#2567: Slavic Rocker Gets Serious

Goran Bregovic, guitarist and composer, was a rock hero in the former Yugoslavia with his band Bijelo Dugme (White Button.) When he tired of that, he moved on to film scores, making incredible music to accompany the films of Emir Kusturica (Time of the Gypsies, Arizona Dream, Undreground.) Bregovic has written for Iggy Pop, Ofra Haza, and Cesaria Evora, to name a few. His compositions marry the sounds of a gypsy brass band with traditional Bulgarian polyphonies, those of an electric guitar and traditional percussion with an unmistakable rock accent. A rowdy brass band, bagpipes, a string ensemble, a tuxedo-clad all-male choir from Belgrade, and traditional Bulgarian and gypsy singers make up his dynamic Orchestra for Weddings and Funerals. Tonight, on this edition of New Sounds, John Schaefer talks with Goran in advance of the first major performance of his music in NY - a Thursday night 8PM show at the Lincoln Center Festival.

PROGRAM # 2567, With Goran Bregovic (First aired on Tues. 7/11/06)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Goran Bregovic	Music for Films	Wedding Cocek [3:30]	Mercury France #546204 Available as an import at Amazon.com*
Goran Bregovic’s Wedding & Funeral Orchestra	Tales & Songs From Weddings & Funerals	Tale #1 [2:00] Sex [4:30]	Umvd Import Available as an import at Amazon.com*
Goran Bregovic	Music for Films	Ederlezi [5:00] La Nuit de la St. Barthelomy [5:30]	See above.
Goran Bregovic’s Wedding & Funeral Orchestra	Tales & Songs From Weddings & Funerals	Molotov Cocktail [4:00] Tale #5 [5:00] Tsintqaro [2:30]	See above.

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