Duško Gojković (also spelled as Dusko Goykovich, born October 14, 1931, Jajce, Yugoslavia, now), Serbian jazz trumpeter and composer. He studied in Belgrade Music Academy from 1948 to 1953. He played trumpet in a number of jazz Dixieland bands and, though only 18 years of age, joined Big Band of Radio Belgrade. After five years spent there he grew into a seasoned musician and decided to continue his career in West Germany. In 1956 he recorded his first LP as a member of Frankfurt All Stars band. Next four years he spent as a member of Krut Edelhagen’s orchestra as a first trumpet. In these years he played with legends such as Chet Baker or Stan Getz. In 1958 he performed at Newport Jazz Festival and drew much attention on both sides of the Ocean. In 1961 he was offered a scholarship for the studies of composing and arranging in Berklee. He took the offer and finished the studies. After the studies he was invited by Canadian band leader Maynard Ferguson to join his band. Gojković performed as a second trumpet until the break of the band in 1964. His work with Ferguson boosted his reputation as an excellent big band musician and an outstanding soloist. Next he returned back to Europe, formed his sextet and in 1964 recorded his first album Swinging Macedonia, with music he originally composed inspired by the music of Balkans. The album is generally considered to be the cornerstone of Balkan Jazz. In the years to follow he played with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, Duke Jordan, Slide Hampton etc. In 1966 he continued his career in The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band. In 1968 he settled in Munich and formed his own big band with artists such as Rolf Ericsson and Frank St Peter that lasted until 1976. In 1986 he managed to form another orchestra with which he performs to this day. His much awaited comeback came with the 1993 Soul Connection album that won him a broad acclaim. This was followed with album Bebop City. In 1996 he recorded the Soul Collection album again but this time with his own big band. Another great album came in 1997 – Balkan Blue, a double CD: first one a quintet with Italian sax player Gianni Basso while the second one features orchestra of the North German Radio (NDR) accompanied by the jazz rhythm section and Gojković as a soloist. His next album was In My Dreams (2001) recorded with his quartet. In 2003 Gojković opened a new chapter in his career with his album Samba do Mar, in which he composes for the first time inspired by Latin music. In 2004 he performed on the 200th anniversary of modern Serbian statehood, the opportunity he used to gather in Belgrade international All Star Big Bend with whom he recorded A Handful of Soul CD. His last album Samba Tzigane came out in 2006. Gojković celebrated his 75th birthday with a grand concert in Belgrade. During his career Gojković built his own style recognizable for the preciseness, brilliance of his technique and warm sound in playing as well as melodic tunes in composing.

DISCOGRAPHY (INCOMPLETELY!):

Belgrade Blues / Dusko Goykovich (Radio-Tele Beograd)

The Golden Eight / Kenny Clarke-Francy Bolard And Co. (Blue Note)

What's New ? / Gil Cuppini Quintet Vol.2 (Right Tempo Classics)

Swinging Macedonia / Dusko Goykovich (Enja)

Live At The Domicile / Dusko Goykovich (Session)

It's About Blues Time / Dusko Goykovich (Ensayo)

Ten To Two Blues / Dusko Goykovich (Ensayo)

After Hours / Dusko Goykovich (Enja)

Slavic Mood / Dusko Goykovich (Vista)

After A Long Time / Dusko Goykovich & Joe Haider Quintet (EGO)

Ashanti / Alvin Queen (Nilva)

A Day In Holland / Alvin Queen - Dusko Goykovich (Sound Hills)

Blues For Red / Larry Vuckovich (Hot House Records)

Celebration/Dusko Goykovich (DIW)

London By Night / Nathan Davis (DIW)

Soul Connection / Dusko Goykovich (Enja)

Sunrise In St. Petersburg / Harold Ruschenbaum & "Priwjet" (Pro Jazz)

Bebop City / Dusko Goykovich (Enja)

A music band KHAZARS (Hazari) was founded in 1991. in Nish (South Serbia), as a music community working together on new Balkan music development as well as on maintaining of cultural values of the Balkan area. Their program integrates elements of traditional music, modern expressions and European classical sources. In 1994. KHAZARS moved to Belgrade, where they recorded their works. A composer and band leader, Dragomir Milenković, with more than 100 compositions has completed his idea of Balkan music universe. During its years - long performance, KHAZARS has participated in many radio and TV shows, clubs, and concerts in the country and abroad, in many international festivals in Belgrade and Nish (Serbia), Skopje (Macedonia), Sofia (Bulgaria), Cluj (Romania), Mostar and Zelenkovac (Bosnia and Hercegovina), etc.
The band has worked with International Red Cross, French Cultural Centre, Iranian Cultural Centre, etc.

DISCOGRAPHY:

Čuvari Istine, KPGT Niš 1996	Balkan Asimetrija, Hazari 1997	Knjiga Proroka Enoha, Vidovdan 1999	Svetlucanje kroz san, Vidovdan 2002
Naissus XXI vek, D. M. 2003	Gajde, Art Press 2006

Boris Kovač (1955) is a composer, instrumentalist and multimedia artist from Vojvodina, the Pannonian part of Yugoslavia. He writes music for chamber groups he rehearses and leads. Many of his projects are to some extent connected with theatre. From 1989 he has been the leader of the Chamber Theatre of Music OGLEDALO from Novi Sad. During the period from 1991-1995 he mainly lived and worked in Italy, Slovenia and Austria. In 1996 he moves back to Yugoslavia. By leading his RITUAL NOVA ensemble, LaDaABa orchest, La Campanella orchestra, Chamber Theatre of Music OGLEDALO, Academy of Fine Skills and working with students he is also trying to reestablish the contemporary music/theatre scene in his country. He has performed his works in a few hundred concerts and more the 200 festivals of new music and contemporary theater in around  30 countries on 4 continents.

HRONOLOGIJA VAŽNIJIH PROJEKATA I RADOVA U BORISA KOVAČA U FAZI KUĆA

1977. Formiram grupu za savremeni jazz META SEKCIJA (glavni saradnici: Aleksandar Dujin, Aleksandar Kravić, Siniša Sekulić)

1982. Formiram grupu za novu improvizovanu muziku RITUAL NOVA
(saradnici Daniel Stari, Stevan Kovač Tickmayer, Siniša Sekulić i drugi)

1984. Multimedijalni projekat Bivstvovanja Arhelija Panonca za muzičare, magnetofonsku traku, naratora i slajdove u izvodjenju ansambla Ritual Nova (Stevan Kovač Tickmayer koautor; Vladimir Marko, Minik Šandor i Djordje Delibašić - saradnici)

1986. Objavljena LP ploča RITUAL NOVA u izdanju Symposion records iz Novog Sada. Tape muzika sa nekim elementima elektroakustičkih postupaka. Nakon više neuspelih pokušaja da sa grupama koje sam vodio snimim ozbiljan materijal za ploču, povlačim se u vlastiti tonski studio i nakon višemesečnog rada završavam delo koje, po prvi put adekvatno izražava moje muzičke i umetničke ideje. Na ovoj ploči sviram sopran sax, klarinet, bas klarinet, tarogato, sopile, citru, vibrafon, sintisajzer, udaraljke. Sam snimam i produciram. Na ploči se kao izvodjači u po jednoj kompoziciji pojavljuju Nenad Vrbaški, violina i Djordje Delibašić, bubnjevi. Ploču distribuira Recommended records iz Londona.

1986. Multimedijalni Koncert za muzičare, magnetofonsku traku, balerinu i slajdove u izvodjenju ansambla Ritual Nova (Veljko Nikolić Nik i Bora Janić - muzičari, Olja Kovačević - plesačica, Ivana Indjin - vizuelna rešenja).

1988. Teatarsko muzički komad Troglavi ritual  u izvodjenju ansambla Ritual Nova (Veljko Nikolić Nik, Bora Janić i Djordje Delibašić muzičari, Jasna Knez - plesačica, Ivana Indjin - likovna rešenja)

1988. Pokretač i urednik multimedijalnog festivala RITUALI 88 u koautorskoj saradnji sa Branislavom Petrićem

1989. Objavljena LP ploča Ritual Nova 2 u izdanju Recommended records iz Londona. Elektroakustička i tape muzika koja je nastala takodje radom studiju. Sem duvačkih instrumenata na ovoj ploči je veoma zastupljen sampler. Semplujem, pre svega, etničke instrumente koji daju specifičnu zvučnu boju ovoj ploči. U nekoliko kompozicija kao izvodjači se pojavljuju Katalin Ladik, glas, Jaroslava Benka, glas, Djordje Delibašić, bubnjevi, Tanja Djorgovska, čelo.

1990. Teatarsko muzički projekat Happy Days, poslednja operaaa sa koautorom Katalin Ladik a u saradnji sa Ivanom Indjin

1991. Objavljena CD ploča Profana Liturgija u izvodjenju ansambla Ritual Nova (Nenad Vrbaški, Nebojša Pandurović, Veljko Nikolić Nik, Bora Janić - muzičari, Ivana Indjin - likovna rešenja). CD je objavila disko kuća ADN iz Milana. Muzika na ovoj ploči je dobrim delom zapsisana ali sa dosta prostora za strukturiranu improvizaciju.

1992. U Rimu započeo a u Sloveniji nastavio rad na projektu Anamnesis, ekumenske misterije, prvi put izvedenom na festivalu Druga Godba u Ljubljani

1993. a u izvodjenju Martine Matić, pevačice iz Zagreba, Igora Mitrovića, violončeliste iz Beograda, Srečka Meha, violiniste i Saše Potiska, klaviriste obojice iz Ljubljane. Poreklo ovih muzičara namerno spominjem jer je u jeku rata na prostorima bivše Jugoslavije takav spoj ljudi u nekom projektu bilo gotovo nemoguće ostvariti. Ova muzika je sada već sasvim zapisana i namenjena je klasično obrazovanim izvodjačima.
Ideja projekta, koji sam posvetio duhovima Berdyaeva i Gurdjieffa, bazira na mom intimnom iskustvu komplementarnosti i prožimanja sakralnih kulturnih baština Pravoslavlja, Katoličanstva i Islama koje se ukrštaju na teritoriji bivše Jugoslavije. Želeo sam da izrazim svoju veru u to da se Duh ne može razdvojiti  i poništiti agresivnim nacionalizmom i verskom netrpeljivošću, naime da su u Duhu svi ljudi zajedno, bez obzira na dragocene individualne razlike medju njima.

1993. Drugo postavljanje projekta Anamnesis sa ansamblom Ritual Nova u Novom Sadu. Tokom izvodjenja ovog projekta, u periodu od 4 godine, u radu ansambla su učestvovali: Srdjan Dalagija, klavir, Nenad Vrbaški, violina, Jaroslava Benka Vlček, sopran, Nebojša Pandurović, violončelo, Ljubomir Živković, udaraljke, Felix Lajko, violina, Mihal Budinski, violina, Bogdan Ranković, klarinet, Ivica Marušević, kontrabas, Saša Svijić, klavir. Kostime za izvodjenje ovog dela kreirala je Ivana Indjin.

1995. Objavljena CD ploča Anamnesis, ekumenske misterije u izdanju kuće VICTO u Kanadi.

HRONOLOGIJA VAŽNIJIH PROJEKATA I RADOVA U FAZI PUTA:

1991. U Rimu osnovao grupu Sudsevdah (Fabrizio Spera, udaraljke, Luca Venitucci, klavir i harmonika, Gianni Pieri, violončelo, kostime za izvodjenje kreirala Ivana Indjin). Poetička koncepcija ovog projekta se naslanja na mitsko-ritualne elemente Balkanske i Mediteranske muzičke baštine a strukturalno pripada kombinovanoj pisano-improvizovanoj muzici.

1994.-1995. Muzika za teatarske predstave Gosodjica Julija, Leonce & Lena (obe u režiji Eduarda Milera) i multimedijalni projekat Arteria (u režiji Katerine Marcella) sve tri u produkciji Slovenskog Mladinskog Geladlišča u Ljubljani.

1995. Gudački kvartet PLAY ON STRING - music for the last dinner u izvodjenju Enzo Fabiani kvarteta iz Ljubljane. Muzika je radjena u okviru internacionalnog plesnog projekta En Knap, slovenačkog koreografa Iztoka Kovača.

1995. Muzika za plesnu predstavu teatra IKARUS iz Klagenfurta u režiji Zdravka Haderlapa.

1995. Muzika za predstavu Kazimir Und Karoline u režiji Eduarda Milera u produkciji Stadttheater Klagenfurt. Izvodjenje muzike ansambla Ritual Nova (Nenad Vrbaški, Srdjan Dalagija, Bogdan Ranković, Ivica Marušević)

1996. Objavljen CD Play On String u izdanju disko kuće MORE MUSIC iz Italije.

1996. Projekat koreografskog teatra BAAL u saradnji sa Ivanom Indjin i Oljom Kovačević u produkciji Kamernog Pozorišta Muzike OGLEDALO.

1996. Muzika za plesnu predstavu Maria Theresia u produkciji Tanztheater Ikarus i Wiener fest Wochen u Beču. Izvodjenje muzike - ansambl Ritual Nova (Nenad Vrbaški, Srdjan Dalagija, Bogdan Ranković, Miloš Matić)

1996. Objavljen CD The MASK sa muzikom radjenom za predstave Tanztheater Ikarus u ediciji Interzone, u produkciji Ikarusa i u izvršnoj produkciji Tarcus rec. iz Jugoslavije.

1996.-1997. Postavljanje muzičkog projekta East OFF Europe u izvodjenju ansambla Ritual Nova

(Nenad Vrbaški, Saša Svijić, Bogdan Ranković, Ivica Marušević, Jaroslava Benka Vlček). Produkcija Kamerno Pozorište Muzike OGLEDALO.

1998.  Objavljen CD East OFF Europe – closing the circle, u izdanju disko kuće VICTO u Kanadi.

HRONOLOGIJA VAŽNIJIH PROJEKATA I RADOVA U FAZI BIĆA:

1998. Iniciram projekat Akademija Plemenitih Veština, neformalni skup stvaraoca iz oblasti različitih duhovnih disciplina, sa akcentom na umetnicima antropološke orijentacije. Akademija je posvećena temama: stvaralaštvo Nove antropologije, dijalog, verodostojno stvaralaštvo-verodostojan život, interdisciplinarnost, stvaranje paralelne kulture.

1998. Postavljanje muzičkog projekta Damari… Ti u vremenu i van njega  u izvodjenju ansambla Ritual Nova (Miloš Matić, Bogdan Ranković, Valentina Češnjevar, Florijan Balaž i Boris Kovač)

1999.  Započinjem artističko-vitalistički projekat Srećan Čovek koji je trajao do proleća 2001. godine a koji se ostvarivao na dva nivoa: Knjiga Sreće i Institut za Srećnog Čoveka . Na nivou projekta Knjiga Sreće, oblici umetničkog rada predstavljaju kratke muzičke forme - za nekoliko  instrumenata, tekstovi Zapisa, teorijski radovi ne temu itd. Na nivou interdisciplinarog projekta Institut za Srećnog Čoveka,  sem praktično teorijskog grupnog rada sa pretežno mladim ljudima sklonim stvaralaštvu i Radu na Sebi činile su i akcije-performansi sa artističkim elementima te izrada, odabir i publikovanje selektovane dokumentacije o ovom projektu nakon njegovog završetka. Hronološki gledano, početak konkretnog rada na ovom projektu poklapao se sa početkom bombardovanja zemlje u kojoj živim, SR Jugoslavije od strane NATO pakta i velikog nasilja nad nedužnim stanovništvom i egzodusa milion stanovnika Kosova. Verujem da mi je iskustvo ovog rata donelo i  dodatnu stimulaciju za rad na ovom projektu koji želim da posvetim kako svojim (duhovnim) učiteljima  tako i svim nevinim žrtvama balkanskih  ratova.

1999. Objavljen je CD album Mirror of the Voice,  kompilacija radova propraćena knjigom sa upravo ovim tekstom na engleskom jeziku. Ovo izdanje, objavljeno od strane produkcije Radio 021 iz Novog Sada, imalo je za cilj da predstavi rad ovog autora u celini tj. u njegovoj procesualnosti a muzičke numere odabrane za ovaj album imaju za cilj da reprezentuju opisane faze njegovog stvaralačkog puta.

2000. Otpočinjem rad na projektu La Danza Apocalypsa Balcanica, koji predstavlja egzoterijski nivo bavljenja temom Srećan Čovek.  Ansambl LaDaABa orchest u sastavu Miloš Matić, Bogdan Ranković, Goran Penić, Ištvan Čik, Olah Vince, Boris Kovač i ton majstor Marinko Vukmanović, u periodu 2000-2005. snimili su dva albuma i izveli više od stotinu puta muzičko scenski performans The Last Balkan Tango, an apocalyptic dance party, u većini Evropskih zemalja kao i u Japanu.

2000. Rad na predstavi Landscape of Memories. Režija Jadranka Andjelić, izvodjenje muzike na sceni Miloš Matić, Goran Penić, Boris Kovač, igraju Juan Loriente Zamora, Nekane Santamaria.

2001. Objavljen CD album The Last Balkan Tango u izvodjenju LaDaABa orchest a u izdanju disko kuće Piranha iz Berlina. Ovaj je album ubedljivo najprodavaniji od svih koje je do danas objavljen sa muzikom Borisa Kovača.

2001. Rad na muzici za balet DON HUAN, u produkciji Srpskog Narodnog Pozorišta iz Novog Sada u koreografiji Andrew Peter Greenwood-a. Izvodjenje muzike na sceni gudački kvartet QUATRO SANTI i Boris Kovač.

2003. Objavljen CD album Ballads at the End of Time u izvodjenju LaDaABa orchest a u izdanju disko kuće Piranha iz Berlina. On predstavlja drugi i završni rad u okviru projekta La Danza Apocalypsa Balcanica.

2004. Objavljen CD album DAMARI, You within and out of Time, u izvodjenju Ritual Nova ansambla, snimljen 1999-te godine a u izdanju Kachara, an  author’s edition, tj. ediciji samog autora koja se odnosi na publikovanje radova na tzv ezoterijskom nivou delovanja. U istoj ediciji objavljeno je reizdanje CD albuma PROFANA LITURGIJA iz 1991. Likovno oblikovanje ove edicije potpisuje Milan Letić koji je dizajener većine publikacija vezanih za rad B.Kovača objavljenih u Srbiji od 1997 do danas. Važno je, takodje, istaći i imena ostalih izuzetno značajnih stalnih Kovačevih saradnika na većini nabrojanih projekata a to su Marinko Vukmanović, audio inžinjer, Ljubomir Pejić, ton i video majstor, Romana Knežević, kostimograf i stil-dizajner, Relja Knežević, publicista, Bojan Djordjević generalni agent i kao izvršni producent KPM Ogledalo.

2004. Na  egzoterijskom nivou  projekta SIMPLE LIFE, započinjem rad na projektu La Campanella, muzika posle istorije. U ansamblu La Campanella angažovani izvodjači su Miloš Matić koji je i autor nekoliko kompozicija, Goran Penić, Vukašin Mišković, Ištvan Čik  i gudački kvartet TAJJ.

2005.  Objavljen CD album World after History, a Pannonian-Mediterreanen round trip, u izvodjenju La Campanella orkestra a u izdanju disko kuće Piranha iz Berlina.

2006. Rad na predstavi The King, the Cat and the Violin u produkciji Chiroka teatra iz Madjarske. Rad na predstavi NAHOD SIMEON, po tekstu Milene Marković, u režiji Tomi Janežiča i produkciji Srpskog Narodnog Pozorišta u Novom Sadu

2007. Objavljen CD Songs from the Garden of Loves and Graves u izvodjenju orkestra Voda teče, u produkciji SNP iz Novog Sada. Za ovaj rad dobio sterijinu nagradu za najbolju pozorišnu muziku.

DISCOGRAPHY:

LP Ritual Nova, Symposion rec., Yugoslavia, 1986 (sold out)	LP Ritual Nova 2, Recommended rec., London, 1989	CD Profana Liturgija, ADN, Milan, 1991 / Kachara, Bukovac, 2004	CD Ritual Nova Collection, Recommended rec., London/USA, 1993

CD Play on String (string quartet), More Music, Italy, 1996	CD Anamnesis - Ecumenical Mysteries, Victo, Canada, 1996	CD The Mask, Interzone/Ikarus, Yugoslavia/Austria, 1997, distribution by Kachara	CD East OFF Europe, Victo, Canada, 1998
CD Mirror of the Voice (CD+book) Radio 021 & Kachara , Yugoslavia, 1999	CD The Last Balkan Tango, PIRANHA, Berlin, 2001	CD Ballads at the End of Time, PIRANHA, Berlin, 2003	CD DAMARI, Kachara, Bukovac, 2004
CD World after History, PIRANHA, Berlin, 2005	CD Songs from the Garden of Loves and Graves, Serbian National Theatre, 2007

Vladimir Maricic was born on January 26. 1965. in a town of Sabac (80 km from Belgrade), where he graduated primary music school and high school. His professional career started in 1985, when he went to Belgrade and formed Artbop Quartet with tenorist Ljuba Paunic and drummer Miroslav Karlovic. After one year he become member of “Lazar Tosic Quintet”, most famous jazz drummer in Serbia. With this band he performed his first concerts abroad. In 1989 he went to London (UK) and had cooperation with brazilian bassist Ricardo Santos, and drummer Mark Fletcher. After a year of performing in best known jazz clubs (606, jazz caffe) he recorded some material. When he came back in Serbia, he recorded additional material with Serbian bassist Michael Blam and percussionist Nenad Jelic, and released it together as album “Ornaments” for domestic labels, “PGP RTB”. In 1998 he performed, in trio, on his first international jazz festival, “Zagreb Jazz Fair”, with obvious success. In 1994 he released his second album “Paganic Trilogy”. For the first time he mixed Serbian traditional music with jazz. It was successful and it is in music shops until now. In 1998 he released his third CD, “Ritual”, which was even more traditional, and less jazz. In 2000. he released soundtrack CD, from theater show “The Pianist”, with original compositions, in quintet, with his trio and brass section of Belgrade radio big band. In 2001 he released his fifth CD “Old Dreams & New Friends”, with famous jazz musicians such as Mr. Alvin Queen – dr. and Mr. Reggie Johnson –bass. It was a jazz CD with four originals and five jazz standards in original arrangements. In 2003. he released “Prelo”, for domestic label, “BK Sound”. Prelo is latest, and probably, most interesting CD. It is mixture of Serbian traditional violin music and jazz and latino music. On this CD, the cooperation was made with the best string orchestra in Serbia, “St. George String Orchestra”. Traditional musical ornaments were carefully merged with jazz lines all the way including solos. Violin lines were written in the same manner, since violin tradition in Serbia is deep and rich. Prelo in Serbian language means village fire (in autumn, gathering people around fire, roasting young corns, making new friendships etc.). The idea was to make musical “Prelo” which will gather so different traditions around virtual fire, this CD. The new cd “Romano-Cubano” will be released in september 2005. for domestic label “MASCOM”,a subsidary of Warner Music.Vladimir Maricic works succesfully as artistic director of Sabac International Blues & Jazz Festival since 1993. In past 10 years, the town of Sabac (80 km west of Belgrade,Serbia) hosted artists like: Wayne Krantz (USA), Cleanhead Phil (USA), Keith Dunn (USA), Vlatko Stefanovski (MAC), Homesick Mac (SWE) etc.

DISCOGRAPHY:

In 1991. Recorded first trio album "Ornaments" Half of the material from this album was recorded in London.	CD The "Paganic Trilogy, ethno-jazz, was released in 1993. for independent label.	Ritual, 1998.	CD "Old dreams & New Friends" – the newest recordings, Alvin Queen – drums, Reggie Johnson – double bass, Vladimir Maricic – piano.CD released in 1999
The Pianist, 2001.	Prelo, BK Sound 2003.	Romano-Cubano, MASCOM  2005.

ARHAI was created in 1998. Its music embodies unique fusion of different genres: ambient sound and traditional music of the Balkans combined with elements of jazz improvisation. These elements are integrated through skillful authorship of Jovana Backovic, group's leader. She is the composer and arranger of all pieces that Arhai performs. Due to this specific fusion of sounds, Arhai's music is usually listed within the broad genre of world music. There are ten musicians playing in Arhai. Classical flute, violoncello and piano together bring the ambiental quality of sound, while percussions, drums, electric and bass guitar modernize the music that was purely acoustic in the beginning. Beside Jovana, there are also tree female vocals, whose style of singing represents sound of Balkans' tradition in Arhai's music. So - this specific mixture of genres and instrument's colors is, among other things, what makes Arhai tribe unique. Musicians have different backgrounds and experiences (classical music, jazz & blues, traditional music ), but their different approaches to music and balance between them is exactly that what inspires author's music.

DISCOGRAPHY:

"Mysterion"  (PGP RTS / BS GROUP, 2006)

Jovan Maljoković is a famous Belgrade saxophone player, composer and arranger. His Balkan Salsa Band has existed for almost fifteen years, representing Serbia at many festivals throughout Europe and Cuba. In the last years they have performed at Rottweil Jazz Festival (Germany), Festivals of Cultures in Luxemburg and Vienna, Django Reinhardt International Jazz Festival in Samois, Montreux Jazz Festival etc. Jovan Maljoković Balkan Salsa Band has performed in Athens, representing Serbia at the Olympic Games 2004. Maljoković is the founder and art director of one of the most important festivals in Serbia „Valjevo Jazz Fest”. This festival is known for hosting top domestic jazz artists. From the very beginning, as a composer, arranger and player, Maljoković has used Balkan folk music for his jazz compositions. „Ethno music is a precious way of communication among various cultures. It is an opportunity for people all over the world to understand one another music better. As every region has its special cuisine, it also has its special musical salsa.”, said Maljoković in an interview.

DISCOGRAPHY:

Krčma-džerima, PGP-RTB 1985.	Sa-sa za džezere, PGP RTB 1989.	Salsa u Beogradu, PGP RTS 1993.	Balkan Salsa, Vertical Jazz 1994.
Sentimental, PGP RTS 1998.	Merak, PGP RTS 2000.	Cubalkano, PGP RTS 2003.	Zauvek & Lover Man, PGP RTS 2006.

I proudly present to you one of the best Romany ensembles in the Balkans. Olah Vince and his Earth – Wheel - Sky Band are legitimate representatives of the new urban cultural Romany scene, which presents its own musical and cultural heritage through world music. After publishing two albums for foreign labels, taking part in the most eminent ethno and jazz festivals, and after their European and World tour within which they visited France, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Holland, Japan, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia, the time has come for the audience in our country to get to know their discography. To start with, it is enough to say that Mr. Olah has dedicated his entire life to the struggle for his people’s cultural, social, and political rights. The “modern” people would say that the man is an expert but. I like more to think of him as Romany Bob Marley or to compare him to Manu Chao. Time will tell best to what extent he succeeded in that. The music on this compact disc bears only one message. The time has come for you to learn about the other side of the story about Romanies. From themselves.
The promotion and (ab)use of the Roman culture has becomea major trend in the world in the last few years. The irony of the historic moment has proven itself explicit this way: the people that represent the symbol of a-historic principle have come into focus of attention at the exact time when the unstoppable historic (technological/economic) progress got out of hand. You can draw conclusion yourself... Vince Olah, the living legend of the Novi Sad music scene, has dedicated his whole life to the cultural, social and political emancipation of the Romany people. The project RROMA ART is an attempt to find a unique matrix in the vast range of Romany music which will make its creators, who have been discriminated and spread all over the world, awere of their Romany identity. Trust your heart, at least for a moment, for we are all Romany at heart... (Boris Kovač).

DISCOGRAPHY:

Zemlja Točak Nebo, PGP RTB 1981.	Awen Thar Rromalen, Panonija Koncert 1983.	Rroma Art, Radio 021, X records Hungary 2001	Waltz Rromano, Asphalt Tango Records GmbH, Berlin 2003.
XXI vek, MASCOM 2005.	Gipsy Tango, X records Hungary 2006.

COMPILATIONS:
Serbia Sounds Global 1, B92 2001.
Rromano Suno, B92 2003.
Serbia Sounds Global 3, RTV B92 2004.
Balkan Bazaar, MASCOM 2005.
Dobar Dan Dobri Ljudi, Agencija Moćni 2007.

Kal (black in Romani) plays contemporary Romany music based on traditional melodies. Two-quarter beat is typical of this band, while violins and accordions are the dominant instruments. In the 1970s, Romany music was very popular in the area surrounding the town of Valjevo and the most prominent musician coming from this region is certainly Duško Petrović. Based in Valjevo, Kal was established in 1996 by the Ristić brothers, Dragan and Dušan. Dragan Ristić graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, while Dušan graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts. After the release of their album, Balkan Ambience, on the Komuna label, German record label United One included one of their songs on its 1998 compilation, which featured two other bands: Louise Attaque from France and Muszikas from Hungary.Kal performed several times in Hungary with famous Hungarian Romany bands Kali Yag, Ando Drom and Ternipe, as well as at the Pepsi Sziget Festival. In October 1999, together with two other bands, they toured Germany, Hungary and the Check Republic. In the summer of 2002, they took part in the festival "La notte di San Lorenzo" in Milan. The latest CD by Kal features traditional Romany folk music played on acoustic instruments only. They revive an earlier style of Romany music, which existed before the era of electric instruments, at the time when acoustic style was the only way of playing music. Their performance combines diverse influences: Serbian, Walachian, and Macedonian.

DISCOGRAPHY:

Kal , B92 records / reissued internationally Asphalt Tango 2006.

COMPILATIONS:
Violeta & Kal: Budva '97 (Komuna 1997.)
Balkan Ambience (Marko's music, Bulgaria 1998.)
World Rhythms (United One Records, Germany 1998.)
A zenne unnepe (France Cultural Institute 2000.)
Rromano Suno (B92 Records 2003.)
Serbia Sounds Global 3 (B92 Records 2004.)

For the first time, the serbian audience met the real salsa sound in the time, when the band Son Cuba Son started with their performances in Belgrade. Son Cuba Son were founded by the good people, by the best cubans musicians and the dance instructors, temporary working in Serbia. Besides virtually dancing, they are singing as born with the rhythm in their bodies. Son Cuba Son today are club atraction in Serbia.

Band from Vojvodina – Paniks – playing modern ethno-music, with hungarian and balkanic folk elements, sensitive and motivated for dance. Consisted of young and talented Hungarians and Serbs, the band has started in 2003. with sofisticated and dynamic music, exspressing life energy of hungarians and balkanic themes, presenting some kind of  revelation of the serbian World Music scene. Multinational and multicultural characteristics are the main parts and specific way of their music exspression. Their compositions are full of improvisations which were based on sounds of violin.

DISCOGRAPHY:

Ethnotica, FolkEuropa, 2004.

White linen is a frequent motive in Serbian folk songs. As a symbol of purity, white linen follows a man through life: at birth, he is swaddled in it; at his baptism – wrapped in it; at his wedding – bound by it; as a wedding guest – presented with it; during his life he wears it, and is finally shrouded in it. Musical origins of Belo Platno can be found in Balkan folk music and in Byzantine church music. The main characteristics of the music of Belo Platno are the Balkan modal style, striking female voices and the playing of authentic traditional instruments. The modal style consists of singing and playing according to modes ([1] maqam –  in the East, echos – in Byzantine church music, raga – in Indian and  dastgah – in Persian classical music). The musical arrangements for group performances are based on field and other sound recordings. The songs are sung in local slavic dialects. The group Belo Platno was founded in Belgrade (Serbia) in 1997 through the engagement and effort of people brought together by their love for folk culture and joint need to preserve and bring back to life, through songs and playing. Belo Platno represents a joining of good instrumentalists and singers that perceive traditional music as an endless source of inspiration for the discovery of personal and contemporary musical expression. New CD of the group, a third one, is being prepared.

DISCOGRAPHY:

BELO PLATNO, ATOS, 2003	KOSOVO &METOHIJA: THE FACE OF EUROPE, Music for multimedia lexicon and Ethno music CD, TIPON, 2006<