Machine-translated from the Hungarian original. Organization names are never machine-translated; venues and dates are left as written.
- When
- 5 November 2026 at 20:30
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- Venue
- EHHA., Kolozsvár, Főtér 29.
- Organizer
- House of Transylvanian Traditions
The concert will be followed by dance house for the spiritual and physical joy of the participants! 💃🕺Dance hosts: Máté Sebők and Bogi Brenner Dance house will feature Zoë Aqua and her band, as well as the Rekegő band 📍Location: Cluj-Napoca, Főtér 29. ⏰Time: 20:30 📅Date: November 5, 2026 Dance house drop-in 15 lei HU: Zoë Aqua and Her Transylvanian String Band – From The Open Place album launch concert The album From The Open Space is the latest fruit of the deep and fruitful collaboration that took place between the American klezmer violinist Zoë Aqua and three Transylvanian folk musicians, Gergely Réman (cimbalom), Kálmán Szopos (viola) and Károly Dénes (bass). Listeners will recognize the band’s “irresistible dulcimer lines, pounding bass runs and deep, trance-like drone of the viola” from their previous albums, including In A Sea of Stars. The band is known for its energetic, pulsating sound that will appeal to all lovers of string folk music. Zoë Aqua’s compositional style combines the traditions of klezmer and Yiddish song with elements of Hungarian, Romanian and Gypsy folk music, creating a truly unique sound on the world music scene. The new album features Yiddish singer Ira Khonen Temple in several arrangements alongside Zoë and her band. Ira’s sensitive and thought-provoking performance brings Zoë’s new musical arrangements of Moyshe Kulbak’s poems to life, transporting the listener into the world of Jewish life in Eastern Europe before World War II. The title From The Open Space refers to the vast, open spaces of the American West, which the band experienced on their first US tour, when they visited seven Western states. It also expresses their commitment to making music together that transcends borders, nationalities, and genres, and the openness with which they hope listeners will approach their music. Band: Zoë Aqua – violin, Gergely Réman – cimbalom, Kálmán Szopos – viola, Károly Dénes – bass, Ira Khonen Temple – vocals. EN: Zoë Aqua and Her Transylvanian String Band – From the Open Place album debut concert From the Open Place is the most recent product of a deep and fruitful collaboration between American klezmer fiddler Zoë Aqua and three folk musicians from the Transylvania region of Romania: Gergely Réman (cimbalom), Kálmán Szopos (viola), and Dénes Károly (bass). Listeners will recognize the “unrelenting dulcimer, grinding basslines and deep trance drones from the viola (chordal viola)” from their previous releases including In A Sea of Stars. The band is known for their vital and pulsing sound which appeals to fans of fiddle music of all kinds. Zoë Aqua's compositional style combines elements of klezmer and Yiddish song with Hungarian, Romanian, and Romani folk music, and is truly unique in the world music scene. Her new album, From The Open Place premieres a new collaboration for the band with Yiddish singer Ira Khonen Temple. Ira offers thoughtful interpretations of Zoë's new settings of poems by writer Moyshe Kulbak, which transport the listener into the world of pre-WWII Eastern European Jewish life. The title From the Open Place refers to the vast open spaces of the American West which the band experienced on their first US tour, when they visited 7 Western states, as well as to their commitment to collaborative music-making which transcends borders, nationalities and genres, and to the place of openness from which they hope listeners approach their music. Performers: Zoë Aqua (violin); Kálmán Szopos (viola); Dénes Károly (bass); Gergely Réman (dulcimer); Ira Temple (vocals);
Full description in the original language
A koncertet táncház követi a résztvevők lelki és testi örömére! 💃🕺Táncházgazdák: Sebők Máté és Brenner Bogi Táncházban muzsikál Zoë Aqua és zenekara, valamint a Rekegő zenekar 📍Helszín: Kolozsvár, Főtér 29. ⏰Időpont: 20:30 📅Dátum: 2026. november 5. Táncházbeugró 15 lej HU: Zoë Aqua and Her Transylvanian String Band – From The Open Place lemezbemutató koncert A From The Open Space (Nyitott terekből) című lemez a legújabb gyümölcse annak a mély és eredményes együttműködésnek, amely az amerikai klezmer hegedűs Zoë Aqua, valamint három erdélyi népzenész, Réman Gergely (cimbalom), Szopos Kálmán (brácsa) és Dénes Károly (bőgő) között jött létre. A hallgatók korábbi lemezeikről, köztük az In A Sea of Stars (Csillagok tengerében) című albumról ismerhetik az „ellenállhatatlan cimbalomszólamokat, a zakatoló bőgőfutamokat és a brácsa mély, transzszerű drónhangzását”. A zenekar energikus, lüktető hangzásáról ismert, amely a vonós népzene minden kedvelőjét megszólítja. Zoë Aqua zeneszerzői stílusa a klezmer és a jiddis dal hagyományait ötvözi a magyar, román és cigány népzene elemeivel, így a világzenei színtéren valóban egyedülálló hangzást képvisel. Az új albumon Zoë és zenekara mellett több összeállításban is hallható Ira Khonen Temple jiddis énekes. Ira érzékeny és elgondolkodtató előadásmódjával szólaltatja meg Zoë új zenei feldolgozásait Moyshe Kulbak költeményeiből, amelyek a második világháború előtti kelet-európai zsidó élet világába repítik a hallgatót. A From The Open Space cím a nyugat-amerikai tájak hatalmas, nyitott tereire utal, amelyeket a zenekar első egyesült államokbeli turnéján tapasztalt meg, amikor hét nyugati államot jártak be. Ugyanakkor kifejezi elkötelezettségüket a határokat, nemzetiségeket és műfajokat meghaladó közös zenélés iránt, valamint arra a nyitottságra is utal, amellyel reményeik szerint a hallgatók közelítenek zenéjükhöz. Zenekar: Zoë Aqua – hegedű, Réman Gergely – cimbalom, Szopos Kálmán – brácsa, Dénes Károly – bőgő, Ira Khonen Temple – ének. EN: Zoë Aqua and Her Transylvanian String Band – From the Open Place album debut concert From the Open Place is the most recent product of a deep and fruitful collaboration between American klezmer fiddler Zoë Aqua and three folk musicians from the Transylvania region of Romania: Gergely Réman (cimbalom), Kálmán Szopos (brácsa), and Károly Dénes (bass). Listeners will recognize the “unrelenting cimbalom, grinding basslines and deep trance drones from the brácsa (chordal viola)” from their previous releases including In A Sea of Stars. The band is known for their vital and pulsing sound which appeals to fans of fiddle music of all kinds. Zoë Aqua’s compositional style combines elements of klezmer and Yiddish song with Hungarian, Romanian, and Romani folk music, and is truly unique in the world music scene. Her new album, From The Open Place premieres a new collaboration for the band with Yiddish singer Ira Khonen Temple. Ira offers thoughtful interpretations of Zoë’s new settings of poems by writer Moyshe Kulbak, which transport the listener into the world of pre-WWII Eastern European Jewish life. The title From the Open Place refers to the vast open spaces of the American West which the band experienced on their first US tour, when they visited 7 Western states, as well as to their commitment to collaborative music-making which transcends borders, nationalities and genres, and to the place of openness from which they hope listeners approach their music. Performers: Zoë Aqua (violin); Kálmán Szopos (brácsa); Károly Dénes (bass); Gergely Réman (cimbalom); Ira Temple (vocals);