Goran Bregović (born 22 March 1950) is a Yugoslav musician, from Bosnia and Herzegovina of Serbian and Croatian descent, and one of the most internationally known modern composers of the Balkans. He currently lives in Belgrade, Serbia, where he came after civil war in ex Yugoslavia had started.
Bregović has composed for such varied artists as Iggy Pop and Cesária Évora. He rose to fame playing guitar with his rock band Bijelo dugme. Among his bet...
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Goran Bregović (born 22 March 1950) is a Yugoslav musician, from Bosnia and Herzegovina of Serbian and Croatian descent, and one of the most internationally known modern composers of the Balkans. He currently lives in Belgrade, Serbia, where he came after civil war in ex Yugoslavia had started.
Bregović has composed for such varied artists as Iggy Pop and Cesária Évora. He rose to fame playing guitar with his rock band Bijelo dugme. Among his better known scores are Emir Kusturica’s films (Time of the Gypsies, Arizona Dream, Underground).
Bregović’s compositions, extending Balkan musical inspirations to innovative extremes, draw upon European classicism and Balkan rhythms.
Bregović's music carries both South Slavic and Romani themes and is a fusion of popular music with traditional polyphonic music from the Balkans, tango and brass bands.
Although he is a very popular musician in Eastern Europe, Bregović has been accused on several occasions of "stealing" original Romani and folk...
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