Dobrila & Dorian Duo – Dobrila & Dorian Duo 2 (SJF Records, 2023)
Dobrila Grasheska and Dorian Jovanovic introduce the listener to a fascinating exploration of Macedonian musical heritage on the album Dobrila & Dorian Duo 2. The splendid album contains eight songs that serve as vintage postcards from the past. Significantly, Dobrila and Dorian’s songs represent various moods, sometimes joyful, sometimes bittersweet.
Although the music is rooted in tradition, the duo incorporates elegant and nuanced modern elements, specifically electronic modifiers such as loopers and processors that add new tones and quirky sounds to the oud and vocals.
The material on Dobrila & Dorian Duo 2 ranges from well-known to rare songs from the Macedonian music tradition, treated with exquisitely crafted arrangements and expressions.
Musicians: Dobrila Grasheska on vocals, loops; Dorian Jovanovic on oud, loops, electronics.
Author: Douglas Sanders
