Krushevo

Artist: Vlatko Stefanovski & Miroslav Tadic
Label: M.a. Recordings
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 739978800847
EAN: 0739978800847
ASIN: B00000IJG3

Release Date: 1999-04-20

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Tracks:

Gajdarsko Oro
Jano, Mori
Jovano Jovanke
More Cico Rece Da Me Zeni
Proseta Se Jovaka Kumanovka
Ni Prela Gora Ni Tkala
Dafino Vino Crveno
Izlezi, Vido
Ajde Da Liznaes, Pametis Milice
Oj. Ovcarce

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Customer Reviews:

Krushevo.......2006-03-14

While their musical ability is not in question, this CD was a major disappointment for me. I was hoping for a much more traditional interpretation and for me the arrangements were far too slick and, for want of a better term, commercially oriented. If it were possible to return the item simply on the basis that I didn't like it, I would request my money back.

great guitars!.......2005-08-09

Just try it! you won't be sorry if you love guitar sounds, balcanic music and hi-fi recordings. On the other hand I would like to find on Amazon their concert "Live in Belgrade".

Krush Your Ears.......2005-05-18

I have the live version of this CD, which I think is a bit better (Live in Belgrade). Maybe I say that after seeing them perform live in Croatia one summer. Their playing is sick! You will simply be amazed. This record was a great idea and now I am hooked on Stefanovski and Tadic! The guitar playing is wonderful and the tunes are reworked & arranged very well.

It's a damn shame they don't have any more Stefanovski or Tadic on Amazon, I can't find the new release "Treta Majka" anywhere! Bah!

Balkan Music on a Power Trip!.......2003-01-09

Yamaha electric steel-string guitars provide the power surge and circuit revision to this already exotic and odd-metered Macedonian traditional music. The experiment works! Traditional folk tunes such as "Gajdavsko Oro", "Jano Mori", "Jovano Jovanka", "Dalino Vino Crveno", "Ajde Da Li Znaes pametis Milice" sound great when when played on the Sakura nylon guitar and Yamaha steel-stringed guitar. The melodies and rhythms remain unaltered but the quality of music becomes 21st century ... I love Macedonian folk music & the musicians ensure that the musical scales which create its uniqueness remain intact. *IF* you are a risk taker you'll have no regrets hearing Balkan music with a "new attitude". Erika Borsos (erikab93).

A revelation to jaded ears........2002-11-09

One of the great things about Amazon for us parochial American types is that it allows us to explore more of the many insanely rich traditions of music that abound all over the planet. This CD is an exemplar of what we are missing.
This CD presents Vlatko Stefanovski and Miroslav Tadic playing the music of Macedonia. The liner notes are careful to distinguish the Macedonia that used to be the southern part of Yugoslavia (where this music comes from) from the Macedonia area of northern Greece. It was recorded in June of 1997 inside the Macedonium Monument in Krushevo, Macedonia. The music is beautifully recorded and it is deserving of that treatment.
The compositions are based on traditional melodies. The technique of these players is impeccable and their musical sensibilities have been informed by many different styles of playing: classical, flamenco, jazz, rock among others. One of the pieces, "Jano, mori", sounds like something Bill Frisell might do if he knew this material. Other times, these guys remind me of Ry Cooder or Paco De Lucia.
In the end, however, all such comparisons are mostly irrelevant. They merely serve to suggest to American ears the level of which Stefanovski and Tadic play.
What is important is the merger of player and material. Stefanovski and Tadic sounds as if this tradition of folk melodies is at the core of their musical souls. This is rich, somber, wonderful music being beautifully played by musicians who love it. If you love guitar music, this CD belongs in your collection.

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