Napfonat / Gisela Days 2024

Napfonat is an energetic, female a cappella ensemble, which is completed with percussion instruments. An interweaving of five free voices that together form something more. Napfonat reaches down to the common musical core of Hungarian and other peoples' cultures, while their own songs are a fresh reflection on the world within and around them. Their polyphonic unity sometimes sounds with a power reminiscent of a choir, at other times a soft individual voice comes to the fore. The harmony of the five is accompanied by an elemental rhythm.

On their first album, Szól a világ, they rework folk songs of Hungarian and other cultures in a polyphonic sound, while their second, thematic album, entitled Harmatcseppben él a világ bennem, is based mostly on their own lyrics and compositions.

Their Advent album, released in December 2023, is entitled "Égből, Fényből...", and its special feature is that this time, in addition to the power of the singing voice, instrumental music is also given space: the ladies take up instruments and, accompanied by guitar, piano, citera, flute, buzuki, flute, kalimba and percussion, they play the most beautiful Christmas carols, psalms, folk songs and spirituals. 

The group is a regular performer at Hungarian light music and world music festivals, they have performed in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and in the winter of 2022 they will also be performing in Estonia and Finland. 

They have been invited guests of Bea Palya on several occasions, were among the winners of Hangfoglaló 2020, sang at the 2021 International Eucharistic Congress before the closing mass of Pope Francis in Heroes' Square with Sena Dagadu, performed at the Palace of Arts at the Folk Music Festival, at the Hungarian House of Music, and were also included in the final of DAL 2022 with their song Mint a zápor.

In 2022, their first album was nominated for a Fonogram Award in the category "Hungarian World or Folk Music Album or Recording of the Year". 

In 2023, their second album reached number 11 on the World Music Charts Europe world music chart.

MEMBERS: Heni Szalay, Anita Szarka, Eszter Tóth, Orsi Tóth and Krisztina Volkova