Good Goose Skin
In Hungarian, the literal translation of goosebumps is "goose skin". Hungary's international singing sensation Bea Palya makes me go all goosey and she'll likely give you the bumps, too.
Lovely Bea sings from the heart and mixes traditional Hungarian folk sounds with Balkan, Middle Eastern and gypsy influences.
She talked to Budacast for almost an hour in our latest episode, which was supposed to have been live, but encountered technical difficulties. SORRY, Budacasters!
Our special guest co-host was Zoltán Radnai from the cool cultural blog called Kultplay.
LISTEN TO: Guaranteed Goose Skin (Bea Palya)
More information:
Bea's Website
Solo concert 29 December at Trafó
Get her music on Songs.hu
Bea on Dutch TV
- Spotted!
locals uncover secret places in - Majorka not Mallorca
the nice beer garden in Városmaj - Budapest Spas RSS for your iGoogle page
made by Szabolcs Kurdi - Premiermost Spa Town
jollyjetsetter's Great Adventur - Pigging Out in Budapest
I eat and so can you - Mythical Turuls etc.
Vec Trip Blog - Border cut that sparked an exodus
Nick Thorpe, BBC News - Hungarian Lessons for a world crisis
Column in FT - Who's Killing Hungary's Gypsies?
John Nadler, Time magazine - Booze U Can Use
Prague's interactive beer map - MU SZÍNHÁZ
Indescribable, goofy, fun - Arctic Hysteria
Funny Finns @ the LUMU - The Witness
Péter Bacsó's film lives on - Boisterously Balkan
Yugo Party, 28 November - Dirty Dogs
Zsombor Barakonyi exhibition - S-X-70 Snaps
From André Kértesz - Médiablog (HVG)
Like the Economist in HU - Budacast LIVE
Wednesday, 5 Nov, 5-7pm (HU) - Szeged Jazz Days
8-9 November - Ripping off Punk
Trafó, 6 November
Balaton video is just hilarious. And the guy on the left at this picture is very beautiful :)
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It was a great pleasure to listen to a well known singer who was so honest, genuine. I did get the 'goose skin' when listening to 'Harom arva' and the other 'hallgatos' songs. In addition to her beautiful and versatile voice she is a singer/person with lots of character; her music is very alive indeed, traditional in an unconventional way. I loved the bit about hidden emotions and breaking the barriers - this is what so many of us are longing to experience and Bea Palya seems to have the ability to melt these barriers or walls with her voice (coming from her belly as she would put it) and with her personality. So thank you Drew bacsi and co-host for the powerful programme and thank you Bea for having the power to make others feel more harmonious, warm within and with others.
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