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Antal Béla Babai (April 27, 1914 – October 1, 1997) was an ethnic Romani musician and interpreter of romani music. Babai was born in Austria-Hungarian Empire and emigrated to the United States late 1930s, where he became famous as "The King of the Gypsy Violin". Babai was born in Graz, Austria-Hungary and grew up in Kaposvár near a large community of Romani. He learned to play the violin at a young age. At age 12 he would play in a local cafe, and in later years he would keep a clipping about those performances.

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  • Béla Babai (en)
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  • Antal Béla Babai (April 27, 1914 – October 1, 1997) was an ethnic Romani musician and interpreter of romani music. Babai was born in Austria-Hungarian Empire and emigrated to the United States late 1930s, where he became famous as "The King of the Gypsy Violin". Babai was born in Graz, Austria-Hungary and grew up in Kaposvár near a large community of Romani. He learned to play the violin at a young age. At age 12 he would play in a local cafe, and in later years he would keep a clipping about those performances. (en)
  • Béla Babai (Kaposvár (Hongarije), ca. 1914 – , (New York), 1 oktober 1997) was een Hongaars/Amerikaans muzikant en speler van zigeunermuziek. Babai groeide op in Hongarije en emigreerde in de late jaren 30 naar de Verenigde Staten waar hij bekend werd als "The King of the Gypsy Violin". Babai groeide op in een zigeuneromgeving waar hij op jonge leeftijd al viool speelde. Op 12-jarige leeftijd speelde hij in een café, een krantenknipsel daarover droeg hij in latere jaren altijd bij zich. In 1953 vertrok hij uit Chicago naar New York, waar hij onder andere optrad in het Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. (nl)
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  • Antal Béla Babai (April 27, 1914 – October 1, 1997) was an ethnic Romani musician and interpreter of romani music. Babai was born in Austria-Hungarian Empire and emigrated to the United States late 1930s, where he became famous as "The King of the Gypsy Violin". Babai was born in Graz, Austria-Hungary and grew up in Kaposvár near a large community of Romani. He learned to play the violin at a young age. At age 12 he would play in a local cafe, and in later years he would keep a clipping about those performances. After he emigrated to the United States in 1937, he noticed that the music from his country was played in Hungarian restaurants. Babai started an orchestra in which he played the violin, accompanied by a kontras (second fiddler), a bratchas (violist), a bogos (double bass), a cimbalom-player, and a cellist. In 1953 he left Chicago for New York, where he performed in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Babai was married to Emma Horvath, who was of Bashalde Romani descent, and had a son and two daughters. He died in Nesconset, New York. (en)
  • Béla Babai (Kaposvár (Hongarije), ca. 1914 – , (New York), 1 oktober 1997) was een Hongaars/Amerikaans muzikant en speler van zigeunermuziek. Babai groeide op in Hongarije en emigreerde in de late jaren 30 naar de Verenigde Staten waar hij bekend werd als "The King of the Gypsy Violin". Babai groeide op in een zigeuneromgeving waar hij op jonge leeftijd al viool speelde. Op 12-jarige leeftijd speelde hij in een café, een krantenknipsel daarover droeg hij in latere jaren altijd bij zich. Na zijn emigratie naar de Verenigde Staten merkte hij dat de muziek uit zijn thuisland veel werd gespeeld in Hongaarse restaurants. Babai begon een orkest waarin hij zelf viool speelde, en verder met twee violisten, een bassist, een cimbalist en een cellist. In 1953 vertrok hij uit Chicago naar New York, waar hij onder andere optrad in het Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Babai was gehuwd, en had twee dochters. (nl)
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