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Goran Bregovic, the Balkan superstar composer best know for his soundtracks to the Emir Kusturica films Time of the Gypsies, Underground, and Arizona Dream had his first US performance last night at Chicago’s Millennium Park. The free concert took place under the new Frank Gehry bandshell against a backdrop of Chicago’s skyscrapers. A multi-lingual audience spread out their picnic blankets and sipped their wine on the grass until the music started, but after the first note, they never sat. The concert began with a funereal tune, but the mood changed almost immediately when two dueling Gypsy brass bands entered the concert area from opposite ends of the park. From that point on, the entire Balkan population of Chicago was up and dancing. Anyone who has ever danced a Jewish hora or a traditional Greek circle dance could easily join in, and the music was so alive that it was impossible not to. Goran Bregovic and his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra will perform at New York’s Lincoln Center on Thursday, July 13, 2006.
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I love music like this. Two groups that immediately sprung to mind that might be a bit similar (or at least share a similar aesthetic) are Balkan Beat Box and Gogol Bordello.
I’m not much of a dancer but I did do a bit of the hora at a wedding this weekend.
Comment by Josh 07.13.06 @ 1:32 pm