Goran Bregovic
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Goran Bregović (Горан Бреговић) (born March 22, 1950) is one of the most recognizable modern composers of the Balkans.
He was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia in former Yugoslavia to a Croat father and a Serb mother. His father was an officer in Yugoslav People's Army. The cult rock group Bijelo Dugme ("White Button") that he founded at the age of 16 became one of the most popular groups of former Yugoslavia between the late 1970s and mid 1980s.
He was convinced by the famous film director Emir Kusturica to work for the film industry, a decision which gave way to a variety of brilliant soundtracks for such films as Time of the Gypsies, Queen Margot, Underground and Arizona Dream. His music carries both South Slavic and Gypsy themes and is a fusion of popular music with traditional polyphonic music of the Balkans, tango and brass bands. Although being very a popular musician in the Eastern Europe, Bregović has been accused on several occasions of 'stealing' original Gypsy and folk music of the Balkans which he ultimatelly rewrote and branded as his own creation.
He is currently living in Paris.
External link
- Official web site (http://www.goranbregovic.co.yu/)bg:Горан Брегович