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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
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VRELO Double Life
Other 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 S
Dragana 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
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Music:
Stanko Tomic
Natasa Tomic
Vojislav Aralica
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Arrangements:
Vojislav Aralica
Natasa Tomic
Stanko Tomic
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