Urban Tribe – a tribute to Dražen Franolić / World music

Spominski koncert v čast Draženu Franoliću. Glasba kot prostor srečanja med Balkanom, Orientom, jazzom in improvizacijo.

Ta večer je posvečen spominu na Dražena Franolića (1961–2025) , glasbenika, ki je živel in ustvarjal brez kompromisov ter imel redek dar, da je v drobnih, skoraj neopaznih trenutkih odkrival velika čuda.

Franolić je svojo pot začel v osemdesetih letih in jo posvetil iskanju skupnega jezika med orientalsko lutnjo, balkanskim melosom, jazzom ter vplivi indijske in romske glasbe. Njegova glasba ni sledila slogom, temveč odnosu – med tradicijo in improvizacijo, med zvokom in tišino, med ljudmi. Do zadnjih dni je ostal zvest iskanju: prave trzalice, boljšega tona, prave atmosfere. Najbolj doma je bil, ko je igral, improviziral ali snoval novo glasbo.

Zaradi pogostih sodelovanj s slovenskimi glasbeniki in tolkalci, izurjenimi v afriških in indijskih tradicijah, je bil pomembna vez med hrvaško in slovensko glasbeno sceno. Njegova zapuščina živi naprej v skladbah, ki jih je ustvaril, in v načinu, kako je razumel glasbo – kot prostor srečanja.

Spominski koncert Urban Tribe prinaša Franolićeve kompozicije v izvedbi njegovih dolgoletnih sodelavcev. Ne kot retrospektivo, temveč kot nadaljevanje dialoga, ki ga je začel sam.

Zasedba:
-Nino Mureškić – tolkala
-Igor Bezget – kitara, oud
-Gostje: TBA

Free entry / Vstop prost. Priporočen prispevek 10 €

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This evening is dedicated to the memory of Dražen Franolić (1961–2025) , a musician who lived and created without compromise, with a rare ability to discover moments of quiet wonder in the smallest, almost unnoticed details.

Franolić began his path in the 1980s and devoted it to searching for a shared musical language between the Oriental lute, Balkan melodic traditions, jazz, and influences from Indian and Roma music. His work did not follow styles, but relationships, between tradition and improvisation, between sound and silence, between people. Until his final days, he remained committed to the search for the right plectrum, a better tone, the right atmosphere. He felt most at home when playing, improvising, or shaping new compositions.

Through frequent collaborations with Slovenian musicians and percussionists trained in African and Indian traditions, he became an important link between the Croatian and Slovenian music scenes. His legacy lives on in the compositions he left behind and in the way he understood music, as a space of encounter.

The Urban Tribe memorial concert presents Franolić’s compositions as performed by his long-time collaborators. Not as a retrospective, but as a continuation of the dialogue he himself began.

Line-up:
-Nino Mureškić – percussion
-Igor Bezget – guitar, oud
– Guests: TBA