Saša Lošic
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Saša Lošić - Loša is one of the most recognizable composer
s of the Balkans
and the leader of the band Plavi Orkestar
, which was one of the most popular acts of the former Yugoslav Pop and Rock scene.
He is a composer of often folk-inspired pop
, as well as theatre scores (Romeo and Juliet, Elvise de luxe, Lemonade, Mother Courage
), The Bacchae, documentary and feature film score
s.
His recent work includes movies like Gori vatra, Kajmak in marmelada, Days and Hours, Borderline Lovers and establishing his new Saša Lošić Film Orchestra which had its world premiere at the 10th jubilee Sarajevo film festival with gala concerts at the National Theatre in Sarajevo.
Lošić is the composer, singer, and arranger of the band Plavi Orkestar
(Blue Orchestra), one of the most popular bands on the territory of former Yugoslavia
. Plavi Orkestar is described by music encyclopedias as one of the "cultural phenomenons of the 1980s and 1990s" (5 million copies sold). The band has remained popular to date, with 10 albums and more than 1500 concerts worldwide.
In his film music Saša Lošić has cooperated with numerous talented musicians and singers from across Europe
, including
...and many others. His work has received several awards.
Loša currently lives in Ljubljana
(Slovenia
).
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
s of the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
and the leader of the band Plavi Orkestar
Plavi orkestar
Plavi orkestar is one of the most popular bands from former Yugoslavia. The band was founded in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1983.The band has remained popular to the present day with 8 albums and more than 3500 concerts worldwide...
, which was one of the most popular acts of the former Yugoslav Pop and Rock scene.
He is a composer of often folk-inspired pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, as well as theatre scores (Romeo and Juliet, Elvise de luxe, Lemonade, Mother Courage
Mother Courage
Mother Courage is a character from a Grimmelshausen novel Lebensbeschreibung der Ertzbetrügerin und Landstörtzerin Courasche dating from around 1670...
), The Bacchae, documentary and feature film score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
s.
His recent work includes movies like Gori vatra, Kajmak in marmelada, Days and Hours, Borderline Lovers and establishing his new Saša Lošić Film Orchestra which had its world premiere at the 10th jubilee Sarajevo film festival with gala concerts at the National Theatre in Sarajevo.
Lošić is the composer, singer, and arranger of the band Plavi Orkestar
Plavi orkestar
Plavi orkestar is one of the most popular bands from former Yugoslavia. The band was founded in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1983.The band has remained popular to the present day with 8 albums and more than 3500 concerts worldwide...
(Blue Orchestra), one of the most popular bands on the territory of former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
. Plavi Orkestar is described by music encyclopedias as one of the "cultural phenomenons of the 1980s and 1990s" (5 million copies sold). The band has remained popular to date, with 10 albums and more than 1500 concerts worldwide.
In his film music Saša Lošić has cooperated with numerous talented musicians and singers from across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, including
- members of the band Terra Folk - best world ethno band at the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
competition in the UK called BBC Awards for World Music - Candan ErcetinCandan ErçetinCandan Erçetin, is a Turkish singer and songwriter.-Biography:Candan Erçetin was born on 10 February 1963 in Kırklareli, Turkey in an Albanian family. She studied at Lycée de Galatasaray, and graduated from Istanbul University with a degree in Archaeology...
- one of the greatest stars of Turkish music - Vlatko StefanovskiVlatko StefanovskiVlatko Stefanovski is Macedonian ethno-rock jazz fusion guitar player.-Biography:Born in Prilep in 1957, he started playing guitar at the age of 13. Stefanovski was one of the founding members of Leb i sol with whom he recorded 13 albums between 1978 and 1991...
- renowned Macedonian guitarist - Tanja Zajc Zupan - zither soloist from SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
- Jovan Kolundžija - internationally acclaimed violinist from Belgrade
- Mustafa Šantić - multi-instrument musician from the Mostar Sevdah ReunionMostar Sevdah ReunionMostar Sevdah Reunion is a musical ensemble from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina playing almost exclusively sevdalinka and Roma/gypsy music. The band is composed of experienced musicians and often collaborates with renowned musicians in the field of gypsy music: they made two albums with Šaban...
band - Josip Andrić - pianist from Zagreb
- singers Jasna Žalica, Gertruda Munitić, Usnija Redžepova , Tanja RibičTanja RibicTanja Ribič is a Slovenian actress and a singer. She represented Slovenia at Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Zbudi se", which finished 10th. She is married to actor and director Branko Đurić....
, Alenka Vidrih, Lejia Jusić, Severina, Sabahudin Kurt, Rade ŠerbedžijaRade ŠerbedžijaRade Šerbedžija , occasionally credited as Rade Sherbedgia in some English-language productions, is a Croatian actor, director and musician of Serb origin. He was one of the most popular Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1980s. He is now internationally known mainly for his supporting roles in...
, Halid BešlićHalid BešlićHalid Bešlić is a prominent Bosnian folk and sevdah musician and singer who has been performing since 1979. Halid's singing career was one of the most successful in Ex Yugoslavia, and continues today throughout the entire Balkan region....
, Šerif KonjevićŠerif KonjevicŠerif Konjević is a Bosnian folk singer. Konjević was born to Bosniak parents in Sanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He is part of the "new wave" of Bosnian folk singers.-Discography:*Vrati se pod stari krov *Bijela vjenčanica...
, Dado TopićDado TopicAdolf "Dado" Topić is a singer who sang the entry from Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 together with the band Dragonfly. He is one of the most popular rock musicians of Croatia and the former Yugoslavia. He was the lead singer of Time, a 1970s progressive rock band...
, Zdravko ČolićZdravko ColicZdravko Čolić , is a pop singer popular across the entire area of former Yugoslavia. Originally from Sarajevo, since 1992 , his home is in Belgrade, Serbia...
, Gazebo (ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
), Branko Đurić-Đuro, Helena Blagne
...and many others. His work has received several awards.
Loša currently lives in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
(Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
).
Selected filmography
- Kot da nisam več otrok / 1994
- Duh velikih jezera / 1995
- Welcome to SarajevoWelcome To SarajevoWelcome to Sarajevo is a British war film from 1997. It is directed by Michael Winterbottom. The screenplay is by Frank Cottrell Boyce and is based on the book Natasha's Story by Michael Nicholson.- Synopsis :...
/ 1996 (song writer) - OutsiderOutsider (film)Outsider is a film produced in 1997 in Slovenia by writer and director Andrej Košak.The film takes place in the 1980 in the former Yugoslavia...
/ 1997 - The end of unpleasant times / 1998
- Hop skip and jump / 1999
- Jel´ jasno prijatelju / 2001 (song writer)
- Zvenenje v glavi / 2002 (awarded for Best film score, Portoroz film festival, Slovenia, 2002)
- Gori vatraFuse (film)Fuse is a Bosnian comedy/drama film directed by Pjer Žalica. It was released in 2003.-Synopsis:The plot takes place in the small town of Tešanj in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, two years after the Bosnian War. The town is overridden by corruption, prostitution and organized crime...
/ 2003 (awarded for best film score, "Davorin" , Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004) - Cheese and Jam / Kajmak in marmeladaKajmak in marmeladaCheese and Jam is a comedy about the relationship between a Bosnian man and a Slovene woman, though the film begins with an explanation that it is about the stigmatized minority of any nation...
/ 2003 - Days and hoursDays and HoursDays and Hours is a 2004 Bosnian film directed by Pjer Žalica. It was Bosnia and Herzegovina's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.-See also:...
/ Kod amidže Idriza / 2004 (awarded for best film score, "Davorin", Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005) - Sex, piće i krvoproliće / 2004 (omnibus)
- Borderline lovers / 2005
- Ram za sliku moje domovine / 2005
- Prva plata / 2005
- Sve džaba / 2006 (song writer)
- 1/2 kozarca riže / 2006
- To ti je lajf / 2006 (in production)
- Petelinji Zajtrk/ 2007
- Teško je biti fin / 2007 (post production)
- AgapeAgapeAgape is one of the Greek words translated into English as love, one which became particularly appropriated in Christian theology as the love of God or Christ for mankind. In the New Testament, it refers to the fatherly love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for God; the term...
/ 2007 - Vratice se rodeVratice se rodeVratiće se rode is a Serbian television series. Broadcast on B92 television in Serbia, it premiered on November 9, 2007. The series is directed by Goran Gajić and written by Nikola Pejaković along with Ranko Božić while 4 episodes were co-written between the two of them...
/ 2007