A Nomad from Zagreb

by Bernhard Hanneken

He’s just a soul whose intentions are good: Zagreb-born Branko Galoić’s ambition is to still mix up the disco scenes when he’s beyond 80. Currently he is 43... Branko Galoić grew up with Balkan folklore and Yugo-Rock. Later he soaked up the music from the people he met where he lived, in Amsterdam, in Berlin, and nowadays in Paris. His Skakavać Orkestar is rather a travelling cabaret, blending Balkan brass sounds with wild guitar solos, and irony with melancholy and deep emotion.

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