Μουσικοκριτική

Ο Σέρβος τρομπετίστας Μπόμπαν Μάρκοβιτς και η ορχήστρα του έδωσαν συνολιά στο Μπάρμπικαν, Λονδίνο, 11 Ιουλίου 2009.

Μοιράστηκαν την πιστα με τους Τόνι Κιτάνοβσκι και Τσερκέζι Ορχήστρα από την ΠΓΔΜ.

Μετά από μια ώρα τους Τσερκέζι, είδαμε 12 μουσικούς να μπαίνουν στη πιστα

Ήτανε σίγουρο: από 12 μουσικούς με τρομπέτες, ένας δεν περιμένει ήσυχη μουσική.

Truly, we didn't need microphones. Their music is a fusion of the Serbian Gucha-sound and contemporary harmonies and rhythms. Loud, creative and exciting.

The most exposed musician was Marko, Boban's son. He also plays the trumpet, and he is to be next leader of the band. There is no end to his talent: at one point, he made his trumpet sound like a 'kaval', a wooden instrument found in the Balkans with an extremely gentle sound. His control of the output of the trumpet is immense. The joy of all of us attending the concert was endless.

And this is what true musicians can do: they didn't dance, didn't try to entertain us with talking and asking us whether we 'feel good', they didn't use smoke machines and lasers...

They simply played their music. So good, so masterful, that our souls were filled up to the brim at the end of the concert.

And this is what music is about: to fill one's soul through the ears, playing from the heart and skilfully.

Not one's brain through the flashing images in his eyes...

Further reading and listening:

• Myspace (info and music)
• Youtube (video playlist)
• Wikipedia (info)
• album Boban I Marko on Amazon

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