Ferenc Sebő (, born February 10, 1947, in
Szekszárd
Szekszárd (, formerly also ''Szegzárd''; ; or ; ) is a small city in southern Hungary and the capital of Tolna County. By population, Szekszárd is the smallest county capital in Hungary; by area, it is the second-smallest (after Tatabánya). ...
) is a Hungarian
folklorist
Folklore studies (also known as folkloristics, tradition studies or folk life studies in the UK) is the academic discipline devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currency in the 1950s to distinguish the ac ...
and musician, best known as the bandleader for the Sebő Ensemble, a band that produced many future stars, including
Márta Sebestyén
Márta Sebestyén (; born 19 August 1957) is a Hungarian folk vocalist, composer and actress.
Early life
Sebestyén was born in Budapest, Hungary. Her mother is a composer, and was a music student of Zoltán Kodály. Her father was an economi ...
(later of
Muzsikás).
The Sebő Ensemble was one of the best-known groups of the Hungarian
roots revival
A roots revival (folk revival) is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. Often, roots revivals include an addition of newly composed songs with socially and politically aware lyr ...
in the 1970s.
References
1947 births
Living people
Hungarian folk musicians
21st-century Hungarian conductors (music)
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