The Moldovan Interior Ministry on August 21 cited a ban on musician Goran Bregovic imposed last year because of his pro-Russian views as the reason he and his band were not allowed to enter Moldova ...
Once the former Yugoslavia's biggest rock star, he received international acclaim when he embraced the Gypsy rhythms of his native Balkans on soundtracks for Emir Kusturica's films Twenty-five years ...
On his current tour of the United States, Goran Bregovic is performing music he has recorded with Gogol Bordello, Gipsy Kings and other gypsy musicians for release in February. Bregovic and his 19-m… ...
Born to a Croatian father and Serb mother, composer-guitarist-bandleader Goran Bregovic brews a jolting stew of Balkan traditions that demonstrate -- often in a hilariously raucous way -- the deep ...
According to the Walt Disney Concert Hall program, there were four separate elements to the Goran Bregovic and His Wedding and Funeral Orchestra concert Wednesday night: a five-piece Gypsy Brass band, ...
‘How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” the old joke goes. For Goran Bregovic, the answer is creating music that reflects “a culture that is a mix of kitsch, violence and overheated emotions.” Bregovic, 61 ...
A tiny village nestled in the mountains of western Serbia hardly seems like an epicenter for world music. It boasts 3,000 inhabitants. A handful of winding roads. Even fewer inns. But for one weekend ...
A few decades ago, Goran Bregovic was just a rock star. His band, Bijelo Dugme (White Button), was considered the Led Zeppelin of Yugoslavia during the 1970s and ’80s. Bregovic’s life and music took ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Given the hatred continually blistering relations between Muslims, Christians and Jews, Goran Bregovic could have been forgiven for ...
GORAN BREGOVIC WEDDING AND FUNERAL BAND Concert Hall, May 13 ★★★★ One song can change a concert. While still more rousing and distinctive than most acts can dream of, Goran Bregovic and his Wedding ...