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Kallós Zoltán centenáriumára
100th Anniversary of Kallós Zoltán’s birth
Kallós Zoltán 1926–2018 was born, raised and died in his family home in the village of Válaszút/Răscruci in Kolozs County, Transylvania (today in Romania). This article salutes Kallós and his life work, with information on his life path and education. He was a dedicated and lifelong collector of folk music, dance, songs, ballads, costume and folk art of his native Transylvania. He began collecting independently alongside working as a school teacher in Transylvania beginning in 1946. He worked first in the Kalotaszeg region, then in Moldavia, finally in Gyimes. Later on he worked closely with ethnographers from Hungary and eventually established a center and archive for folk music and culture in Válaszút to pass on knowledge and house his collections. His collection of ballads from Gyimes (published in 1971) proved to Hungarian folklore researchers that the ballad was still a living form in Gyimes. A point made here is that many of the Hungarian ethnographers came from Budapest or other larger cities, whereas Kallós - born in the village of Válaszút in Transylvania’s Mezőség region, living and working in Transylvania - brought his inside point of view, understanding and access to the material and collection work. By Sebő Ferenc.
Kallós Zoltán 1926–2018 was born, raised and died in his family home in the village of Válaszút/Răscruci in Kolozs County, Transylvania (today in Romania). This article salutes Kallós and his life work, with information on his life path and education. He was a dedicated and lifelong collector of folk music, dance, songs, ballads, costume and folk art of his native Transylvania. He began collecting independently alongside working as a school teacher in Transylvania beginning in 1946. He worked first in the Kalotaszeg region, then in Moldavia, finally in Gyimes. Later on he worked closely with ethnographers from Hungary and eventually established a center and archive for folk music and culture in Válaszút to pass on knowledge and house his collections. His collection of ballads from Gyimes (published in 1971) proved to Hungarian folklore researchers that the ballad was still a living form in Gyimes. A point made here is that many of the Hungarian ethnographers came from Budapest or other larger cities, whereas Kallós - born in the village of Válaszút in Transylvania’s Mezőség region, living and working in Transylvania - brought his inside point of view, understanding and access to the material and collection work. By Sebő Ferenc.