Balkan Fanatik
“Elment az en rozsam” (mp3)
from “Mokka Lounge 3″
(Karmatronic Sound Mgmt, LLC)
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A Greek-Hungarian electro-ethno band. It started in 2002 by Georgios Tzortzoglou (Yorgos) and Gábor Lepés (Lepe). Their goal is to help preserve the musical heritage of Eastern-Europe and the Balkans, to pass this on to young audiences with progressive electronic music.

Balkan Fanatik injects synth-pop, hip hop, and contemporary electronic dance music into traditional folk sounds. This is also presented in their stage performance, they sometimes invite folk dancers as well as modern dancers to be part of the show.

Yorgos is the Heart. He is based in Athens and Budapest. His background in folk music is very extensive, he was founding member of two legendary folk rock groups Barbaro /90s/ and Gepfolklor /80s/. Lepe is the Brain. He is a Sound Engineer, DJ, and Producer. He’s been working for over 130 Hungarian pop/rock/dance productions, among them the most famous, Akosh, one of Hungary’s most established stars for over 20 years. Lepe also works for film, theater and video games as well.
Apart from Lepe and Yorgos the band’s live show includes Drummer Ákos Kottler,Guitar Player Miklós Czifra Rapper and Singer MC Sonita and Folk Singer Nóra Kovács.