Darko Rundek
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Darko Rundek (born January 30, 1956 in Zagreb ) is a Croatian rock musician , songwriter, poet and actor. His musical career began in the early 1980s as frontman of the world music - rock band front door . Living in France since 1991 , he recorded albums with musicians from different parts of the world.
House gate
Haustor was founded in 1979 by Srđan Sacher (bass) and Darko Rundek (guitar and vocals) together with Zoran Perišić (drums) and Ozren Stiglic (guitar). Damir Prica (saxophone), Nikola Santro (trombone) and Zoran Vuletić (keyboards) completed the original Haustor line-up. They were one of the top bands of the rock scene in Yugoslavia and had numerous concerts in front of thousands of spectators. Reggae, Latin American and African music were decisive influences on her unmistakable sound.
The band released four studio albums in the 80s: Haustor (1981), Treci Svijet (Third World, 1984), Bolero (1985) and Tajni Grad (Secret City) in 1988 and three singles: Moja prva ljubav (My First Love) in 1980, Zima (Winter) in 1981 and Radio in 1982. The live album Ulje je na vodi (Oil on Water) was recorded in 1982 and published in 1995, 81 - '88 (Best of) was released in 1995.
Solo career
Darko Rundek began his solo career in 1995 at the Croatian music festival Fiju Briju in front of an audience of 10,000 people, where he presented new musical material that was further developed during the following concerts that he gave throughout Croatia.
With the support of the record company Jabukaton , the album Apokalipso (Apocalypse + Calypso) was completed in 1997. The album is stylistically very diverse and treats the post-communist era with irony and poetry. Apokalipso was the 1997 music event in Croatia. He won 5 Porins (song of the year, hit of the year, best singer, best video clip, best choral performance) and 4 Black Cats (song of the year for Apokalipso , best rock singer, best collaboration, best video clip).
The album U širokom svijetu contains more folkloric influences. Mandolin, bagpipes and tin whistle shape the eclectic style of the songs. The band's cooperation became more stable and they toured in Croatia and other former Yugoslav countries.
Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar
The album Ruke was created out of improvisation and exchange with other musicians. A mill in Burgundy with a large collection of exotic instruments provided the perfect working environment. Isabel (violin), Đani Pervan (drummer), Dušan Vranić (pianist), Vedran Peternel (sound design) and Rundek improvised in Isabel's converted water mill on the edge of a small village. The sessions were documented by the camera work of Biljana Tutorov, whose video projections also became a feature of the Cargo Orkestar concerts. A year later the album was recorded and released simultaneously by Menart in Croatia and Metropolis in Serbia. Some songs were co-written by different members of the group. The formation of the band was completed on the promotion tour in 2002: the trumpeter Igor Pavlica, the trombonist Emmanuel Ferraz and the bassist Bruno Arnalund firmly joined her. The project is influenced by a wide variety of musical traditions: Balkan music, Central European and Mediterranean music, as well as reggae and Latin American, Eastern European and African music.
In 2002 Ruke was released by Piranha Musik from Berlin. The live album Zagrebacka magla was released in 2004 on the Menart label (Zagreb) and Mhm A-Ha Oh Yeah Da-Da was released again in 2006 by Piranha Musik . At their concerts, Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar mix new and old songs from their rich repertoire. They are characterized by an informal and open atmosphere.
Theater, film and radio
In 1982 Darko Rundek received his degree in directing from the Drama School in Zagreb with his graduation film America Hurra! by Jean-Claude van Itallie. He has directed a number of plays ( they say the owl was once the baker's daughter ; three slaps , satires from Hekuba , no , ballads by Petrica Kerempuh ) and also occasionally acted. So he played z. B. in Herman J. Burgerfor Film Ruševine (Ruins) and was awarded as the best male actor in Slovenia.
Darko Rundek wrote and produced a lot of film music. Between 1982 and 1991 Darko Rundek directed around 50 radio plays and documentaries for Radio Zagreb, for which he also wrote the music. Radio Zagreb represented some of these works at various international festivals: Prix Italia , Premios Ondas and Prix Futura .
Discography
Studio albums
With house gate
Solo and with Cargo Orkestar
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Concert albums
- Long Time No See (2000)
- Zagrebacka magla (2004)
- Live U Domu Omladine (2008)
- Beograd, Sava Centar (2008)
- Rariteti ... CD 2 (Live) (2010)
Web links
- Darko Rundek Official website
- Piranha MusicScout - Darko Rundek
- Darko Rundek in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Rundek, Darko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zagreb , Yugoslavia |