HUNGARIAN MUSIC
AND
ENTERTAINMENT
IN ’50s-’60s
FIFTIESYEARS OF HARD
DICTATURA
„Who is not with
us, is against us”
( Rákosi Mátyás )
FIFTIESYEARS OF HARD
DICTATURAS
The typical music style of these years
is labour movement songs sang
in big official parades
( like on 1st of May or 4th of Aprilthe day of expulsion of naci’s by
Russian army)
Old movement songs, like
„ Internacionálé” , „Marseilles”
New hungarian songs, like: „Itt van
május elseje” ( „It’s 1th of May”)
Russian labour movement and partisan
songs like: Poljuska, Az amuri
partizánok dala ( Partisan song from
Amur- side), Bunkócska
And songs of „kuruc” / Rákóczirebellion age ( 1703-11) Csínom Palkó,
Balogh Ádám nótája.
One of the most popular song was
„ Sej, a mi lobogónkat” ( a text was
written by Ferenc Jankovich in 1947,
melody was an old „csángó” folk music
), it was official song of NÉKOSZ
Many short political songs /
„csasztuska” was written at that age.
Films
Three film types with their typical
and famous songs:
1) a Hungarian freedom fighter,
revolutionary history, pathetic and
romantic films
Like: 1953: „ Rákóczi- hadnagya”
( Lieutenantof Rákóczi , Director:
Bán Frigyes) or „ Feltámadott a
tenger” ( „Risen the sea”, directed by
Kalman Nadasdy, Ranódy László )
Many parts of
Rákóczi hadnagya
can be found
on
Youtube. com
Films, like „ Déryné” (directed by
Márton Keleti, „Mrs. Déry”, she was
famous actress in XIX. Century)
• 2) happy, musical comedies and
operettes:
Like:
„ Dalolva szép az élet” ( „ With
singing life becomes beautiful ”
directed by Keleti Márton)
or
„ Mágnás Miska” („ Magnate Mick” )
1950 directed by Keleti Márton - Dalolva
szép az élet (actors: Latabár Kálmán,
Tompa Sándor, Gózon Gyula)
Mágnás Miska
Miklós GÁBOR
As Mágnás Miska
Ági MÉSZÁROS
LATABÁR
BROTHERS
As stupid
aristocrats
Songs of
Mágnás Miska
can be found
on
Youtube. com
„ Liliomfi” ( „Mr. Lilly jr.” historical
comedy, 1954 directed by Makk Károly
– actors: Dajka Margit, Balázs Samu,
Krencsey Marianne, Darvas Iván)
Can be found
on
Youtube. Com
too
3) Sportsfilm
Like:
- Civil a pályán ( „ Civil on the football
field” with famous sportspeakers:
Szepesi György and Gulyás Gyula )
- Kétszer kettő néha öt ( „ Two times
two is sometimes five”, about sport
gliders, 1954, with many popular
songs, it’s on You tube too!!!!)
In cities…
Couples were rarely dancing in public,
public halls were closed.
Hungarian Radio ( Magyar Rádió)
boadcasting classical, labour
movement and rarely „ esztrád”/
dancing songs…
Famous „esztrád” / dancesingers
Hollós Ilona ( 1920-98 )
Zsolnai Hédi ( 1924- 2004)
Ákos Stefi ( 1919-2005)
At countriside….
Till 1955 there was no radiobroadcasting and till 1957 there was
no Tv- bradcasting for them …..
So young men and women dance and
sing old fashioned songs …meet in
barn-balls and in weddings..
Sixties: years of soft
dictatura
„ Who is not
against us, is
with us”
( Kádár János)
• After 1960 liberalization began with
the „3T /three Ts"
(tűrés=tolerance
tiltás= prohibition
támogatás= support), and a long
period of cultural struggle began.
Was supported…..
- Classical music
- Folk ( and Roma) music
- labour movement songs
- esztrád
Many previously banned musical styles
are allowed, like
-jazz
- rock-and-roll
( American music style)
And there was no requirement to play
sowiet music and style everywhere.
But hardrock and metal was
prohibited
Many posibilities of
entertainment were opened
- New caféhouses
bars
pubs
- Community centers
- Táncdalfesztivál /dance song festival
( old got talented festival)
for young performers
And
fashionable
dresses, hair
were allowed.
Famous dance-singers..
Mikes Éva ( 1938-86)
Kovács Erzsi
( 1928-) on youtube!
Toldy Mária ( 1938-) on youtube too!
Mother of Andrea Malek
Sárosi Katalin
( 1930-2000)
Vámosi János and
Záray Márta ( duet)
Poór Péter
Etc.
Aradszky László and Korda György are
active singers now!
Handsome
singers like
Koós János
Németh Lehel
Handsome
and lyric
Songs find
on
Youtube. com
For home parties…..
- New musical radio -( later TV-)
broadcasting ( model was Radio
Luxemburg)
- New edited Hungarian music albums
and imported „western” albums
- Many purchaseble tape recorder
WOW!
New-style pop singers
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Koncz Zsuzsa
Zalatnay Sarolta
Harangozó Teri
Komár László
Bródy János
Sztevanovity
Zorán
New-style pop-bands
- Illés zenekar / band
- Express ( with Solymosi Tóni)
- Metro
Famous: Máté Péter
Singer, composer….
On youtube:
Egyszer véget ér..
( It will be finished
one day) Most élsz
( You live now)
Ez itt az én hazám
( This is my country)
SONGS ARE GOOD!!!!
Famous:
Kovács
Kati
Dinamic,
powerfull,
cool
And now Kovács Kati
Famous: Zalatnay Sarolta
On youtube:
Hosszú forró nyár
( Long hot summer)
Hol jár az eszem?
(What am I doing?)
Then and now…
Famous: Koncz Zsuzsa
On youtube too!!!
29 album!!!!
Ha én rózsa volnék
( If I were a rose)
Sárga rózsa
( Yellow rose)
Ahogy lesz, úgy lesz
Then and now
METRO
EGYÜTTES
SZTEVANOVITY
ZORÁN
KONCZ
ZSUZSA
Famous: Harangozó
(„Bim-bam”) Teri
On Youtube:
Mindenkinek van egy álma (Everyone
has a dream)
Azok a szép napok (Those good days…)
Famous band: Omega
Many songs
On youtube
Like…
Ha én szél lehetnék
( If I could be a wind)
Petróleum lámpa
Gammapolis….
Famous band: Illés
együttes
ILLÉS