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.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Under The Blue Skies Of Capri | Concetta De Marco With Bela Babai And His Orchestra | 1958 | Album |
Gypsy Love | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | 1955 | Single |
Balkan Melody / Cool Breeze | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | 1955 | Single |
Gypsy Love | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | 1955 | Album |
Gypsy Love | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | Single | |
Le Roi Du Violon Tsigane | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | Album | |
Zigeunergeigen | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | Single | |
Violin Gitano | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | Album | |
Gypsy Festival Vol. 2 | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | Compil. | |
Rêverie Tzigane | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | Album | |
Haunting Gypsy Melodies | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | Album | |
Joue Pour Moi, TZIGANE | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | Album | |
Le Canari | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | Single | |
Gypsy Panorama | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | Album | |
Gypsy Moods | Bela Babai And His Orchestra | Album |