(headline image; Diplica – Photo courtesy of Stjepan Veckovic) The diplica or diplice is an ancient, simple wind instrument that was played in different forms…
Diplica, the Ancient Pipe of Croatia
Tag: Croatian music
Dunja Knebl & Adam Semijalac Explore Rare Traditional Croatian Folk Songs that Relate to War
Dunja Knebl & Adam Semijalac – Moje srce se reskoli (self released, 2023) Dunja Knebl and Adam Semijalac have released a joint album titled Moje…
Artist Profiles: Afion
Afion (Macedonian: opium, poppy) is a Croatian-Macedonian band that plays western Balkan music (mostly from their homelands Croatia and Macedonia). Formed in 2003 in Zagreb,…
Treći bilbil, a New Album from Western Balkan Band Afion
Afion has a new album titled Treći bilbil (Spona / Aquarius Records). It is a tribute to all the vocalists who sing in a “wrong…
Artist Profiles: Croatian Radiotelevision Tamburitza Orchestra
The Croatian Radiotelevision Tamburitza Orchestra is a unique instrumental ensemble founded in 1941 as a professional orchestra of Zagreb Radio. Since its founding, the orchestra…
Artist Profiles: Tamara Obrovac
One of the most important artists on the Croatian music scene, Tamara Obrovac was born in 1962 in the Croatian city of Pula. This singer,…
Artist Profiles: Patria
Patria was founded in 1993 in the town of Zupanja located in Croatia’s heartland of tamburica music, Slavonija, when the musicians were only sixteen. This…
Artist Profiles: Lidija Bajuk
Lidija Bajuk is a Croatian writer whose poetry and books are based on the rich heritage of Slavic mythology. But above all, she is a…
Artist Profiles: Kries
Mojmir Novakovic is in a constant pursuit of all that is unpredictable in the Croatian roots music scene. He is the frontman of the legendary…
Artist Profiles: Ensemble Lado – National Folk Dance Ensemble Of Croatia
Lado, the state ensemble of Croatian folk songs and dances, is the Croatian professional folklore ensemble established in 1949 for the research, collection, artistic interpretation…