Musicians: Bora Dugic - Piccolo and large Shepherd's Flute
with: Smilje - Female vocal group Draoljub Duricic - percussion Jelena Tomasevic - voice Sonja Perisic - voice Slobodan Markovic - keyboard Zoran Zivkovic - violin Branimir Dokic - accordion Laza Ristovski - keyboard Boris Krstajic - keyboard Symphonic Orchestra and female choir of Radio Television Belgrade
String Orchestra Sveti Dorde Bob Reynolds - saxophone Rale Micic - guitar Petar Slavov - upright bass Kendrick Scott - drums Yuval Edoot - vibraphone National Orchestra Radio Television Novi Sad Bojan Dugic - keyboard Gale Jovanovic - programming and percussion Zeljka Sponza - harp Aleksandra Kovacs - voice Kornelije Kovacs - programming and percussion
Label - PGP-RTS
(Radio Television of Serbia)
'This release by Bora Dugić was recorded in Yugoslavia and the United States where
the recordings were digitally mastered. 'These compositions are colored by the sounds of new era and bear the mark of the Balkan folklore cradle.'
Bora Dugić reaches unprecedented heights of artistry, achieving an equilibrium between the archetype of the East, Serbian-Balkan, Šumadia-type pipe playing and the mastery of the French-European flute playing.
Bora Dugić is a distinguished artist on the Serbian and Balkan music scene and the most prominent interpreter of
the ancient musical instrument - the shepherd's flute.
'This flute is a very simple instrument-in its basis is a pipe with seven holes and a whistle. By definition, only simple, pastoral melody can be played on the shepherd's flute.
Bora Dugic, however, has demonstrated that this instrument can produce all sorts of different melodies-from pastoral elegies to fast, virtuoso compositions, even the parts from classical music. Thanks to his exquisite taste, his emotions, his sense for phrase and outstanding performing technique,
Bora Dugic has been ranked among the world greatest folk music artists.'
'... In some historical moments, in some countries, some exceptional people were born. Serbia yielded an outstanding artist,
Bora Dugic, who ascended to the beauty of music and thoughtfulness. His range of interest is amazing, his virtuosity astonishing, his talent enchanting. All of this have taken
Bora to the infinity, national heritage and legend.' Božidar- Boki Milošević, MSc of Music
'... Among the flute players there are beginners, masters and grand masters, but there is only one magician who, by his artistry, succeeded in turning the shepherd's flute into a great
art - Bora Dugić.' Zoran Hristić, composer
'... There are people for which we can say that they are guests at the world's feasts.
Bora Dugic is one of them. Little sound of Bora's flute resembling a spinning top mixes with the great music of the world.' Miodrag Azanjac, professor at The Faculty of Music and Art, Belgrade
'... Bora Dugic performing style captures and impresses, before all, by an internal energy, strong feelings, noble tones, faultless technique and also by warm performances, not only in solo compositions, but also in orchestra pieces to which the player adds colorful traits...' Docent Nice Fracile, Academy of Arts, Novi Sad