Ferenc Sebő

Last updated
Sebo Ferenc.jpg

Ferenc Sebő (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃɛbøːˈfɛrɛnt͡s] , born February 10, 1947, in Szekszárd) is a Hungarian folklorist and musician, best known as the bandleader for the Sebő Ensemble, a band that produced many future stars, including Márta Sebestyén (later of Muzsikás). [1] The Sebő Ensemble was one of the best-known groups of the Hungarian roots revival in the 1970s.

Related Research Articles

Hungary has made many contributions to the fields of folk, popular and classical music. Hungarian folk music is a prominent part of the national identity and continues to play a major part in Hungarian music. The Busójárás carnival in Mohács is a major folk music event in Hungary, formerly featuring the long-established and well-regarded Bogyiszló orchestra. Instruments traditionally used in Hungarian folk music include the citera, cimbalom, cobza, doromb, duda, kanászkürt, tárogató, tambura, tekero and ütőgardon. Traditional Hungarian music has been found to bear resemblances to the musical traditions of neighbouring Balkan countries and Central Asia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Târgu Jiu</span> Municipality in Gorj, Romania

Târgu Jiu (Romanian pronunciation:[ˌtɨrɡuˈʒiw], is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the city: Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polata, Preajba Mare, Romanești, Slobozia, and Ursați.

Táncház is a "casual" Hungarian folk dance event. It is an aspect of the Hungarian roots revival of traditional culture which began in the early 1970s, and remains an active part of the national culture across the country, especially in cities like Budapest. Táncház draws on traditions from across the regions of the Kingdom of Hungary, especially music and dance. The term is derived from a Transylvanian tradition of holding dances at individuals' homes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Music of Budapest</span>

Budapest has long been an important part of the music of Hungary. Its music history has included the composers Franz Liszt, Ernő Dohnányi, Zoltán Kodály and Béla Bartók and the opera composer Ferenc Erkel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jakov Ignjatović</span>

Jakov Ignjatović was a novelist and prose writer, who primarily wrote in Serbian but also in Hungarian. He was also an active member of Matica Srpska.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Biscocho</span> Twice-baked bread in the Philippines

Biscocho, also spelled biskotso, refers to various types of Filipino twice-baked breads, usually coated with butter and sugar, or garlic in some cases. Biscocho is most strongly associated with the versions from the province of Iloilo, although it actually exists nationwide in various forms. It is also known as biscocho duro, machacao, or matsakaw. It is also historically known as pan de caña.

Filip Šebo is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sebo</span> Brand name of vacuum cleaners

SEBO is the brand name of vacuum cleaners made by Stein & Co GmbH, a company based in the German town of Velbert. They produce a range of upright and cylinder vacuum cleaners for domestic and commercial use. SEBO stands for SEmigewerbliche BOdenpflege, German for semi-commercial floor care.

Hjarnø is a small Danish island at the mouth of Horsens Fjord on the east coast of Jutland in Hedensted Municipality.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sebő Vukovics</span> Hungarian politician

Sebő Vukovics was a Hungarian politician of Serbian descent, who served as Minister of Justice in 1849 during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

Stephen Sebo was an American football and baseball player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive. He played baseball and football at Michigan State University, from which he graduated in 1937. He then played minor league baseball and coached sports at Petoskey High School in Petoskey, Michigan. During the World War II era, he served in the United States Army Air Forces and was discharged after 5 years with the rank of major. After the war, Sebo was the head football coach at Alma College from 1946 to 1948 and at the University of Pennsylvania from 1954 to 1959, compiling a career college football record of 33–42–2.

Ágota Sebő is a former freestyle swimmer from Hungary.

Photography is a 1973 Hungarian drama film directed by Pál Zolnay. The film was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. Zolnay's film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dénes Pázmándy (1816–1856)</span> Hungarian landowner and politician

Dénes Pázmándy de Szomor et Somodor was a Hungarian landowner and politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives between 1848 and 1849.

Sebo Walker is a professional skateboarder and artist living in Venice, Los Angeles who is best known for winning the Red Bull Manny Mania Amateur U.S. Championships in 2011 and for living in his Chrysler Town and Country van in West LA from 2010–2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">András Sebő</span> Hungarian-French mathematician

András Sebő is a Hungarian-French mathematician working in the areas of combinatorial optimization and discrete mathematics. Sebő is a French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) Director of Research and the head of the Combinatorial Optimization. group in Laboratory G-SCOP, affiliated with the University of Grenoble and the CNRS.

Sebo is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Sebö Endrödi was a Hungarian lawyer and entomologist who specialized in the subfamily Dynastinae of the Scarab beetles. He was the author of a landmark monograph on the Dynastinae of the World which was published shortly after his death.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Sebo</span> American philosopher

Jeffrey Raymond Sebo is an American philosopher. He is clinical associate professor of environmental studies, director of the animal studies MA program, and affiliated professor of bioethics, medical ethics, and philosophy at New York University. In 2022, he published his first sole-authored book, Saving Animals, Saving Ourselves.

Sebő Kiss is a Hungarian former professional tennis player.

References

  1. Harris, Craig. "Sebö Ensemble". AMG . Retrieved 9 May 2010.