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Ferenc Sebő Hungarian folklorist dead at age 79

Ferenc Sebő

Ferenc Sebő, a Hungarian folklorist and musician, died on April 27, 2026, following a long illness.

He was 79. Sebő was best known as the bandleader of the Sebő Ensemble, which became one of the best-known groups of the Hungarian roots revival in the 1970s and helped produce performers including Márta Sebestyén.

Ferenc Sebő, 79, Hungarian folklorist.

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