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Nemzeti Rock: the Radical Right and Music in Contemporary Hungary JOMEC Journal Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies Published by Cardiff University Press Nemzeti Rock: The Radical Right and Music in Contemporary Hungary Áron Szele Central European University, Hungary Email: [email protected] Keywords Nemzeti Rock Nationalism Populist Radical Right Hungary Jobbik Abstract This article analyzes the phenomenon of nationalist rock in contemporary Hungary, by giving a brief account of its roots and history, starting from the bands of the skinhead movement in the 1980s and 1990s to the present day. The article underlines nationalist rock’s interconnections with the political life of the radical right. It explores the content and style of Hungarian ultranationalist rock, focusing mainly on the lyrics of three of the most influential and well-known bands of the genre of Nemzeti Rock: Romantikus Erőszak, Kárpátia and Ismerős Arcok. The analysis shows how Nemzeti Rock expresses the main tropes and ideological themes of the political radical right – such as nativism, heroic masculinity, and populism – in a succinct and direct manner and with broad popular appeal, and therefore constitutes an ideal medium of conveying the ideology of the radical right to the public. Contributor Note Áron Szele is a historian who recently gained a Ph.D. from the Department of History of the Central European University in Budapest on the topic of fascist ideology and discourse in interwar Hungary. He has a B.A. from the Faculty of History of the University of Bucharest, and an M.A. in comparative history from the Department of History of the Central European University. His main themes of interest and expertise include entangled histories and relationships of Hungary and its neighbours, Romanian political history, the history and ideology of populist and right-wing radical movements, and minority issues in East-Central Europe. Citation Szele, Áron (2016), ‘Nemzeti Rock: the Radical Right and Music in Contemporary Hungary’, JOMEC Journal 9, ‘Expressive Culture and Populist Radical Right Parties in Europe’, eds. Benjamin De Cleen and Torgeir Uberg Nærland. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18573/j.2016.10040 https://publications.cardiffuniversitypress.org/index.php/JOMEC @JOMECjournal Introduction as Nemzeti Rock (National Rock) is far older than Jobbik, or even its Right-wing populist politics and music predecessor party, MIÉP (Magyar Igazság have a sinuous connection in és Élet Pártja, Hungarian Justice and Life contemporary Hungary. This mix of Party, the most significant extreme right politics and aesthetics has proven party of 1990s Hungary, led by the writer mutually beneficial for both parties Csurka István).1 In fact, as this article involved. It has proven to be an effective shows, the aesthetic movement with a means of mobilization for the radical political edge was a crucial source of the right party, Jobbik (The Movement for a political movement, and was almost Better Hungary). Simultaneously, it has synonymous with radical right politics for helped to infuse the music with a decades (together with other radical right militant purpose and an anti- cultural expressions). establishment attitude that has served to drive up record sales and concert The first part of the article reveals the attendance. Bands such as Romantikus deep roots of radical right music and Erőszak (Romantic Violence), Kárpátia analyses it both historically and (Carpathia), or Ismerős Arcok (Familiar contextually in order to reveal some of Faces) have risen to prominence in the the reasons behind its inner logic and period between 2005 and the present outward strategies of functioning. The day by capitalizing on political article shows the manner in which the developments in the country: an message and the lyrical content were unprecedented rise to power of the strategically and purposefully shifted by a political right, both moderate and particular and important sub-group of extreme, and an almost complete radical right bands – the ones that fall unravelling of the left. The music has under the label of Nemzeti Rock – in gone hand in hand with politics, order to achieve a greater measure of providing a ‘soundtrack’ to the events, success. The second part of the article synthesizing the political message into explores the themes of Nemzeti Rock, bite size pieces encapsulating their most and compares them to the political important themes. Music, as a means of message of the political parties and political communication and through the movements it supports. These sections anti-establishment attitude it diffuses, expose the various sub-categories of contributes to the popularity of the nationalist rock in Hungary and link radical right with younger age groups. them to various political subcultures. Looking upon the present-day situation, the casual onlooker might be tempted to say that the music is just an aesthetic reflection of, and perhaps a direct creation of the political movement. In many cases, radical right parties and organizations were indeed the main 1 Csurka István (27 March 1934 – 4 February sponsors of radical right bands and 2012) was a right-wing Hungarian journalist, music events, and the two are joined at writer and politician. He was the founder and the hip. However, the phenomenon of inaugural leader of the Hungarian Justice and radical right music that developed into Life Party (MIÉP) from 1993 until his death. He was also a Member of Parliament from 1990 to the contemporary phenomenon known 1994 and from 1998 to 2002. 9 https://publications.cardiffuniversitypress.org/index.php/JOMEC @JOMECjournal Radical right music as political these three main elements. The populist discourse radical right frames social issues through its nativism (social problems are caused In order to define the concept of the by outsiders and minorities) and populist radical right, I make use of Cas populism (current elites are responsible Mudde’s (2007) definition of the party for social problems and their politics are family. The Dutch political scientist opposed to the interests of the people), utilizes the study of ideology to define and argues that its nativist and political groups as ‘populist radical right’. authoritarian policies offer solutions to He contends that, while different in many society’s ills and represent the will of the respects, these parties form a family people. around the core ideas of nativism, authoritarianism and populism. At the Very little has been written on the very heart of populist radical right lies relationship between radical right nativism. Nativism is an ideology which nationalism and music in Hungary in the holds that states should be inhabited post-communist period. While works by exclusively by members of the native Anna Szemere (2010) and Sabrina Ramet group (‘the nation’) and that non-native (1994) explore the pre- and post-1989 elements (persons and ideas) are musical scene, they mostly concentrate fundamentally threatening to the nation- on the mainstream, or on bands that state's homogeneity. Authoritarianism were critical of the regime before 1989. refers to the belief in a strictly ordered Borbála Kriza’s 2007 documentary on society in which infringements of Romantikus Erőszak, entitled ‘Rocking authority are to be punished severely. the Nation’ is one of the few deep And populism is a thin-centred ideology explorations of the topic. The film takes that considers society to be ultimately an anthropological perspective – separated into two homogeneous and following the band for a year on their antagonistic groups, ‘the pure people’ concerts, documenting their tours, versus ‘the corrupt elite’. Populists argue interviewing – and constitutes an that politics should be an expression of invaluable piece of oral and the general will of the people. Nativism documentary history. In his exploration and authoritarianism are central to the of post-communist Hungarian youth lyrics of the bands I analyse and to their cultures, László Kürti describes the self-representation, which makes it Hungarian skinhead scene of the mid- possible to classify them as radical right. 1990s, and his work provides some The populist dimension is less clear-cut: insight into how the early nationalist rock radical right music (and politics in scene was formed (Kürti 1991, 2002; general) also has an elitist dimension, Kaplan and Bjørgo, 1998). but populism does play an important role in contemporary radical right music On the topic of the relationship between in Hungary. music and politics, the works mentioned above organize themselves into two Of course, nativism, authoritarianism and schools of thought. Anna Szemere claims populism are also present in mainstream that the relationship between musical Hungarian politics. But they are style, tonality, sound and the political particularly central to populist radical message it conveys is important right politics, which are largely structured (Szemere 2010). To her, rock has an around the intricate combination of inherent revolutionary nature, and is 10 https://publications.cardiffuniversitypress.org/index.php/JOMEC @JOMECjournal readily utilizable to convey strong device for transmitting political political messages. Ramet takes a more messages. logocentric approach, claiming that rock was an empty vessel, and its nature as a Lyrics also gain effectiveness through ‘capitalist’ cultural product made it their relationship to an already learned, revolutionary in the eyes of communist cognized symbolic culture. In other regimes and their opponents (Ramet words, song lyrics in nationalist
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