Danko Rabrenović
Danko Rabrenović (born February 9, 1969 in Zagreb , Yugoslavia ) is a musician , author and presenter at Funkhaus Europa .
Life
Rabrenović is the son of a Croat and a Serb and grew up in Belgrade . He left his homeland in 1991 in order not to have to take part in the war in Yugoslavia . He studied in Düsseldorf. He financed his studies a. a. as a "plant protection agent inhaler" (taz) in a nursery.
As the guitarist and singer of the Trovači band from Düsseldorf, he and his colleagues initially only wanted to perform a few pieces from the time of the “Yugoslav New Wave” as a “homage for a few friends” on a small scale. In 2004 they recorded their first album Balkanplatte . On the second album Kuku Lele there were also German-language songs for the first time. Since 2005 he has presented the "Balkanizer" at Funkhaus Europa . In 2010 Trovači released their third album Malo Morgen with 15 tracks in Serbian and German and with prominent guests such as Hubert Kah , Dr. Ring Ding and Las Balkanieras.
In 2010 his book Der Balkanizer was published. A Jugo in Germany . Together with his co-author Sebastian Brück, he describes his experiences as a migrant in a humorous way. The work received a number of positive reviews.
On October 26, 2013, Danko Rabrenovic was a quiz candidate alongside Olaf Schubert as a guest on Kaya Yanar's TV show Typisch Deutsch? to be seen on RTL .
In 2015 Rabrenocvić's second book Herzlich Willkommenčić was published. Heimatgeschichten vom Balkanizer , which again contains short, autobiographical stories from his life in Germany and the Balkans.
He is a member of the PEN Center Germany .
literature
- Danko Rabrenović, Sebastian Brück: The Balkanizer. Ein Jugo in Deutschland , Vgs Egmont, 2010, ISBN 978-3-8025-3708-0 , extended new edition and audio book edition at Tag & Nacht (Random House), 2012, ISBN 978-3442830077 . Paperback edition by Dumont-Buchverlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-8321-6338-9 .
- Danko Rabrenović: Welcomečić. Heimatgeschichten vom Balkanizer , Dumont-Buchverlag, 2015, ISBN 978-3-8321-6332-7 .
Web links
- Page about Danko Rabrenović on the website of Funkhaus Europa
Individual evidence
- ↑ Doris Akrap : Many ex-Yugos are invisible , the daily newspaper, May 27, 2011
- ↑ "Everything that the Belgrade-born and meanwhile in Düsseldorf" Serbo-Croat "Rabrenović notices in Germany, and above all everything that comes to mind, you have to read." (Berliner Zeitung). “He looks at life in Germany with just as benevolent astonishment (...) as his Russian colleague Vladimir Kaminer. Be it due to the charming accent - similarities cannot be dismissed out of hand. ”(Bonner Generalanzeiger). “That is definitely reminiscent of our Russian colleague Wladimir Kaminer, with whom Danko Rabrenović was already on stage.” (Deutschlandradio Kultur) “The Balkan man tells of a life between two homes and charmingly holds the mirror in front of our faces. Russian disco in Balkan style - funny and profound. "(Radio Fritz)" The author and musician Danko Rabrenović has filled a gap with the story of his integration in Germany. "(Taz)" An unusual immigrant autobiography with a musical-Balkan-American sound. "(Der Tagesspiegel)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rabrenović, Danko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German presenter and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zagreb |