Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

DJ Cat - Great Artist

Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Old Ethno Song


Ojkavica is a type of singing from Dalmatian Zagora (Croatia) . It is characterized by a lone singer singing one line of lyrics and then others joining in for what can be best described as a wail. It is a very passionate form of singing, which is one of the reasons it has been limited in popularity to small towns.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

CHICO: Croatian, Hungarian & Jewish war story


Eduardo Rózsa-Flores, the international war correspondent turned to platoon leader in the defense of a mixed-population village in Croatia, is a son of a refugee Hungarian Jew and a Bolivian princess . . .
He became a war correspondent for Spanish-language newspapers and BBC Radio from Sarajevo, Bosnia, and also from Albania and Croatia. He formed a volunteer international platoon against the attacking Serbs. The film is based on his book of experiences, published in several languages...

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Pjesma za stradale vatrogasce: OVO NIJE KRAJ


Iza duge srest ću te ja
Jer nebo vidi, nebo sve zna
Čuva mjesto za bolje od svih
Dal sam i ja jedan od njih

Iza suza još sunce sja
Svijetlo djeli dobro od zla
Sto oluja, pobjeda sto
Dal sam i ja rođen za to

Kroz sve moje dane i godine
Samo srce imam da vodi me
I u mraku sam, vjerujem i znam...

Ovo nije kraj
Gore pogledaj
Tamo piše drugo ime
Hrabrosti

Ovo nije kraj
Zadnji zagrljaj
Sve dok za vas gore svijeće ljubavi

Sva je tuga svijeta u meni
A ja nedam da me pobjedi

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Toma Bebic - Leute Moj


Dogodilo se to jednoga dana u misecu,
tamo neke teške godine,
osta si sam,
napušten brod,
leute moj.

Rastočija si se
ka barilo,
leute moj.
I mriža je sagnjila,
leute moj,
osta si sam,
napušten brod.

Suze su nestale
iz tila tvog,
leute moj.
A sićanja naviru,
leute moj,
osta si sam,
tužan i tih.

Brodovi su isti ka i ljudi
zlu moru daju život svoj.
(Za tobom umiru.)
Brodovi su isti ka i ljudi
za suzu daju suze dvi.
(Za tobom umiru.)

Dogodilo se to jednoga dana u misecu,
tamo neke teške godine,

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Funny music: Bobo - Dominik


Bobo Knezevic & Los Bobos - Dominik

Dominik, moje ime je Dominik
Ja po noci cuvam spomenik
U jednom muzeju

Dominik, jedno vece rece spomenik
Sad smo sami u muzeju
Imam super ideju

Domine, hajdemo se igrati na Domine, Domine
Ukrao sam ih iz trgovine, Domine

Dominik, bio sam ziv
Sad sam spomenik
Ovo je zadnja partija
Koju igramo ti i ja

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Rade Serbedzija as Hamlet from Zagora (8 videos)


Acting Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja (1974)
By original book: William Shakespeare
Director:Krsto Papic
Actors: Rade Serbedzija ... Joco
Milena Dravic ... Andja
Kresimir Zidaric ... Bukara
Fabijan Sovagovic ... Andro
Ljubisa Samardzic ... Macak

Monday, August 20, 2007

Bruce Lee from Zagora


Golden Sticks - first movie in indepedent Montenegro

Boris Ivković, better known by his stage name Bore Lee is a Croatian martial arts enthusiast and amateur filmmaker from Sinj.

Ship-builder by trade and a great fan of Bruce Lee, he studied martial arts from an early age. In 1994 he began displaying his skills on short low budget martial arts films that were recorded on a VHS camera. Gradually, those films became underground sensations in his native town of Sinj and the shooting of these films on city streets became a popular spectacle.

Bore Lee's fame reached Zagreb when a group of four filmmakers decided to make a film with Bore, titled Bore Lee-U Kandzama Velegrada (In the Claws of the Big City) 2004, a low budget martial arts parody that later turned out to be the most popular trash film in Croatian cinema.In 2005, once again with the same 4 filmakers and this time with a slightly better low budget, Bore Lee appeared in his 8th film titled Bore Lee-"Cuvaj se Sinjske Ruke" Bore Lee: Deadly Sinjs!.
Also, with this movie, Bore Lee, became famous all over Croatia, and very soon, in neighbouring countries ( Bore Lee was invited in Montenegro, where he also made his movie, "Golden Sticks" - this is videospot from that movie, authors of music are hip-hop stars from Montenegro - Mc Marko & Mc Niggor ).

Some his movies featured some prominent Croatian celebrities, as well as plenty of pop culture references and healthy humour (although film tries to be serious). As a result, it soon became one of the most popular films in recent Croatian history. In later movies, Bore Lee attracted more Croatian celebrities.

Friday, August 17, 2007

A Capella - Klapa Neverin (8 songs)


Klapa Neverin is a woman "a cappela" band from Kastel Luksic.

So called Dalmatian "klapa" songs are at the core of dalmatian music. "Klapa" in Dalmatian dialect means company or group, while in musical terms it refers to five-to-eight member ensembles. Traditionally, the ensemble consists only of male voices, but nowadays we witness the emergence of many mixed and female ensembles with a varying number of members.

Nevertheless, its basic characteristic and distinction are, and remain, solely vocal harmony-singing, only rarely discreetly and quietly accompanied by instruments. Part-singing, usually in four parts, is originally spontaneous, performed by the ear and not by following note recordings, so harmonization is simple. A low-pitched accompaniment is stressed by a larger number of singers, giving the songs a more intimate atmosphere.

Klapa songs have slow, free rhythm and are often without any measure mark (libero). Sometimes it even includes complex measures. The songs are usually quite serenade-like love songs, usually addressing a beloved girl. However, marry and satirical songs also exist. Regardless of a theme, they are always in a major key.

It is, therefore, not surprising that in the preservation of original folk music composers and musicologists-folklorists invested most of their effort into this particular segment. Consequently, a special annual festival of amateur Dalmatian singing was established in Omis - Festival of the Dalmatian klapas. In only few years, this festival has grown into a cultural institution of great importance and reputation. The lack of original records and the limited number of available songs prompted the composers to write more complex harmonizations to existing songs, as well as many entirely new songs, still respecting the tradition

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Sorry for Kung Fu


Sorry for Kung Fu (2004)
Starring: Daria Lorenci, Filip Rados Director: Ognjen Svilicic
"Sorry for Kung Fu" is a dark comedy showing the tragedy of life, but also shows the natural humor of Croatian rural element. Places that the director Svilicic chose for filming are great in their nudity, and actors are very natural and expressive. What we can appreciated the most is a keen contrast between humorous and tragic element.

Short plot: When young Mira comes back to her modest home after time spent in Germany, and also pregnant she will be faced with the harsh life back with her parents who desperately try to find her a husband suitable for her delicate situation, of course against her will. Tis will lead to numerous absurd and tragic situations, especially after the child is born.

We Didn't Start The Fire


We Didn't Start The Fire - remix by Dino Dvornik & Boris Novkovic

Friday, July 20, 2007

Irish music: The Skelligs - Tralalee Gaol


''The Skelligs'' is a band from Split ( CROATIA ) which presents a rich variety of irish traditional music.The Skelligs kind of playing the music is traditional and while listening ''the Skelligs'' the listener can really feel the soul of ireland thanks to the delicate arrangement of music and thanks to the professional musicians

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Sorry for Kung Fu (Da ti nisi Musliman kume?)


Sorry for Kung Fu (2004)
Starring: Daria Lorenci, Filip Rados Director: Ognjen Svilicic
Plot Synopsis: Mirjana is returning to Croatia from Germany where she spent some time as a refugee. She is pregnant. Now, when the war in Croatia is over and her visa expired, Mirjana is coming back to her family in a remote and devastated village.