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VRELO Biography“Vrelo” was founded by Natasa Tomic at the very beginning of 1999 in Ruma. During that period it was purely female vocal group that performed the traditional music of the Ancient Serbia. Next year was the year when this vocal group became a vocal-instrumental ethno ensemble “VRELO” containing 18 female vocals and 7 musicians on the traditional instruments. Up to 2003 VIEE”VRELO” explores, studies and works on the Serbian folklore material and of the other Slavonic peoples and during this period their music has several phases. “Vrelo” performs several solo concerts, records several musical TV shows and appears on music festivals. They also recorded a CD ( which is not officially published ) named “UZDE NA BELO”.The Fall of 2003 brought many changes into the group. Stanko Tomic brought up an idea which totally changed the way of work, approach and music concept of “VRELO”. Namely, the vocal-instrumental ethno ensemble was transformed into a band. The traditional music substance was no longer used as the basis of their work but as the motif. The reduction – minimalistic approach ( big semibreves, big blocks …), adjustedness and nakedness of the expression through only two instruments (bass guitar and drums) and backing tracks at one side and six voices which move between old patterns and modern expresion on the other side, make “VRELO” a part of the world music by relying on the identity and authenticity of Slavic music.After entering BBC`s The Next Big Thing 2007 “VRELO” was chosen among over 2500 performers from 88 countries to play in London at MAIDA VALE studio and won 2nd place of this prestigeous competition.“VRELO” published their first album, named “Preko reke”, at the end of August 2008 for the record label PGP.*** The important festival performances of “VRELO”:EXIT 05 | Novi Sad THE 5th INTERNATIONAL BLUES & JAZZ FEST 2005 | Sabac IFUS 05 | Novi Sad ETNOFEST 2006 | Subotica EXIT 06 | Novi Sad BALKANFESTIVAL (MI PLESEMO) 2006 | Dortmund / Germany BELEF 2007 | Beograd BBC`s The Next Big Thing 2007 | London / England KUSTENDORF FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008 | Mecavnik / Mokra Gora NOVI SAD S LJUBAVLJU 2008 | Novi Sad EXIT 08 | Novi Sad POHODA FESTIVAL 2008 | Trencin / Slovakia EVROPA CEKA SRBIJU | Budapest / Hungary Belgrade Beer Fest 2008 | Beograd North City Jazz & Blues International Festival | Kosovska Mitrovica *** VRELO Double LifeOther than working on their own music, VRELO has great luck and priviledge to cooperate with few top artists. The first place in VRELO’s double life takes work with the director Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra At the end of summer 2003. VRELO took part in the recording of the soundtrack for the film ’Life is a Miracle’ by Emir Kusturica. This cooperation continues in 2007. when VRELO becomes part of the crew in Kusturica’s punk opera ’Time of the Gypsies’. Opera was performed for the first time in Paris in the Opera Bastille and played there during the summer. VRELO and Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra still work together with success. Other than the engagement in the opera, Vrelo are occasionally guests on the concerts of TNSO. VRELO - M E M B E R SDragana Stanojevic - vocal Ivana Bizumic - vocal Marijana Bizumic - vocal Brankica Ivankovic - vocal Maja Martic - vocal Natasa Tomic - vocal Zlatko Sakulski - drums & percussions Stanko Tomic - bass guitar * * * Music: Stanko Tomic Natasa Tomic Vojislav Aralica * * * Arrangements: Vojislav Aralica Natasa Tomic Stanko Tomic Website: E-mail: |