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Eltemették Halmos Béla népzenekutatót
Halmos Béla (1946–2013) Béla passed away on July 18th in Budapest. Béla’s mission was to support and further the táncház movement; the Hungarian folk music and dance revival movement he was instrumental in starting some 40 years ago. He was a fiddler, folk music researcher, teacher, professor, and his activities and circles of friendships, students and colleagues spreads far and wide. Printed here is a summary from MTI, the Hungarian News Agency, of his funeral on August 9th, where Balog Zoltán – Hungarian Human Resources Minister, Fekete György of the Hungarian Academy of Arts, and Kelemen László – Director of the Hungarian Heritage House – all spoke. Also listed are the many, many musicians that played at the funeral and other important figures in Hungarian cultural life that attended. Printed also here are more personal tributes to Béla as a friend and his work: by Henics Tamás (photographer, medical researcher); and by Nagymarosy András – Béla’s long time colleague and fellow musician in the Kalamajka Ensemble.