The first night of the Druga godba festival brought one of the highlights. French singer Abd Al Malik swept everybody of it's feet. Well, just singer maybe isn't the right way to describe this artist, who along with the excellent band, took us on a trip of poetry, philosophy, chanson, hip hop and even rock'n'roll. It was the carrousel of emotions, examination of society, religion, love... It was one of those occasions, when a person is really sorry, that one doesn't understand French. But even without understanding, you could feel the positive energy and of course enjoy the music.
The opening night offered another chanson singer, Branko Završan. For the ones who didn't know this actor in this role, it was a very positive surprise!
There is not a Druga godba festival without at least one brass band. And it was no different this year. But it did sound different though. Maybe because Kar češ brass band is Slovene, maybe because they don't play gipsy music, maybe becouse some members of the band were a bit to shy. But the sound wasn't bad! And the guy on the tube was making some really wicked sounds with his instruments.
Last but not least, actually the first to perform on this years edition of the festival was Victor Deme. His story is very unusual. He published his first album last year, at the age of 46, although he has been performing for 30 years. He bought himself a quitar and a sewing-machine from the money he got for the album. He has been touring since and the organisers of Druga godba discovered him on the internet.
It felt good to escape from the heat, sit down and listen to him singing about Burkina Faso.
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