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Bela Babai & His Fiery Gypsies
Band, HU, Kaposvár
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Béla Babai (Kaposvár, Hungary cir. 1914 – Nesconset, New York) October 1, 1997) was a Hungarian American musician and interpreter of romani music. Babai was born in Hungary and emigrated to the United States late 1930s, where he became famous as "The King of the Gypsy Violin".Babai grew up in a Romani area near his birthplace and he learned to play the violin at a young age. At age 12 he would play in a local cafe, and in later years he would keep a clipping about those performances.In 1953 he left Chicago for New York, where he performed in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
Members
 | Bela Babai vn HU |
| Zoltan Zorandy p |
| Geza Lakatos b |
| Gyorgy Havas acc |
| Jozsef Axin vn |
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Evening At The Chardas | Bela Babai & His Fiery Gypsies | Album |
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