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Boban and Marko Markovic Orchestra
It is a hard job to name all the important festivals and concerts halls where the trumpet maestro Boban Marković, his son Marko and their Orchestra had the honour to play.
No matter how busy they are, every summer during the Brass Competition, they are spending so much time as possible in Guča , the “trumpet sanctuary”. Boban made his name and fame there and their concerts recall a huge number of people in Guca.
Boban became the most affectionate promoter of the festival all around the world and his name is very often bounded to this nice town in Central Serbia.
Boban started to take part to the competition in 1984, succeeding in winning the “first trumpet” in 1988, and has gone on winning 5 more times until his last participation in 2001.
In 1995 Boban received the “Trumpet Maestro Prize”, the most valuable recognition that a brass musician can aim for in the Balkans and in 2006 he was nominated “Ambassador of the Guca Competition,” becoming one of the most important personalities in Balkan brass band music.
In addition to his musical career, Marko has branched out into screen acting, playing the main character in the movie “Gucha! The Distant Trumpet”, directed by Dusan Milic and co-produced by Emir Kusturica, whose world Première was in February 2007 at the Berlin Film festival. In the movie, Marko plays the young Romeo, a Gypsy boy and trumpet player, in love with a Serbian girl, whose father is also a very famous trumpet player. Marko took part in the movie not only as an actor, but also as a musician, playing most of the songs on the soundtrack himself. The film hit all of the major European cinemas in the autumn of 2007.
For Boban Guca means the beginning of his career, his dearest music, the first recognitions and prizes; for Marko his first big audience and his first movie…
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Dear friends and colleagues,
prepare yourself: Here comes the heavy, heavy monster sound! From the wild, wild East – Romania and Serbia – the two foremost
Gypsy brass bands are taking the stage in May 2011 to see who blows hottest and hardest. There’s gonna be a showdown!
For the first time ever Fanfare Ciocarlia and the Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar will perform together, getting their game on and going toe-to-toe. A sound clash? More like a battle royal! The Gypsies are ready to get in the ring. Following in the great tradition of brass battles from the Balkans to New Orleans, this scrap will determine who is king!
Until this unique live show kicks off you are all invited to join the heated discussion: Who is the heavyweight champion of Balkan Brass?
Tune in with the rivals on YOUTUBE, here’s what both bands say about the upcoming showdown:
Thank you for sharing this breaking news! We’ll keep you updated on how the story continues…
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A whole party in a box!