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The Brass Heard Round The World: Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar Bring Their Dancefloor-packing Best On Golden Horns
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FlipswitchPR, LLC
Boban Markovic and his son, prized protégé Marko, have managed the nigh-impossible: Leaping from a deeply rooted Roma (Gypsy) scene in Serbia, they have ignited hip club dancefloors, innovating effortlessly and integrating everything from jazz to disco in brilliant, organic ways. They sound authentic, yet utterly fresh. Combining the absolute flexibility of Miles Davis and the cool funk of Herb Alpert, the Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar has found the funkiest expression of their Southern Serbian Roma roots. Golden Horns ...
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Boban I Marko Markovic Release
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Michael Ricci
Boban i Marko Markovic, Devla: Blown Away to Dancefloor Heaven (Piranha Musik)
Balkan Brass Father/Son Duo at it Again: Digital Release: Oct. 2; Physical Release: Nov. 10
Clad in a suave white suit, it's not impossible to imagine why urban legends credit gypsy trumpet king Boban Markovic with getting his homeland out of a recent jam: Markovic's spit-fire precision is rumored to have so seduced Bill Clinton that the saxophone playing president called off the further NATO bombing of Serbia. ...
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Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar Ignites an Unbeatable Balkan Dance Party at the Kimmel Center
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Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Festive gypsy brass band Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar ignites an “unbeatable Balkan dance party" (Songlines) in the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 7:30pm. Hailed as the greatest of Balkan trumpeters, Boban Markovic, the legendary native of Serbia's gypsy brass heartland, has led his 13-piece Orkestar to international acclaim, enhancing the traditional repertoire with elements of jazz, Latin and pop, among others. Boban and his son Marko lead the Orkestar into new directions with their ...
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