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Article: Live Review

OFFest, Skopje, Macedonia, June 1-6, 2013

by Nenad Georgievski
June 25, 2013

OFFestSkopje, MacedoniaJune 1-6, 2013Now in its 12th year, the younger sister of the Skopje Jazz Festival has been presenting a more contemporary or 21st century type of world music, where the music is a result of an accelerating fusion, a combination of local traditions with ideas and technologies from afar. It is ...

Article: Album Review

Aleksandar Pejovski: Um Zaum

Read "Um Zaum" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

by Nenad Georgievski
January 4, 2013

Can greatness be anonymous? In the case of composer/pianist Aleksandar Pejovski, and many before him, it certainly can. Unknown to the general public except for certain musicians' circles, he has been quietly releasing “Do It Yourself" (DIY) recordings of either contemporary classical music, filled with intriguing ambiances and sparkling ideas, or jazz compositions that manage to ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Ljubojna Brass Fantasy

by Nenad Georgievski
December 29, 2012

With Ljubojna Brass Fantasy, Ljubojna exceeds the exceptionally high standards it has set for itself. For this occasion, that band leader/ bassist Oliver Josifovski has completely changed the concept of the band by using a huge brass orchestra instead of the regular band for a collection of traditional Macedonian songs, only this time coming exclusively from ...

Article: Album Review

Kabadayas: IV

by Nenad Georgievski
December 27, 2012

IV--the exciting debut from an international quartet founded by its ferocious rhythm section of bassist Djole Maksimovski and drummer Dino Milosavljević--represents a fairly strong start. The group thrives on the cohesive whole, playing as one but in a state of continual conversation. As the name itself suggests--"kabadaya" is local Macedonian archaic jargon for swagger(s)--the musicians do ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Kiril Djaikovski: West Meets East

by Nenad Georgievski
October 27, 2012

The career of composer and keyboardist Kiril Djaikovski, with a span of over 30 years, literally splits in two distinguished categories- soundtrack and dance/electronic music. The output in both categories suggests there are almost no meeting points to indicate that this is the work of the same person. Except for the use of Macedonian traditional instruments ...