Artists 2009
Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar
Those that attended the 2 concerts with the Boban i Marko Markovic Orchestra at last years Balkanfest in Evanger couldn’t understand what had hit them!!! Boban, Marko and their band played so that mountains around Evanger vibrated and no one that listened to them could stand still. The king of Balkan brass liked it so much here in Evanger that he decided to come back this year as well. 
We have only one piece of advice to you;
Grab the chance to hear the worlds best Balkan brassband
Boban Marković is from along strain of gipsy musicians and was born in Vladicin in Southern Serbia, right in the middle of the serbian brass culture. It has been said that there isn’t a gypsy in the area who cannot play a brass instrument.
Boban Marković is hailed “The King”and in Serbia he is a national hero.
The Boban Marković Orchestra has been the leading Balkan Brass Band in Serbia over the last 17 years. They are from Vladičin Han, Southern Serbia, which is obviously heard in their music. They have won several of the most important prizes ("Golden Trumpet", "First Trumpet" and "The Best Orchestra") at the Guča trumpet festival, called "Dragačevski Sabor", which has been held every August in Central Serbia's town of Guča, since 1961. Every year "Sabor" gathers 20 of the best bands from all parts of Serbia, as well as some 300,000 people in the audience. Winning there means more jobs for the bands, but also is so prestigious, that no one misses the festival and all the bands play for free.
Boban Marković Orchestra won the "Best Orchestra" prize at 40th "Sabor" in Guča, August 2000. They won the "Best concert 2000" prize for their concert with Lajko Felix. In Guča, at “Dragačevski Sabor 2001” Boban Marković won “The First Trumpet”, what is officially the best prize there and the most wanted among the musicians. It was the first time ever that any musician there got all five marks “10” from all of the jury members. Since winning, he has decided to stop competing.
Boban Marković's son, Marko, has played with the band since 2002. Marko was said to practice ten hours a day before joining with the band. During the two years he spent touring with the band, 17 year old Marko became the main soloist and arranger of the band.
The Boban Marković Orchestra has also managed to gain international recognition by experimenting with other styles such as jazz, latino, funk and pop but always with traditional music as a base. The international press is full of praise and the orchestra today has concerts in Europe and the USA. They have played at festivals and concerts in Portugal, Greece, Switzerland, Belgium, USA, Canada, Romania, Holland, Hungary, GreatBritain, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Poland, Italy, Austria, Monaco, Germany, France, Denmark, Israel, Spain, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Czech Republic and many wedding parties everywhere.
Press quotes
“There was a worthy ringer on the bill, The Boban Marković Orchestra from Serbia. It’s songs were pure propulsion, drumbeats as relentless as a machine and horn arrangements that could sound like a silver-toned chorale. A soul horn section or a choreographed brawl. Solo’s sprinted through the melee. It was dance music that was almost brutal in it’s gleeful efficiency”
-The New York Times
"Imgagine the rowdiest, fastest rendition of "Hava Nagila" you've ever heard, zip it up with wild brass playing that would make a New Orleans marching band stop and stare, and throw in percussion so thunderous it shakes a hall, and then you've got an idea why the Orchestra gets a crowd into a frenzy."
-The Boston Herald
WELCOME to musical fireworks in Evanger
Line up
Boban Markovic (flugelhorn, vocals)
Marko Markovic (flugelhorn, trumpet, vocals)
Sasa Jemcic (flugelhorn)
Srdjan Spasic (flugelhorn)
Dragan Kocic (flugelhorn)
Dragoljub Eminovic (tenor horn)
Isidor Eminovic (tenor horn)
Asim Ajdinovic (tenor horn)
Goran Spasic (tenor horn)
Mustafa Salimovic (helicon)
Sasa Stanojevic (percussion)
Aleksandar Stosic (percussion)
Nedzat Zumberovic (goc, big drum)
Farmers Market
2009 winner of the open class in the Norwegian Grammy Awards (Spelemannsprisen) are coming to the Balkan festival in Evanger! We can promise you intense Balkan music. 
FARMERS MARKET was started in Trondheim during the fall of 1991.The members were all students of the Jazz Department at the Conservatory of Trondheim. What started out as a free-jazz quintet, soon found itself heading in a completely different direction; Bulgarian folk-music. This music, with its odd meters, oriental scales and improvisational possibilities, has become one of the main ingredients of "The Farmers Music". The music is a mixture of Bulgarian folk music, jazz standards, popular music and lots of humour.
FARMERS MARKET has become one of Norway's most popular live bands, playing at all kinds of venues and festivals: jazz, folk and rock. FARMERS MARKET released their first CD, "Speed/Balkan/Boogie", in February 1995. This was a live recording from Molde International Jazzfestival 1994.
Farmers Market play a mixture of jazz, Bulgarian folk, bluegrass, pop, and rock. The band began performing at various festivals, including Norway's Molde International Jazz Festival in 1994, from which the debut live album Speed/Balkan/Boogie was culled a year later. The band's sophomore effort, Music from the Hybrides, followed in 1997.
Discography: "Speed/Balkan/Boogie" (1995), “Music from the Hybrides” (1997), “Farmers Market” (2000) and “Surfin’ USSR” I 2008.
Every CD has received glorious critics nationally and internationally. The band has worked with jazz icon Michael Brecker, along with many musicians from Bulgaria and former Jugoslavia. They have performed in many big Norwegian music festivals and have also played at large international jazz festivals such as the North Sea Jazzfestival (Amsterdam 2004) and Berliner Festspiele I 2005. Earlier this year the won Norwegian Norwegian Grammy Awards (Spelemannsprisen with the CD “Surfin’ USSR”.
You can look forward to listening to a melting pot of Balkan music mixed with musical jugglery from Norway’s best live band !!!
Band members:
Stian Carstensen - accordian, kaval (a very old folk flute from the Balkans),
gaida (bagpipe from the Balkans), guitar, pedal steelguitar,
banjo og vocals
Trifon Trifonov - altsaksophon og clarinet
Nils-Olav Johansen - guitar og vocals
Jarle Vespestad - Percussion / drums
Finn Guttormsen - base
Erdogan Orkestar
Balkan party music from Gothenburg, with oriental elements. You can hear all this and much more when the 
Erdogan orchestra perform on Saturday evening.
Erdogan orchestra is a nine man strong balkan brassband based in Gothenburg, Sweden. They have played festivals and clubs all over Scandinavia. The orchestra consists of 1/3 Swedes, 1/3 gypsies from former Jugoslavia and a 1/3 Turks. The result being a juicy mix of traditional gypsy music, Jugoslav folk music, trubaci, oriental melodies, gypsy-pop and turkish etnopop. All in all, this is bubbly party music that will get you in the party mood and onto the dance floor in no time.
Erdogan orchestra has a workshop for kids and youths on Friday 28th. August. Everyone who wants to participate can do so, for more information click here (in norwegian).
The orchestra will also hold a concert Friday evening on the main stage in the “Gato” (the street).
Band members
Ruhi Erdogan – Truba / Trumpet,
Boban Dragic – Truba / Trumpet,
Otis Sandsjö - Saxophone,
Danijel Demirovic - Tenor Horn,
Sadat Salihi - Tenor Horn,
Kalle Lekholm - Tenor Horn,
Dragan Dragic - Tenor Horn,
Jonatan Ahlbom – Helicon / Tuba,
Dragan Bakic - Goc / Davul / Tapan,
Hjalmar Lindskog – Dobos / Snare Drum,
Ferhat Deniz-Fors - Darbuka
Rakija
Rakija is a unique Balkan band. But it´s also the name of the famous Balkan brandy. Both the band and the 
brandy will make you feel warm inside, and make even the stiffest Norwegian just bursting to dance!!
The band Rakija was formed in 2007 in Oslo, gradually becoming a musical collective with musicians from Serbia and Norway. They play traditional music from the Balkan region presented in fresh, modern arrangements, and incorporating elements from f.ex. rock and classical music. They also keep adding their own songs to the repertoire.
Rakija has become a live act well known for its energy, musicality and broad appeal. The band has already played at many different venues in Oslo and Norway, inspiring people to dance their shirts off at Balkan parties, while moving other people to tears with acoustic performances. The band continues to grow as a musical unity, attracting many different types of audience.
The band members:
Biljana Dragisic - vocals
Merete Fjeldbo - vocals
Irena Banjeglav - violin, backing vocals
Janko Radovanovic - guitar, backing vocals
Atle Tømmervok – trumpet
Are W. Thoma - bass
Halvor Dahle - drums, percussion
Guest musicians:
Benny Solli - trumpet
Ingrid Eliassen – trumpet
Joao Lobo - percussion
Loli Ruža
Ladies choir “Loli Ruza” perform song jewels from
the Romani peoples treasure chest.
Loli Ruza are a ladies choir based in Stuttgart. The choir started up in 1997 and has specialised in East-European song traditions. They sing traditional music from Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic. Loli Ruza have a special interest in songs from the Czech Republic. With their exciting harmony, changing rythms and passionate song texts, this is choir music out of the ordinary.
In 2004 Loli Ruza performed the musical play ”Count Dracula, you are so cold – the story of Dracula” based on Bram Stoker’s story, with Boris Hauck (now living in Bergsdalen not far from Evanger) as script-writer and
producer. The show hosted lots of flattering comments, for both the music and the scene presentation.
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