Once the former Yugoslavia's biggest rock star, he received international acclaim when he embraced the Gypsy rhythms of his native Balkans on soundtracks for Emir Kusturica's films Twenty-five years ...

Goran Bregovic calls Gypsy music "a metaphor for that part of the soul that defies gravity." That sense of being transported describes the effect he has on fans - not only on his former Yugoslavian ...

A tiny village nestled in the mountains of western Serbia hardly seems like an epicenter for world music. It boasts 3,000 inhabitants. A handful of winding roads. Even fewer inns. But for one weekend ...

On his current tour of the United States, Goran Bregovic is performing music he has recorded with Gogol Bordello, Gipsy Kings and other gypsy musicians for release in February. Bregovic and his 19-m… ...

The Moldovan Interior Ministry on August 21 cited a ban on musician Goran Bregovic imposed last year because of his pro-Russian views as the reason he and his band were not allowed to enter Moldova ...

A few decades ago, Goran Bregovic was just a rock star. His band, Bijelo Dugme (White Button), was considered the Led Zeppelin of Yugoslavia during the 1970s and ’80s. Bregovic’s life and music took ...

"I like to understand music as a conversation," the Balkan singer says. "Music is language." Goran Bregović Reconciles Religion With Music On 'Three Letters From Sarajevo' Goran Bregović is one of the ...

Šta Bi Dao Da Si Na Mom Mjestu Dušan Vesić 352 Pages Laguna, Serbia 2014 These days composer/guitarist Goran Bregovic is revered for his soundtrack work and more than that, he is better known for his ...

Given the hatred continually blistering relations between Muslims, Christians and Jews, Goran Bregovic could have been forgiven for making his most recent album, which partly addresses the musical ...

The annual trumpet competition in this Serbian town sees brass bands face off in a non-stop party – and when superstar Goran Bregović turned up, the crowd levitated with adulation The composer of ...

In the strange case of the incredible shrinking band Goran Bregovic's 2008 Wedding and Funeral Orchestra comprised 37 people. Two years ago it was down to 19, and now to nine. In pessimistic ...