Tag: Festival

  • INCOGNITO I VLATKO STEFANOVSKI UMESTO BLUES BROTHERSA

    INCOGNITO I VLATKO STEFANOVSKI UMESTO BLUES BROTHERSA

    Umesto najavljenog i već plaćenog nastupa The Original Blues Brothers Banda, koji su iz privatnih razloga morali da otkažu celu letnju turneju po Evropi – prve večeri Nišvilla nastupiće pioniri britanskog acid jazz stila – britanska grupa Incognito i Trio Vlatka Stefanovskog

    Bend Incognito su 1979. godine osnovali Jean-Paul „Bluey“ Maunick and Paul „Tubbs“ Williams, održavajući savršenu ravnotežu između klasičnog funka, soula i jazza, bez gubitka vlastitog identiteta. Upravo će Jean-Paul „Bluey“ Maunick-u na ovogodišnjem Nišvilu biti dodeljena specijalna nagrada povodom 20 godina od njihovog prvog nastupa na ovom festival, kada mu je Šaban Bajramović lično uručio tada ustanovljenu nagradu “Nišville Grand Prix – Šaban Bajramović” za doprinos fuziji džeza i drugih muzičkih stilova – rečima: “Dajem ti ovu moju nagradu…”.

    Poznati su po stalno promenljivoj, multinacionalnoj postavi vokala i muzičara – u grupi je sviralo skoro 1.500 (!) muzičara koji su imali priliku da saradjuju sa legendarnim muzičarima svetske scene, a mnogima od njih je upravo članstvo u bendu bilo odskočna daska,odnosno, otvorilo nove mogućnosti i izvan okvira benda.

    Prvi album „Jazz Funk“ obhjavili su 1981. godine, a pažnju celokupne svetske muzičke scene na sebe su skrenuli 1991. godine hit obradom pesme Ronnie Laws-a „Always There“ sa Jocelyn Brown kao glavnim vokalom.

    Preko 1500 talentiranih pojedinaca sviralo je u Incognitu tijekom godina, pokrećući mnoge karijere. S dugogodišnjim vezama s ključnim ličnostima u glazbenoj industriji poput Gillesa Petersona, Joolsa Hollanda i svirajući s ikonama medju kojima su i Maysa Leak, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, George Benson…

    Njihovi dinamični nastupi uživo (uz impresivan spisak mesta na kojima su svirali) čine ih još uvek neizostavnim delom delom soul i jazz zajednice širom sveta.

    Dobro poznati gitarista i kompozitor Vlatko Stefanovski ostavio je neizbrisiv trag na kompletnoj jugoslovenskoj rok sceni od kraja sedamdesetih na ovamo. Bio je lider jednog najznačajnijih bendova onog vremena Leb i Sol, a već nekoliko decenija gradi uspešnu solo karijeru u rasponu stilova od tradicionalne muzike, preko roka do džeza. Osim veoma čestih koncerta i uspešnih albuma,Vlatko Stefanovski je skrenuo pažnju na sebe i kao veoma traženi kompozitor muzike za film i pozorište.

  • “GRAND PRIX” NIŠVILLE FESTIVALA – „ŠABAN BAJRAMOVIĆ“ ZA BONEY M FT. MAIZIE WILLIAMS!

    “GRAND PRIX” NIŠVILLE FESTIVALA – „ŠABAN BAJRAMOVIĆ“ ZA BONEY M FT. MAIZIE WILLIAMS!

    The legendary disco-funk group BONEY M, led by original singer Maizie Williams, will perform with the band on Friday, August 14th, at the upcoming Nišville Jazz Festival, marking a significant jubilee – 50 years since the release of their first album!

    On that occasion, she will be presented with the festival's "Grand Prix" – the "Šaban Bajramović" Award – for the fusion of jazz with disco music. This award serves as a posthumous recognition for the founder of BONEY M, singer and producer Frank Farian.

    BONEY M is one of the most popular classic representatives of the glamorous disco-funk scene that emerged in the early 1970s in the USA, experienced a true expansion from 1975 onward, and quickly conquered Europe and the rest of the world.

    BONEY M was founded in 1974 in West Germany. They gained enormous popularity during the disco era in the second half of the 1970s. The band was founded by German music producer Frank Farian, who was the group's main songwriter and one of its lead vocalists. Initially based in West Germany, the four original members of the official band lineup were Maizie Williams from Montserrat, Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, and Bobby Farrell from Aruba. The origins of the original lineup members led to a creative fusion of multicultural artistic expression, so that BONEY M, in their musical style, alongside their prominent disco-funk sound, occasionally used reggae and soul influences in their music.

    The band sold over 100 million records during their commercial peak and are known for hits such as "Daddy Cool," "Ma Baker," "Belfast," "Sunny," "Rasputin," "Rivers of Babylon," "Brown Girl in the Ring," "Gotta Go Home," etc. Eight singles reached number one on the charts in their native Germany, and two in the United Kingdom – both among the best-selling hits of all time in that country.

    Frank Farian, who posthumously receives the "Grand Prix" award at Nišville, in addition to BONEY M, also founded and produced the famous acts "Milli Vanilli" and "No Mercy."

    BONEY M still has millions of views on their YouTube channel, and their performances represent not only a nostalgic musical time machine but also a top-tier live experience for multiple generations.

    Tickets available at: www.nisville.com