To the gypsies in the Balkans, the trumpet has 100 different meanings:
calling people to celebrations, parties and to dance: where it creates
atmosphere and energy, though when necessary it can also be melancholic.
In contrast to other instruments, however, it is not used for calling to
battle.
In the Balkans, the trumpet player is king, he is the most popular person
in the region. Boban Markovic has won the prestigious Serbian Dragacevo
Festival, and his remarkable instrumental knowledge has added new
dimensions to Serbian brass band history. Marcovic is the first to put the
two important Balkan instruments, the Trumpet and The Violin together in
one band.
Guest artist on track 1 include virtuoso violinist Felix Lajko.
'It’s like being injected intravenously with a life-giving drug. Markovic’s music might sound wild and improvised, but actually it’s meticulously worked out and
rehearsed.'
Simon Broughton Songlines Magazine