Dragan Gjakonovski-Špato
Dragan Gjakonovski-Špato ( Macedonian Драган Ѓаконовски - Шпато , Serbo-Croatian : Dragan Đakonovski - Špato ; * March 11 (according to other information July 8 ) 1931 in Skopje ; † January 3, 1987 ibid) was a Yugoslavian-Indian composer and bandleader the areas of dance music and jazz .
Life
From 1950 Gjakonovski-Špato worked at Radio Skopje , where he founded and directed the radio dance orchestra. He composed numerous pieces of music and wrote more than 5000 arrangements .
family
Gjakonovski-Špato was married to the jazz singer Katica Gjakonovska. His son is the jazz bassist Martin Gjakonovski (* 1970) , who lives in Germany .
His father Vasil Gjakonovski-Špato and his older brother Hari Gjakonovski-Špato were also musicians.
literature
- Makedonska Enciklopedija, Volume 1, 2009 ( ISBN 978-608-203-023-4 ; PDF; 33.4 MB), p. 501
Web links
- Драган Ѓаконовски Шпато , biography on the homepage of the Macedonian Composers ' Union (Macedonian)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gjakonovski-Špato, Dragan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Đakonovski-Špato, Dragan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1931 or July 8, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Skopje |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd January 1987 |
| Place of death | Skopje |