event

 

"Exploring science through fun learning"

should be tempting enough for just anyone to join. Budapest, only to start with, offers many different programmes in various locations. The entrance to all of them is - Free! For more information about the organization and the programme itself, visit the official pages (in English) here.

I will, on the other hand, point out one special part of the programme in Budapest, which will be held from 8 pm at the Faculty of Humanities of ELTE:

Get to know Macedonia and Macedonian culture!

What the Macedonian Lectorate at ELTE has in plans for you is the following:

Macedonian flag

1. Interactive language performance (you will gain basic knowledge in Macedonian - introduction, etc.) plus a presentation on Turkish loan-words that are also used in Hungarian.

The presentation will also include info on the "Victorious day": the Olimpic Medals of Macedonia and Hungary (vocabulary on Olimpic games in Macedonian).

The second task the Lectorate has put upon themselves for Friday is connected to Macedonian (folklore) culture. This year has been very productive for the Macedonian dance group based in Budapest (I already wrote about it here, check it out). We successfully formed an official Macedonian Folk Ensemble, named "Ohrid", which is one of the most amazing things that came out of the 'táncház' that we've been preparing for some time now (again, you can join, too!).

For our dearest visitors we will present:

2. Presentation on interesting elements of Macedonian folklore. Afterwards, a TÁNCHÁZ for everyone (Macedonian dances in practice).

You will also be able to have your photo taken in an original Macedonian national dress. Wonderful, isn't it?

You can find more information (both in Hungarian and English on the following link. Perhaps you will find a few more attractive places/events. :)

To finish with, I'd like to invite all of you who are in Budapest to dance with us not only on Friday, but anytime you want. The dance houses are organized at least once a week, and they promise a lot of good times and fun. Apart from getting to know Macedonian folklore and dances, you can also learn the language at ELTE. Feel free to contact me (or the ensemble) or leave a comment if you're interested!

If you want to read more about the Macedonian Folk Ensemble in Budapest (or contact us), you can do it on our Facebook page:

Ohrid Macedón Együttes

At the National Library in Budapest; Independence Day of Macedonia

Samhainfest Approaches

Bands: Ankh (HU), Tales of Evening (HU), Niburta (HU),

KerecsenSólyom (HU), Virrasztók (HU), Darkest Era (UK),

Arkona (RU), Dalriada (HU), Silent Stream of Godless Elegy (CZ)

Venue: Club 202, Fehérvári út 202, Budapest

Time: September 29, 2012 - 3.15 pm

Entrance fee: 3 499 HUF

As the fall approaches, bands are becoming more eager to leave the huge festivals season and indulge into new series of individual concerts. As part of it, smaller festivals are organized, usually not with a static location, but with groups of bands travelling and performing together.

Luckily, one of the major folk metal festivals is being organized in Budapest as well, by HammerConcerts. This time it's the Samhainfest.

I won't write much now, since I'm planning on making an individual post about the event itself next week, after participating in its wonderfulness. For that reason, I'll only share the main information, and tell you, urge you to go to the fest. You won't regret it.

So, here goes. The bands will play according to this order (probably not to the exact minute, though):

15:15 - 15:45 Ankh
16:00 - 16:45 Tales Of Evening
17:00 - 17:45 Niburta
18:00 - 18:45 Kerecsensólyom
19:00 - 19:45 Virrasztók
20:00 - 20:45 Darkest Era
21:00 - 22:15 Arkona
22:30 - 23:45 Dalriada
00:00 - 01:00 Silent Stream Of Godless Elegy

     Also:

Tales of Evening will present their new album, Hajléktalan Lélek.

Niburta will present their first studio album, Scream from the East. It will also be available with the October's edition of HammerWorld for free (you'll have to buy the magazine, though). The band also released a lyric video for one of the songs, check it out here. 

Dalriada releases their newest album the day before, so be sure to get one of those, too - Napisten Hava. Check out the official video of the first single:

To completely satisfy the audience, the organizators have provided T-shirts as well:

The tickets are sold for 3 499 Ft, at the following places:

Hammer Zenebarlang – Address: 1114. Budapest, Fadrusz u 2.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 10-18

Headbanger - Address: 1053. Budapest, Múzeum körút 17.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10-18, Sat: 10-13

CD Pince – Address: 1073 Budapest, VII. ker. Erzsébet krt. 37
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10-18, Sat: 10-15

Viking – Address: 1132 Budapest, Nyugati Tér 5.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10-17:30

You can also buy the ticket at the venue, for the same price. Apart from being able to buy Dalriada's new album separately (1 999 Ft), you can buy it in a combination with the ticket, with the price of 4 999 Ft.

Finally, the teaser:

So, join us on September 29, for a breathtaking, whole-day-long, folk metal party!

Balkanic Hearts of Hungary

News: A Song from the Upcoming Album by Niburta

Album release: September 29, 2012

Via: Nail Records

The time for Niburta's first studio album is slowly approching. As of September 29, which is also the day when they will once again amaze us on stage (check the dates on the left side of the blog), Scream From the East will be available for everyone via Nail Records. Those who come to the show will also be able to get the album for free with October's edition of Hammerworld.

Niburta also posted a lyric video as a teaser for the fans. The new song, Balkanic Heart, includes lyrics written in an old Bulgarian dialect. All I can say is that I can't wait to have the album in my hands.
The artwork was created by Árpád Fazekas. Have a look/listen here:

How do you like it? Feel free to leave a comment.

Also, earlier this summer, the band released the long awaited video for the song Awakening. It perfectly represents the band with their unique way of playing music - the kind of chaotic form of old mystical, folk tunes. Kudos!