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SUMMERTIME 15 Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra (SERBIA)

Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra (Serbia)
Balkan jazz

Emir Kusturica – a hero of our time who doesn't need to be introduced. His enormous talent and substandard view of the world is expressed not only in his brilliant movies but also in his unique and colourful music.

With a keen mix of rock’n’roll, Balkan punk rock, folk jazz, gypsy motives, Turkish marches, and Asian tunes, Kusturica delivers the cultural code of his homeland to the rest of the world. The colourful motives of the Balkans, characterized by an open-hearted mind and ability to have genuine pleasure, the love for freedom and a strong spirit, millions of Kusturica’s admirers can feel thanks to his extraordinary personality and fabulous concerts, performed together with the band The No Smoking Orchestra, where Kusturica himself plays the bass guitar and sometimes acts as a soloist.

On August 7, sparkling energy typical to the Balkan region will cover the Dzintari Concert Hall during the festival "Summertime – Inese Galante & Friends" giving its guests a load of positive emotions at the concert of Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra.

More about the musicians: http://www.kustu.com/