ANASTASIA: Goran Trajkoski lead vocal, bagpipes, flute Zlatko Oridjanski guitar, mandolin, flute, back. vocal Zoran Spasovski drums, percussions, keyboards, back. vocal ANASTASIA is a group from Skopje, Macedonia. Existing for 8 years, it is the most successful group in the country and has become widely known on the international stages. The music is a unique blend combining the Byzantine past, through Eastern Orthodox church music, with a rich gamut of ethnic rhythms. The instruments played are typical for the area where the group comes from and dwells in, s uch as kaval (flute), gajda (bagpipe), and tapan (drum), but modern technology like computers, samplers, synthesizers, etc. is also used. ANASTASIA has made numerous music scores for movies, theater performances, and TV programs. Its last album, the original soundtrack for the movie "Before The Rain", bearing Polygram label, has been sold in thousands of copies worldwide. In 1996 ANASTASIA wrote the music for the theater performance "Bachanallia" which had its European tour with a remarkable success. In 1997 ANASTASIA released its new single CD, FACE/BURN, for Third Ear Music, as an announcement for the forthc oming new album which will be released for Polygram France. "The first fascinating trait of ANASTASIA's music that immediately captures our senses is its radical originality, the surprisingly powerful, profound, and suggestive sound, which directly originates from an abundantly rich mus ical tradition. The ...
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