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Tamara Obrovac

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The composer singer and flutist Tamara Obrovac, is one of the most impressive artists on the Croatian music scene, she is one of those musicians to whom jazz means a path to understanding music as a whole. Moreover, it has ushered her towards an intensive investigation of her own regional music awareness, so she offers us a new musical journey through the Istrian and Mediterranean spaces and times. Istria is here homeland, beautiful Croatian region, a North Adriatic peninsula, particular for It's musical and dialectal tradition, which is the creative force of her works. She writes lyrics in a local dialect and sings in an ancient dialect which is not spoken any more - the Istriotic dialect. In addition to here international concert activities, (numerous festivals, clubs, venues, more then 500 concerts all over the world) and many collaborations, she composes music for theatre and film, and for here work she received many awards. Her international Transhistria Ensemble incorporates elements of Istrian and Mediterranean national music, jazz, and many elements of modern music, and her music, completely original and autochthonous, goes beyond time and geographical boundaries, thus becoming a universal artistic message, establishing Tamara Obrovac as an exceptional artist who managed to create her own unique musical expression. This creative musician has become known for her highly aesthetic performances, her interpretations are suffused with spontaneity, inventive improvisation, freedom, humour and the ability to communicate with the audience, an artist of a strong persona, a life and artistic force able to enchant any audience... As she said: "jazz is my freedom, and my roots are my inner truth..." She published 12 Author CDs: Triade, 1996; Ulika, 1998; Transhistria, 2001; Sve pasiva/Everything fades away, 2003; Daleko je/Is faraway, 2005; Neću više jazz kantati/I won’t sing jazz any more, 2009, featuring her new band “Transhistria electric” with a fresh fusion of Istrian ethno and funky and soul music; and "Madirosa", 2011, in collaboration with the Epoque String Quartet from Prague. CD “Ulika revival” with her quartet, that had successful showcase on Jazz-ahead Bremen 2013, (Unit records, Switzerland, June 2014) got very good international reviews including All About Jazz, Jazzthetik, Jazz Podium, Jazzthing, Kulturtipp, Jazz'nmore, Jazz convention, etc. CD “Canto amoroso” with her main band Transhistria ensemble, registered at Artesuno studio in Italy is published, in 2016 for Austrian label Alessa records. Live at ZKM is Tamara's first (double) live album recorded on the concert of her Transhistria ensemble in Zagreb Youth theatre at the and of 2016, and published for Cantus, Croatian composers society label in 2018. The CD TransAdriaticum was published in 2019 for Austrian Alessa records with the new formation of musicians, featuring Stefano Battaglia on piano, and Salvatore Maiore on double bass, and latest CD Villa Idola is published in 2020 for Croatian label Aquarius records, and is a collaboration of her Transhistria ensemble and Croatian Radio television Jazz orchestra, with new arrangements of selected Tamara's songs. Through her albums, Tamara profiles her own authorial approach and creates a unique artistic form which, inspired by the Istrian and broader Mediterranean tradition, establishes “the personal poetics of the author”. International recognition came also through the nomination for the BBC Radio 3 World music Awards 2004 (European Music and Audience Award). Here is what John L

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Tamara Obrovac Trans Adriatic quartet in Tolmin, Slovenia

Read "Tamara Obrovac Trans Adriatic quartet in Tolmin, Slovenia" reviewed by Ziga Koritnik


Album

Villa Idola

Label: Aquarius Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Kažeta / A little house; Sve pasiva / All fades away; Zoven / I'm calling; Črno zlo / Black evil; Sama / Alone; Madirosa; Majmajola / Majmajola village; Črni malin / Black mill; Se me ra morta privari / If death tricks me; Tango Istrando; Villa idola

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Article: Album Review

Tamara Obrovac: TransAdriaticum

Read "TransAdriaticum" reviewed by Neri Pollastri


La croata Tamara Obrovac è una cantante e compositrice dedita da anni alla trasposizione della tradizione della natia Istria nel mondo del jazz, cosa che ha realizzato in molteplici progetti e album con organici diversi. In questo suo ultimo lavoro è alla testa di una formazione denominata TransAdriatic Quartet della quale, oltre al connazionale e antico ...

Album

TransAdriaticum

Label: Alessa Records Jazz & Art
Released: 2019
Track listing: Muora; Galiotova pesan; M’hanno ferita; Afro Blue Istra; Mriz zvizdami; Slavuj piva; Trukinja; U dnolu srca moga; Suza sjajna.

Album

Live@ZKM

Label: Cantus
Released: 2018
Track listing: CD1: Touca La Louna; IstraArmenia; Se Me Ra Morta Privari; Kazeta; Sama; Kada Te Nima Tu. CD2: Crni Malin; Kruska Je Obrana (Interlude); Canto Amoroso; Carisa; Daleko Je ...; Biscoti Ruduladi.

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Article: Live Review

Trondheim Jazzfest 2019: Part 2-2

Read "Trondheim Jazzfest 2019: Part 2-2" reviewed by Henning Bolte


Part 1 | Part 2 Trondheim JazzfestSylvie Courvoisier Trio Trondheim, Norway May 10, 2019 Trondheim, Norway's third largest city and the country's center of intelligence in science, engineering and technology, holds a key-place in Norwegian history and identity in general, and in jazz/music specifically. The six-day Trondheim Jazzfest starts ...

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Article: Live Review

Trondheim Jazzfest 2019: Part 1-2

Read "Trondheim Jazzfest 2019: Part 1-2" reviewed by Henning Bolte


Part 1 | Part 2Trondheim Jazzfest Trondheim, Norway May 9-10, 2019 Trondheim, Norway's third largest city and the country's center of intelligence in science, engineering and technology, holds a key position in Norwegian history and identity in general, and in jazz/music specifically. The sourceTrondheim started the ...

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Article: Album Review

Tamara Obrovac Transhistria Ensemble: live@ZKM

Read "live@ZKM" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay


In November 2016, in celebration of her 20-year recording career, Tamara Obrovac took to the stage of the Zagreb Youth Theatre with the Transhistria Ensemble. In front of a sold-out crowd, the Croatian singer and composer performed a concert recorded as live@ZKM. The two-disc set features 11 of Obrovac's compositions, written alone and in collaborations, taken ...

Album

Drevored dejanj

Label: Club2 Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: DREVORED DEJANJ; LE POSLUŠAJ; DRUGI LJUBIJO BOGA; PO DOMU DIŠI; NI OBRIS LE; ISTO JE SONCE; DVIGAŠ SE K OBLAKOM; KAMEN Z IMENOM; LE SPOMIN JE TU OSTAL; TJA SE TI MUDI; ZDAJ JE MIR; JE, KAR JE.


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