The Jatari Indian Folk Association is a Hungarian musical group aims to explore and collect the folk traditions such as folk music, folk and sacral dances, national costume, folk instruments, legends, folk tales, Catholic liturgical and Gregorian tunes of Andean cultures of South America. The outcomes of this collecting work are represented in the frame of lectures, photo- and folk-exhibitions and music- and dance-shows.
The meaning of the word jatari is ‘wake up’. It originates from Quichua language of Ecuador.
The Jatari Indian Folk Group was formed on 2 October 1992, in Mezőkövesd, Hungary with 18 members. Its founder was László Koncz who firstly took part in a Hungarian folk dance group but afterward he turn to Indian culture. In 1993 the Jatari Indian Folk Group was introduced to the whole country by participating in Ki mit tud?, a talent show broadcast on the Hungarian Television.
In 1994 the Jatari Indian Folk Group became Jatari Indian Folk Association that aimed Hungarian (and other) people familiarise with the Indian folk culture and this based on authentic sources. This work was advocated by consulates of South American countries, Indians, who originates from Andes but living in Hungary, photographers, archaeologists, anthropologists and folk musicians. As appreciation of his work, László Koncz was given the nickname ‘Mamani’ what means ‘hawk’ by local Indians in Andes.
1994 – In the Gate of Sun. Expedition to Ecuador.2000 – In the Gate of Sun 2. Expedition to Ecuador and Peru2001 – In the Gate of Sun 3. Expedition to Peru, to ‘Bearmen’2004 – In the Gate of Sun. Expedition to Bolivia and Peru2008 – Expedition to EcuadorAyarachis CD (2006)Ayarachis DVD (2006)1993 – Mezőkövesd1993 – Eger: Jatari-Los Andinos1993 – ‘Gold Shall’ Festival – Siófok1994 – Mezőkövesd1995 – Mezőkövesd1996 – ‘Gold Shall’ Festival – Siófok1996 – Mezőkövesd1997 – Mezőkövesd1998 – Mezőkövesd1999 – Győr1999 – Mezőkövesd1999 – Mohács2000 – Mezőkövesd2001 – Mezőkövesd2002 – Mezőkövesd2003 – Mezőkövesd2004 – Mezőkövesd1995 – ‘In the Gate of Sun’ – photo and ethnographic exhibition and folk dance show in the Ethnographical Museum, Budapest1996 – country-cross series of ‘In the Gate of Sun’ – photo and ethnographic exhibition1997 – Mexican photo and ethnographic exhibition – Kalocsa1999 - Los Gringos and Jatari common concert and exhibition – Kiskunhalas2000 – ‘In the Gate of Sun’ – photo and ethnographic exhibition2001 – ‘The Amazing Cordilleras’ - photo and ethnographic exhibition country tour2001 – ‘With Bearmen to the Mountain Gods’ – slide-projection – Eger2001 – ‘With Bearmen to the Mountain Gods’ – slide-projection – Miskolc2002 – ’10 Years from the Life of Jatari Indian Folk Art Group’ exhibition2002 – ‘The Amazing Cordilleras’ - photo and ethnographic exhibition – Eger2002 – ‘The Amazing Cordilleras’ - photo and ethnographic exhibition – Vámosgyörk2004 – ‘The Amazing Cordilleras’ - photo and ethnographic exhibition – Emőd2004 – ‘The Amazing Cordilleras’ - photo and ethnographic exhibition – Mezőkövesd2006 – Travelling exhibition – Miskolc2006 – Peruvian Pictured Chronicle’ exhibition – Mezőkövesd2007 – Inka exhibition in the Fine Arts Museum - Budapest2007 – ‘Ancient Cult in a Christian World’ – Peruvian photo exhibition in Mezőkövesd2008 – ‘Catholic Churches in the Andes’ photo exhibition - Mezőkövesd2008 – ‘Ecuador, the Land of Equinox’ - photo and ethnographic exhibition – Mezőkövesd20 July 2009 – opening the Andes Folk Gallery, what is the only South –American Gallery in Hungary - 24. Szent László Square, Mezőkövesd1993 – cross-country tour with Los Andinos Group1994 – cross-country tour with Los Gringos Group1995 – cross-country tour with Los Gringos Group1995 – tour in the environs of Keszthely2003 – ‘In the Gate of Sun’ cross-country tour of Jatari1995 – Nationality folk festival – Pomáz – Los Gringos – Jatari group1996 – Nationality folk festival – Mezőkövesd – Los Gringos – Jatari group1996 – Los Gringos and Jatari group’s common concert1997 – Los Gringos and Jatari’s show in Budai House of Music – Fonó1998 – Jatari – Pescador de Perlas Show on Women’s Day – Mezőkövesd1998 – Jatari’s performance for the School of Blind and Low Vision Persons – Debrecen2005 – ‘Midsummer Night’s Concert’ – Szombathely2006 – Ayarachis record introducing concert2006 – XXVII. International Vintage Celebration - Kiskunhalas1993 – Jatari group’s participation on a talent competition broadcast, called ‘Ki mit tud’1994 – South-American ZOO Park’s opening in Szeged, Jatari-Los Gringos’ live show on MTV’s ‘Szieszta’1996 - Jatari group’s participation on a talent competition broadcast, called ‘Ki mit tud’1997 - National Latin American dance festival – Kiskunhalas – Jatari2000 – MTV, ‘Téma’, a film about the leader of Jatari2001 – RTL, ‘Fókusz’, a report film on Koncz László and Kurdi Zoltán2008 – MTV, ‘Főtér’2008 – Fiesta de San Pedro – travelogue film of Koncz László in Ecuador1997 – Special Fee of International Folk Dance Festival in Poland, Zory2008 – Local Government of Mezőkövesd gave to László Koncz, the founder and leader of Jatari Indian Folk Association the title of ‘The Man of Year’.from Ecuador: palla, rondador, pututus, bocina wind instrumentsfrom Peru: maolin, mandolin, charango bow instruments, chulis, malta, sanka panpipesfrom Bolivia: jula-jula ritual war and toyos panpipes, charango instrument family, drums, bells