Chalaban: Moroccan Spiritual Trance Roots
The group’s diverse sound is defined by the musician’s Afro-Arab roots, with their lively, exuberant Moroccan music enhanced by elements of Carpathian Basin, Roma and Balkan music, all while singing in Arabic.
Mónika Lakatos
Mónika Lakatos is a Hungarian singer of Romani descent and lead singer/solo vocalist of the band Romengo. She became the first artist of Romani descent to receive the WOMEX Award in 2020. She was also rewarded with the Anna Lindh Prize in 2007, for the Parallel Culture Award in 2013 and in 2014 with the For Ethnic Minority Prize. Her first solo album Romanimo, which represents Hungarian Olah Gypsy hearers-ballads, was also among the top 10 albums of World Music Charts Europe. It hit the 4th place in February 2018 right after its release.