The debut album “Ojda!” (a Balkan version of “hey!”, “woohoo!” or other happy expressions) is a journey through the band’s varied and expressive repertoire. From melancholy and fragility, to energetic blasts of instrumental solos, passionate vocals and wild rhythms.
„Ojda!" je prvi studijski album benda „Rakija". Snimljen je u aprilu 2011. godine u Silverton studiju, u Fredrikstadu, u Norveskoj, uz finansijsku pomoc Fonda za podrsku umetnickim stvaraocima Norveske i Norveskog saveta za kulturu.
Na CD-u se nalazi osam kompozicija, u cijoj osnovi je etno zvuk balkanskih prostora. On odzvanja i u autorskim pesmama koje su, nalik sastavu benda, mesavina tradicionalne, rok i, tu i tamo, klasicne muzike.
SANJA ILIC & BALKANIKA @ ROCKEFELLER
Dj Prinsen Paulista & Balkan Beat
Party Scandinavia presents:
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If there is one concert you are going to this year, this is the one ...
Music is the only world language that needs no translation, and sometimes it is so beautifully performed that even the feelings one is left with is hard to describe. This particularly applies to the music of the legendary composer and song writer Aleksandar Sanja Ilic and his ensamble - Balkanika Brass Orchestra.
Music performed by "Balkanika" is inspired by the folklore of the Balkans. Old music from Balkan with splendid musicians playing traditional instruments, modern orchestrated, performing music which conjures the atmosphere of the Balkan region, in a new outfit for the new millennium. Sanja's group, called "Balkanika", consists of young and talented musicians oriented to ethnic music. "Balkanika"is a very interesting ethno band playing old Balkan instruments with modern feeling and reason.
KOZAK ROCK SHOW: COSMOPOLITE, OSLO
30.10.2010. ANNUAL BIRTHDAY CONCERT
WITH GUESTS AND CAKE: GAMLA, OSLO
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13.09.2007.
RAKIJA'S FIRST CONCERT BLÅ, OSLO
13.11.2008.
RAKIJA'S FIRST BIRTHDAY
MS INNVIK, OSLO
04.11.2009. FINALIST AT THE DEBUT'09,
OSLO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
2010.
BY: LARM
SWISS TOUR
SERBIAN TOUR
RAKIJA IS BACK FROM SERBIA. CLICK ON THE THUMBNAILS TO SEE THE PHOTOS FROM THE TOUR:
11.09.2010. GENGHIS PUB, GRACANICA
12.09.2010. LETNJA POZORNICA, NIS
13.09.2010. DOM KULTURE, KLADOVO
14.09.2010. MOKRANJCEVI DANI, NEGOTIN
15.09.2010. KLUB TREMA, NOVI SAD
16.09.2010.
AKADEMIJA 28, BEOGRAD
THIS TOUR IS A BEGINNIG OF A COLOBORATION BETWEEN MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS FROM BALKAN AND SCANDINAVIA. EVERYBODY INTERESTED IN TAKING PART IN THIS PROJECT IS WELCOME. SEND US AN EMAIL WITH A DESCRIPTION HOW YOU COULD CONTRIBUTE. RAKIJA WILL PRESENT TWO BANDS ON THIS TOUR, TUNDRI (NOVI SAD) AND MISTY JAZZ SEHTET.
15.07.2010. SAMSPILL INTERNATIONAL
WORLDBEATS TOUR
VIDEO DIARY:
RAKIJA HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE BY:LARM FESTIVAL. OUR FINAL GIG AT THE FESTIVAL WAS RECORDED AND IS NOW AVAILABLE AT OUR PAGES. THE GIG WAS RECORDED BY EMIL THUE AT GAMLA, IN OSLO. GAMLA HAS A GREAT ATMOSPHERE AND ACOUSTIC, AND RAKIJA WILL BE BACK AT GAMLA IN NOVEMBER TO CELEBRATE IT´S 3RD BIRTHDAY.
RAKIJA WILL CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN´S DAY WITH AN EXCLUSIVE MINI CONCERT AT CHAT NOIR IN OSLO, AT A CONFERENCE ARRANGED BY THE DIRECTORATE OF INTEGRATION AND DIVERSITY. THE CONFERENCE IS HELD FOR THE FOURTH TIME, AND THIS YEAR, HM QUEEN SONJA AND MINISTER OF CHILDREN, EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION, AUDUN LYSBAKKEN WILL BE PRESENT.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://imdi.no/no/Stottemeny/Abonner/Eksterne-nyheter/Internasjonal-kvinnedag/
07.10.2009. DEBUT '09 @ OSLO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
THANK YOU FOR VOTING! RAKIJA IS NOW IN THE FINAL ROUND FOR THE COMPETITION FOR THE BEST WORLD MUSIC ACT IN NORWAY. THE COMPETITION WILL TAKE PLACE AT BLÅ, OSLO, ON NOVEMBER THE 4TH. BE SURE TO COME TO BLÅ THAT NIGHT AND SUPPORT THE BAND. YOU CAN ALSO LISTEN TO THE COMPETITION FROM YOUR HOME IF YOU´RE NOT ABLE TO COME. GO TO: HTTP://NETTRADIO.NRK.NO/DEFAULT.PHP?KANAL=P2
29.09.2009. BALKANFEST, EVANGER
CHECK PICTURES FROM OUR TRIP TO BALKANFEST IN EVANGER. THIS WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE WHO WAS THERE! WONDERFUL PEOPLE, BEAUTIFUL NATURE AND GREAT BALKAN MUSIC FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. SOME OF THE ARTISTS THAT PLAYED AT BALKANFEST: BOBAN I MARKO MARKOVICH ORKESTAR, FARMERS MARKET, ERDOGAN ORKESTAR, DJ PRINSEN PAULISTA... AND OF COURSE RAKIJA!
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:
http://www.balkanfest-evanger.com
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