Friday, June 12, 2009

Goran Bregovic: A Balkan Idol Plays Toronto











Goran Bregovic: A Balkan Idol Plays Toronto

I am a lucky man today: A free Goran Bregovic concert in Toronto! This is a Balkan idol, expressing the unbridled enthusiasm of Serbian music with its edgy underbelly, folk-blues, gypsy influences, sky-high ecstasy, and existential melancholy. Check out this story about Bregovic:

http://www.thestar.com/article/648885

And see the lengthy Wikipedia entry for the Sarajevo-born singer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goran_Bregovic


My Serb and Bosnian friends are riding high, ready to party tonight! Let the slivovitz flow! Let the summer finally begin!

Tamir Bar-On

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