 "...Wonderfully raw instrumental playing of Hungarian and Balkan dances, songs sung in Hungarian, Romanian and Romany... Some very unusual repertoire, well played and strongly recommended." The Rough Guide / World Music, edition 2000. |
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"This CD offers a generous feast of 20 tracks of furious, charismatic and inventive music...a coherent and enchanting release of 'world music', clearly rooted in tradition." Dirty Linen, USA |
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"... an exciting quartet, unique in the world." Performance Beurs van Berlage Amsterdam, 2000, NRC-Handelsblad, Dutch national newspaper |
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"Csokolom's sound has a more modern and varied feel than many similar
such ensembles... CD-rating: 4 1/2 stars (out of five)." All-Music Guide, Michigan. |
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"Csókolom play cunning Balkan-Folk, with a nice rough voice of Anti von Klewitz." OOR, main Dutch rock magazine |
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"...Anti von Klewitz is one of my all-time favorite fiddle
players... Regardless of how you feel about Hungarian and Gypsy music,
if you want to hear some killer playing, check this one out." 3rd Coast Music, Austin, Texas |
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"The approach is rooted in Gypsy and Hungarian traditions but extended
by sharp musical intelligence tempered with vision and humor, beyond
which is a deep soulfulness that gives the music an edge that cuts
like a knife." Express, California |
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"That 'authenticity' has more to do with artistic integrity than with 'origins' is proven by May I Kiss Your Hand of the string trio Csokolom. The evident need of Csokolom to, above all, communicate is decisive. [Their music sounds] often horribly intense." NRC-Handelsblad, Dutch national newspaper, December 1998. |
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"Congratulations on the recording, it's absolutely wonderful! It was a great pleasure for me to remember that great night at the Daisy." Phyllis Barney, Executive Director of the North American Folk Alliance |
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"You could simply call it pure delight. This is hot music that jumps, kicks and swings... They may be rooted in Hungary, but Csókolom is instantly accessible to Americans of all heritage." Frank Matheis, reviewer and folk-DJ at WKZE, NY |
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"This is great stuff. If you like Eastern European or gipsy music, this one is a must!" Michael Moll, FolkWorld |
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"However passionate their playing is....the mayor asset of Csókolom are the vocals of Anti von Klewitz." De Volkskrant, Dutch national newspaper |
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"The freshness and directness of the playing are convincing. A CD to be enjoyed." Mike Kamp, Folker!, music magazine, Germany, |
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"Anti von Klewitz and Csókolom kept the audience spellbound till the last note" Leipziger Volkszeitung, newspaper, Germany |
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"Songs of love and war played with ease. A contrast always intriguing...the musicians were in perfect communication" Rhein-Pfalz, newspaper, Germany |