Goran Bregovic
Tales & Songs For Weddings & Funerals
With his roots in the Balkans and his head in the 21st century,
Goran Bregovic brings his 37-piece Wedding and Funeral
Choir and Orchestra to the State Theatre for a big-hearted
spectacular
Bregovic’s music captures the history, the struggles and the hopes of
the people of the Balkans. The music ranges from the traditional to the
contemporary, the themes from love to death and everything in between.
This is a concert event not to be missed.
Comprising a gypsy brass band, classical string section, an accordionist,
male choir, female vocalists, the raw sounds of rock-accented guitar and
folk-style percussion, the sheer vibrancy on stage is intoxicating and the
urge to dance, irresistible.
Goran Bregovic is also performing at Becks Bar @ Meat Market. See page
35 for details.
Before the war in Bosnia, Bregovic’s hometown Sarajevo was considered
the hub of Yugoslav music and at its heart was the rock band dubbed ‘The
Beatles of Yugoslavia’, Bijelo Dugme (White Button). Bregovic formed the
band in 1974 and it swiftly became one of the most celebrated groups in all
of Central Europe. When the band split in 1989, Bregovic’s solo music took
on a new complexity, comprising an innovative combination of folk music,
Gypsy rhythms and rock ‘n’ roll.
“His capacity to synthesise all musical cultures
of the Balkans and to pep them up with that
particular nuance that renders them contemporary,
and his inborn sense for internal rhythm of
sequences on stage, make his concert one of the
most risky, devastating and attractive events
going.” El Mundo, spain
As the instigator of ‘turbofolk’, as his style came to be known, Bregovic has
composed for and performed with many artists from around the world, ranging
from the Ath