“VRELO”
was founded by Natasa Tomic at the very beginning of 1999
in Ruma. During that period it was purely female vocal
group that performed the traditional music of the Ancient
Serbia. Next year was the year when this vocal group became
a vocal-instrumental ethno ensemble “VRELO”
containing 18 female vocals and 7 musicians on the traditional
instruments. Up to 2003 VIEE”VRELO” explores,
studies and works on the Serbian folklore material and
of the other Slavonic peoples and during this period their
music has several phases. “VRELO” performs
several solo concerts, records several musical TV shows
and appears on music festivals. They also recorded a CD
( which is not officially published ) named “UZDE
NA BELO”.
Vrelo - Posle Mome on BBC
The Fall of 2003 brought many changes into
the group. Stanko Tomic brought up an idea which totally
changed the way of work, approach and music concept of
“VRELO”. Namely, the vocal-instrumental
ethno ensemble was transformed into a band. The traditional
music substance was no longer used as the basis of their
work but as the motif. The reduction – minimalistic
approach ( big semibreves, big blocks …), adjustedness
and nakedness of the expression through only two instruments
(bass guitar and drums) and backing tracks at one side
and six voices which move between old patterns and modern
expresion on the other side, make “VRELO”
a part of the world music by relying on the identity and
authenticity of Slavic music.
After entering BBC`s The Next Big Thing
2007 “VRELO” was chosen among over 2500
performers from 88 countries to play in London at MAIDA
VALE studio and won 2nd place of this prestigeous competition.
“VRELO” published their
first album, named “Preko reke”, at the end
of August 2008 for the record label PGP.
Other than working on their own music,
VRELO has great luck and priviledge to cooperate with
few top artists. The first place in VRELO’s double
life takes work with the director Emir Kusturica
& The No Smoking Orchestra
At the end of summer 2003. VRELO took
part in the recording of the soundtrack for the film
’Life is a Miracle’ by Emir Kusturica.
This cooperation continues in 2007. when VRELO becomes
part of the crew in Kusturica’s punk opera ’Time
of the Gypsies’. Opera was performed for the
first time in Paris in the Opera Bastille and played
there during the summer.
VRELO and Emir Kusturica & The No
Smoking Orchestra still work together with success.
Other than the engagement in the opera, Vrelo are occasionally
guests on the concerts of TNSO.
VRELO - M E M B E R S
Music
Dragana Stanojevic - vocal
Ivana Bizumic - vocal
Marijana Bizumic - vocal
Brankica Ivankovic - vocal
Maja Martic - vocal
Natasa Tomic - vocal
Zlatko Sakulski - drums &
percussions
Stanko Tomic - bass guitar
Stanko Tomic
Natasa Tomic
Vojislav Aralica
Arrangements
Vojislav Aralica
Natasa Tomic
Stanko Tomic
The important festival performances of
“VRELO”:
EXIT 05 | Novi
Sad
THE 5th INTERNATIONAL BLUES & JAZZ
FEST 2005 | Sabac
