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BALKAN HORSES BAND

PAL/VHS, Color, Duration: part 1 - 25 min; part 2 - 70 min
THE CONCERT
Cameraman: Tzvetan Nedkov
Director: Damian Petrov

In November on AQUA STORM's initiative a Balkan Cultural Project in the sphere of Ethno and World music was presented in Sofia. During the 7 days from morning till night, famous musicians of the Balkan Peninsula created their 2-hour program presenting their language of music. The concert took place on November 10th in the National Palace of Culture and was a mixture of ideas, emotions and sounds. Styles were racing with the speed of light - from folk through rock to jazz improvisations.

The musicians of Balkan Horses Band are:
Tamara Obrovac (singer & composer) Croatia
Theodosii Spassov (kaval & composer) Bulgaria
Vlatko Stefanovski (el. guitar & composer) Macedonia
Hakan Beser (percussion) Turkey
Emil Bucur (panpipe) Romania
Sanja Ilic (piano & composer) Yugoslavia
Kostas Theodorou (double bass & composer) Greece
Stoyan Yankulov (tupan & drums) Bulgaria
Krassi Jeliazkov (ac. guitars) Bulgaria

THE BEGINNING Music Workshop
Duration: 30 min

The documentary captures day by day moments of the rehearsals, the creation of the concert, as well as the relations between the musicians - both in professional and personal aspects.