World music concert in Botaničar
Performed by:
Dražen Franolić - oud
Nino Mureškić - udu
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composed by Franolić

Dražen Franolić, oud (Arabic lute), Croatia
Nino Mureškić , percussionist, Slovenia

Dražen Franolić i Nino Mureškič are musicians of similar affinity with many years of experience in playing Arabic, Turkish, Indian, jazz, and Balkan music. Each is a great creative musical personality, and together they create and perform original compositions as well as spontaneous, ad hoc pieces. Given that they are equal and mature musicians, their music is like a dialogue that develops and flows freely. Nino Mureškič plays various percussion instruments, which lends the program dynamism and diversity, but the calming atmosphere that the music creates completely envelopes the listeners in magic that will briefly take them away from the hustle and bustle of modern everyday life.

Nino Mureškić is a percussionist from Slovenia. In over 30 years as a performer, he has recorded many albums with various artists around the world. He began learning about African polyrhythms with master Mamady Keita from Guinea and later continued his studies for frame drum, riq, kanjira and bendir with master Glen Velez in New York City. In 2005 he pursued the study of Indian rhythmic theory in India with PT. Suresh Talwalkar (Mumbai). He also recorded the first Slovenian frame drum album Manas.

Dražen Franolić is an oud (Arabic lute) player from Croatia. He has been performing since 1983. With a focus on Oriental music, he creates original compositions influenced by Arabic, Indian, Balkan and jazz music, and frequently featuring improvisation. He has recorded numerous albums with various artists, the most important being Wonderland and Asgard with Vesna Gorše and Jurica Ugrinović, as well as Put (Path) and Faza (Phase) with Kamenko Ćulap and Marko Jovanović. His ouds are built by oud maker Alojzije Seder

recorded in Botaničar, Zagreb
audio produced by Dražen Franolić
video produced by Maša Udovičić
Zagreb, February 11th, 2024

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