Karthago is a Hungarian rock band, one of the most popular during the eighties, playing American-style west coast rock. Disambiguation with the early 70s German band Karthago

Band history

The band was founded in 1979 by Ferenc Szigeti, releasing their self-titled debut album in 1981, which sold 178.000 copies and established the band's fame. After winning an international contest in Austria, they got a two-record deal for Western Europe. They toured Austria, East Germany and other Soviet Bloc countries. The band broke up in 1985 but in they reunited for a concert at

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in 1990, followed by two others in 1997 and 2000. The band then started a 15-stop tour in 2003, culminating in their first new album after 19 years. They have been active since then, performing often all around Hungary.

Members

*Attila Gidófalvy - keyboards, vocals *Zoltán 'Zéró' Kiss - bass, vocals, *Ferenc Szigeti - bandleader, guitars, vocals, *Miklós Kocsándi - drums, vocals *Tamás Takáts - vocals, front member, harmonica, drums

Discography

* ''Karthago'' (1981) * ''1...2...3...Start! - Popmajális'' (concert recording) (1982) * ''Ezredforduló'' (1982) * ''Requiem'' (English) (1983) * ''Senki földjén'' (1984) * ''Oriental Dream'' (English) (1985) * ''Aranyalbum'' (selection) (1990) * ''Best of Karthago'' (selection) (1993) * ''Haminyó anyó'' (EP) (1997) * ''A Karthago él'' (concert recording) (1997) * ''ValóságRock'' (2004) * ''Időtörés'' (2009) * ''30 éves Jubileumi Óriáskoncert'' (2010)

Sources

Band history on the official pageOn the way of our Fathers

External links

karthagoband.com
- Official home page {{DEFAULTSORT:Karthago (Band) Hungarian rock music groups Musical groups established in 1979