Musical artist
Foltin (
Macedonian : Фолтин ) is a
Macedonian band active since 1995. Their name comes from
Karel Čapek 's last novel
Life and Work of the Composer Foltýn .
[1]
Their music is a blend of many genres which include
Indie ,
Alternative ,
World music ,
Funk ,
Electroacoustic ,
Jazz and other. Foltin's live performances are
theatrical and in a "pseudo-immigrant"
cabaret style.
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[3]
[4] Journalist Nenad Georgievski describes their music as gravity defying and "dynamic, full of surprises, and humorous—and they blend all sorts of influences together:
jazz , improv music,
funk ,
bossa nova ,
chalgia ,
klezmer ,
ambient , and
film music ."
[5] Although rooted in jazz, he states, their music "is not strictly jazz per se , as Foltin frequently blur genre lines, experimenting with a variety of styles and sounds."
[6] Singer Branislav Nikolov in a 2009 claimed that his mayor musical influences were
Björk ,
Johnny Cash and
Tom Waits .
They have also worked on theatre and film music productions since 1998/1999,
[1] including the score for the
92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film and
Sundance 2019 awards winner
Honeyland .
[7] The lyrics of the band's first three albums are a mixture of
phonetic imitations of languages including
Macedonian ,
Spanish ,
French ,
Romanian , and
Portuguese . Over the years, it became a blend of Macedonian and English.
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The band has appeared at music and theatre festivals in
Macedonia ,
Croatia ,
Italy ,
Austria ,
Slovenia ,
Serbia ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Montenegro ,
Albania ,
Bulgaria ,
Hungary ,
Belgium ,
England ,
Germany ,
Russia ,
Lebanon ,
Turkey ,
the Netherlands , and
France .
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Band members
Discography
Theater music
2018 – ARABIAN NIGHT , directed by:
Zoja Buzalkovska // National Theater 'Voydan Chernodrinski',
Prilep ,
Macedonia
2017 –
Les Misérables , directed by:
Martin Kocovski // National Theater 'Voydan Chernodrinski',
Prilep ,
Macedonia
2015 – LEPA VIDA , directed by:
Miha Nemec // SNG
Nova Gorica , SSG
Trieste , PG
Kranj ,
Slovenija
2015 –
THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN , directed by:
Aleksandar Popovski // MGL,
Ljubljana ,
Slovenija
2014 – ŽIVIO HARMS, ČUDA POSTOJE , directed by:
Aleksandar Popovski // KEREMPUH,
Zagreb ,
Croatia
2013 –
SCHWEIK IIN THE SECOND WORLD WAR , directed by:
Martin Kocovski // National Theater 'Voydan Chernodrinski',
Prilep ,
Macedonia
2013 – MISTERIJ BUFFO , directed by:
Aleksandar Popovski //
SNG Drama ,
Ljubljana ,
Slovenia
2012 –
ULYSSES , directed by:
Aleksandar Popovski //
Ulysses Theatre ,
Brioni ,
Croatia
2012 – SPRING AWAKENING , directed by:
Martin Kocovski // Народно Позориште,
Uzice ,
Serbia
2011 – LEKSIKON OF YU MITOLOGY directed by: Oliver Frljic // NETA
2011 – BAAL , directed by: Martin Kocovski // Dramski Theater, Skopje, Macedonia
2010 – CIRKUS DESTETIKA , directed by:
Aleksandar Popovski // HNK Rijeka, Croatia
2010 – CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE , directed by:
Martin Kocovski // National Theater 'Voydan Chernodrinski', Prilep, Macedonia
2010 – PEER GYNT , directed by:
Aleksandar Popovski // Gavella, Zagreb, Croatia
2009 – BOAT FOR DOLLS , directed by:
Aleksandar Popovski // SNG Drama, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009 – SWAN SONG , directed by: Branko Stavrev // Dramski Theater, Skopje, Macedonia
2009 – THE OTHER SIDE , directed by:
Martin Kocovski // NETA
2008 –
DRUMS IN THE NIGHT , directed by:
Martin Kocovski // National Theater 'Voydan Chernodrinski',
Prilep ,
Macedonia
2002 – FAMILY STORIES , directed by: Aleksandra Kovacevic // National Theater of Bitola, Macedonia
2002 – DON QUIXOTE IN A DUTCH DISCOTEQUE, directed by: Sasho Milenkovski // National Theater of
Kumanovo ,
Macedonia
2001 – BAKHI , directed by: Sasho Milenkovski // National Theater of
Bitola ,
Macedonia
2001 – Comme Moi LE PIAF , directed by: Natasha Poplavska // National Theater of
Bitola ,
Macedonia
2001 – MACEDOINE, Odyssey 2001 , directed by: Ivan Popovski //
Ohrid Summer ,
Ohrid ,
Macedonia
1999 –
MACEDONIAN BLOODY WEDDING , directed by: Ljupcho Georgievski // National Theater of
Bitola ,
Macedonia
Film soundtracks
1998 – BY FOLTIN , directed by Ljubcho Bilbilovski
2001 –
SE JAVI! , directed by
Jane Altiparmakov
2002 -
Okno (short), directed by
Petra Seliskar
2005 –
Turkish Tea (documentary), directed by Petra Seliskar
2008 – Dance With Me , directed by Sasha A. Damjanovski
2008 –
Cash And Marry , directed by
Atanas Georgiev
2010 –
This Is Not An American Movie , directed by Sasho Pavlovski
2012 –
The Balkan is not dead (actors), directed by
Aleksandar Popovski
2016 -
Lake of Apples , directed by
Lubomir Stefanovski
2017 -
Secret Ingredient , directed by
Gjorce Stavreski
2017 -
Avec L'amoure , directed by Ilija Cvetkovski
2019 -
Honeyland , directed by Ljubomir Stefanovski i
Tamara Kotevska
References
^
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b
c Blesok (16 April 2006).
"Reviews, Sound, Blesok no. 47/Foltin: We fight a guerilla war against the despair" . Cultural Institution Blesok . Retrieved 24 December 2022 .
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b Karajkov, Risto (28 September 2009).
"Pseudo-Emigrant Cabaret" . Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa . Retrieved 24 December 2022 .
^ Georgievski, Nenad (30 April 2011).
"Foltin: Skopje, Macedonia, April 13, 2011" . All About Jazz . Retrieved 24 December 2022 .
^ Cabric, Nemanja (3 May 2013).
"Foltin and the Art of Private Folklore" . Balkan Insight . Retrieved 24 December 2022 .
^ Georgievski, Nenad (21 December 2005).
"Foltin: Foltin: Lo-Lee-Taa-Too" . All About Jazz . Retrieved 24 December 2022 .
^ Georgievski, Nenad (6 May 2009).
"Foltin: Ovaa Translplatirana Mashina za Chukanje Dosega ne Chukala Ljubovno Pismo" . All About Jazz . Retrieved 24 December 2022 .
^ Lodge, Guy (1 February 2019).
"Film Review: 'Honeyland' " . Variety . Retrieved 24 December 2022 .
^ Maretic, Neda (2008).
"WOMEX: Foltin" . WOMEX . Retrieved 24 December 2022 .