“Dizzy, lyrical, cacophonous, the Orkestar's best album passes
singer-fluegelhornist Boban's baton to his young son Marko, a more
modern-minded fluegelhorn virtuoso. Its drunken beauty epitomizes what's most
lovable about the music of the Balkan Gypsies.”
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
“the Markovic Orkestar has moments of pure possession, but an ear for the
extraordinary remains ever grounded in tight arrangement and superb
musicianship”
ROOTS WORLD
Feted at home and abroad as the greatest of Balkan trumpeters, Boban Markovic is the scion of a long line of gypsy musicians. From his home-town of Vladicin Han in Serbia's gypsy brass heartland, he has led his Orkestar to international acclaim, boldly going where no other brass band has gone before, enhancing the traditional repertoire with elements of the wider world from jazz to latin to pop. This trail-blazing mix has brought him legendary status at home through his record number of prizes won at the all-important Gucha brass band festival competition, so many in fact, that the Orkestar now perform there as honoured guests in order to give others a chance. Now, not wishing to rest on his laurels, he has fulfilled his promise to hand over the artistic direction of the Orkester to his son Marko upon his coming of age, ensuring the continuation of the line and the family reputation for matchless innovation. Like father, like son, Marko is leading the Orkester into ever new directions. Marko's star is also rising on other fronts as well with his major acting role in the film "Gucha", directed by Dusan Milic, a Romeo and Juliet story set against the background of the famous brass band festival.
