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UPCOMING MUSIC EVENTS IN BELGRADE:
15.05.2008
Kiss
Tasmajdan, Belgrade
16.05.2008
John mc Laughlin
Dom Sindikata, Belgrade
24.05.2008
EUROVISION song contest
Beogradska arena, Belgrade
28.05.2008
Lord of the dance
Kosutnjak, Belgrade
30-31.05.2008
Legacy Metal Festival
Expo XXI Belgrade
04.06.2008
Nick Cave
Beogradska Arena, Belgrade
10.06.2008
Mark Knopfler
Beogradska Arena
14.06.2008
John Fogerty
Tasmajdan, Belgrade
17.06.2008
BOBAN MARKOVIĆ ORCHESTRA - Serbian music
Kalemegdan Beograd
20.06.2008
ENRICO PACE & Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
Ilija M.Kolarac, Belgrade
24.06.2008
Slayer
Tasmajdan, Belgrade
28.06.2008
RTS CHOIR: Church music
Ilija M.Kolarac, Belgrade
02.07.2008
Tuborg Green Fest: Franz Ferdinand, Cypress Hill, RaveOnettes
Beogradska Arena, Belgrade
06.07.2008
RETURN TO FOREVER: Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White)
Belgrade Arena
06.07.2008
STATUS QUO
Tasmajdan Beograd
10-13.2008
EXIT FESTIVAL 008
Petrovaradin fortress - Novi Sad
11.07.2008
Bon Jovi
Usce, Belgrade
24.07.2008
LENNY KRAVITZ
Belgrade Arena
20-24.08.2008
Belgrade Beer Fest
Kalemegdan Belgrade
05.09.2008
Nile
SKC Belgrade
20.10.2008
QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS
Belgrade Arena
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Music Events, Festivals and Concerts in Belgrade, Serbia
Summertime Jazz Festival
Summertime Jazz Festival -
An annual celebration of jazz music with performances typically by many international stars, usually in late June/early July. It takes place in Belgrade's Sava Center.
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Belgrade Jazz Festival
Belgrade Jazz Festival (Beogradski Jazz Festival) - The Belgrade Jazz Festival is usually held in the last week of October,
in the Youth Cultural Center (Dom Omladine, Makedonska 22) and other places in Belgrade (last year it was in 4 different places).
Along with gigs of numerous international visiting musicians, the festival usually includes a midnight program, jam sessions,
photo exhibitions, a film program, and jazz workshops.
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Guitar Art Festival
Guitar Art Festival - A five-day international classical guitar festival held every year since 2001. GuitarArt includes practical classes and
theoretical lectures held by worldwide masters of the instrument, exhibitions, a competition of young guitarists, concerts from 8PM every evening,
and a midnight guitar art café every night from 11PM to 3AM.
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Belgrade Music Festival (BEMUS)
Belgrade Music Festival - Held usually in October, the BEMUS covers various classical music concerts as well as operas,
choirs, presentations of traditional music, and children’s workshops. Music lovers should try not to miss at least some of the events
taking place within it.
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Belgrade Cello Fest
Belgrade Cello Fest - an annual event for cello fans, held in early July. It includes master classes as well as concerts
of world-famous cellists.
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Ring Ring
Ring Ring – An international festival of "New Music" taking place in May each year for the past ten years. Bands from all over the world play
variations on traditional music with a popular twist, and the result is usually very cool. The festival is commonly held in two or three venues
and lasts for several days, with very affordable tickets available either individually for each night or in a set for the whole festival.
Program details will be available on the festival website, and you can also check out the programs and guests on past festivals so you can get a feel of what
the festival will be like the next time round.
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Something about traditional Serbian music and the Guča Brass Festival
We were asked to explain “turbo folk” too many times, so we’ll spend a few lines here giving you a brief description of this phenomenon.
The term itself was devised in the early 90’ by Rambo Amadeus – a popular comedian/singer/showman. He used this expression as a
joke describing his peculiar music which combined different sounds and styles. Later, when asked about his contribution to Turbo Folk,
Rambo responded: “I feel guilty for turbo-folk exactly as much as Albert Einstein felt guilty over Hiroshima & Nagasaki".
Turbo folk was born in the early nineties in Serbia, and today it represents one of the symbols of the era of isolation and social, economic
and cultural devastation of Serbia. The first turbo-folk hit was Ivan Gavrilovic’s “200 na sat”.
In our subjective opinion expression Turbo folk encompass 2 different meanings:
Musically it represents commercialized version of commercial Serbian folk music from 70’s and 80’s. This is combination of techno and traditional music flavored with some Middle East sounds. It is very simple music, with fast rhythm always including showing off on videos (things such as beautiful women, nice cars and wealth).
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Culturally – it represents the rich but a little bit uneducated, traditional and not so sharp class of population.
Now many people today when they discuss Serbian music think solely on turbo folk – that is popular even today in many Balkan countries. However in Serbia itself the music is not popular anymore. Generally the traditional Serbian music is dominated by brass, string instruments or accordion. The most aggressive and crazy is definitely Serbian brass music and its distinctive style is well known all over the world. Now we will turn to the biggest festival in Serbia:
Guča Brass Festival
Dragacevo Brass Festival (Guča) – AKA "the Serbian Woodstock". Together with
EXIT, this is the best-known Serbian festival in the West.
It is also primarily a music festival but really much, much more, and it also takes place outside Belgrade, in a small town called Guča.
And that’s where the similarities end.
Guca is a festival of traditional Gypsy trumpet music (fans of
Kusturica’s films and Goran Bregović’s music should know it well) and
all the havoc that normally comes with it in Serbia – endless quantities
of alcohol, enough grilled meat to feed armies, and wild dancing.
Definitely an unforgettable experience of a whole town becoming one big
party, but not everyone will be able to last the whole week of it. This
year it takes place from 06th to 10th of August.
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