↓ We founded Kaláka in 1969. Three of us – Dániel Gryllus, Vilmos Gryllus, and Balázs Radványi – studied architecture and surveying engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. ↓ The word ‘kaláka’ originally refers to a Transylvanian tradition, where, in the spirit of reciprocity, houses were built through communal labour. ↓ As students we were invited by architect Emmerich Simonscics to participate in an experimental project at the Vienna University of Technology. ↓ In collaboration with dancers and mime artists, we tried to translate the spatial experience of the building, especially the facades, into music. ↓ Our project was titled 1974, where we musically interpreted a building. Based on the concept of ‘graphic scores’, architecture can be transformed into music. ↓ We sing poetry, our music is diverse and, as the poems suggest, eclectic in style. The unique sound comes from the harmony of the four voices and the combined playing of classical and folk instruments. ↓ At our concerts, children are not just listeners, but active participants. Having attended a primary school of music based on Zoltán Kodály’s philosophy, we are both advocates and conscious users of this approach to music education. ↓ We have been making music and touring together for 56 years, having performed over ten thousand concerts. Additionally, we have been the organisers and hosts of the Kaláka Festival for 46 years.