Dušan Popović Lipovac
(guitar) is the creator of
Spona
– a musical ensemble whose idea is fusing Balkan music with flamenco
elements.
During his life in Spain he explored the possibility of fusing Balkan music
with the elements from flamenco and composed
Balkan Taranta – a composition
which was a part of his master thesis. He also wrote the first bars of a
composition named
Entrada and later, the rest of the album
Reflections
from the Mediterannean.
Beside him, the ensamble has five more members:
Sara Kutlešic (piano)
Radost Galonja Krtinić
(voice),
Katarina Radivojević (percussion),
Bojan Krtinić Bbach (clarinet/percussion),
Szűcs Dávid (bass/double bass).
Spona tends to combine the elements from both music traditions of the lands
sharing similar history. From traditional songs of Serbia, Montenegro,
Macedonia and sevdah all the way to Spanish rhythms inspired by rumba,
tangos, bulerias, this ensemble is characterized by a powerful sound,
recognizable melodies and harmonies close to the people from Balkan and
Iberian peninsula.
Find out what Spona really means and what it
sounds like!