Karthago is a Hungarian rock band, one of the most popular during the eighties, playing American-style west coast rock (
AOR).
Disambiguation with the early 70s German band
Karthago Karthago can refer to:
* Karthago (band), a Hungarian rock band.
* Karthago (German band), a West Berlin–based rock band, pioneers of the Krautrock
* Karthago (musical company), a Belgian musical company, located in Ghent.
* Carthage
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Band history
The band was founded in 1979 by
Ferenc Szigeti, releasing their self-titled debut album in 1981, which sold 178.000 copies and established the band's fame. After winning an international contest in Austria, they got a two-record deal for Western Europe. They toured Austria, East Germany and other Soviet Bloc countries. The band broke up in 1985 but in they reunited for a concert at
Petőfi Csarnok
Petőfi Csarnok (, "Petőfi Hall"), often called PeCsa, was a leisure center and concert hall in Budapest, Hungary from 2016 to 2017. Placed in the Városliget, it was a famous concert spot for pop/rock music, serving as a home for cultural progr ...
,
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
in 1990, followed by two others in 1997 and 2000. The band then started a 15-stop tour in 2003, culminating in their first new album after 19 years. They have been active since then, performing often all around Hungary.
Members
*Attila Gidófalvy - keyboards, vocals
*Zoltán 'Zéró' Kiss - bass, vocals,
*Ferenc Szigeti - bandleader, guitars, vocals,
*Miklós Kocsándi - drums, vocals
*Tamás Takáts - vocals, front member, harmonica, drums
Discography
* ''Karthago'' (1981)
* ''1...2...3...Start! - Popmajális'' (concert recording) (1982)
* ''Ezredforduló'' (1982)
* ''Requiem'' (English) (1983)
* ''Senki földjén'' (1984)
* ''Oriental Dream'' (English) (1985)
* ''Aranyalbum'' (selection) (1990)
* ''Best of Karthago'' (selection) (1993)
* ''Haminyó anyó'' (EP) (1997)
* ''A Karthago él'' (concert recording) (1997)
* ''ValóságRock'' (2004)
* ''Időtörés'' (2009)
* ''30 éves Jubileumi Óriáskoncert'' (2010)
* ''Együtt 40 éve!!! (2019)
Sources
Band history on the official pageOn the way of our Fathers
External links
karthagoband.com
- Official home page
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Hungarian rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1979