31 May 2018

Celebrating Hungarians in NZ

From Upbeat, 1:30 pm on 31 May 2018

Hungarian folk-singer Márta Sebestyén and hurdy-gurdy specialist Béla Szerényi are here for concerts celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the Magyar Millennium Park for Hungarians in New Zealand.

Márta Sebestyén & Béla Szerényi

Márta Sebestyén & Béla Szerényi Photo: RNZ - Robyn Jaquiery

Márta found international fame as the voice of the film The English Patient and became a UNESCO Artist for Peace.

She talks about how folk music can connect peoples across borders.

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