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Standing on great shoulders: the Lakatos dynasty

2025-12-19T10:11:00

Sándor Déki Lakatos Jr. and his band 2010

The Lakatos family has long been synonymous with Gypsy violin playing. Erika Nyerges looks at the key figures of this generations-old musical dynasty, meeting Sándor Déki Lakatos along the way and discovering what it takes to become a Roma musician

For more than 200 years, the Lakatos dynasty has been at the forefront of Hungarian musical and cultural life. Over seven generations this exceptional family has produced some of the country’s most influential Gypsy violinists and bandleaders, and its history stands as a testament to the role of Roma musicians in shaping Hungarian society across the centuries and adding to its diversity…

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