Goran Bregović

One of the most internationally known modern Musician and composer of the Balkans, he currently lives between Paris and Belgrade, where he settled down during the Yugoslav Wars. However he has recently announced that he will return to live in Sarajevo with his family.
Bregović has composed for such varied artists as Iggy Pop and Cesária Évora. He rose to fame playing guitar with his rock band Bijelo dugme. Among his better known scores are Emir Kusturica’s films (Time of the Gypsies, Arizona Dream, Underground). Bregović’s compositions, extending Balkan musical inspirations to innovative extremes, draw upon European classicism and Balkan rhythms.
Bregović’s music carries Bosnian, Serbian and Romani themes and is a fusion of popular music with traditional polyphonic music from the Balkans, tango and brass bands.