Open AccessThe “Serbian connection” in the age of the beat revolution in Hungary
Author(s) -
Ivan Mikloš
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
muzikologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0976
pISSN - 1450-9814
DOI - 10.2298/muz1927187s
Subject(s) - serbian , politics , communism , political science , history , economic history , law , philosophy , linguistics
The music market of Hungary was manipulated by state authorities and the communist party from the 1960s until the 1980s. That distorted environment is the reason why the careers of two of the greatest Hungarian beat stars of the Sixties differed so much: Levente Sz?r?nyi and Zor?n Sztevanovity were both partially or fully of Serbian origin, both were lead singers of their bands, and both were (in the first phase of their career) very careful with politics; however, their Serbian heritage and their family experiences were totally different, which explains their different behaviour during and after the Beat Revolution in Hungary.