
Anastasia are
formed in 1990. The group comes from Skopje,Macedonia,and is
the most successful group in
its own country. Anastasia members are :
Goran Trajkoski (ex Saraceni,Padot na Vizantija,Mizar,Aporea)
lead vocal,bagpipes,flute
Zlatko
Oridjanski (ex Lola V. Stain)
guitar,mandolin,flute,back
vocal
Zoran
Spasovski (ex Mizar,Aporea)
drums,percussion,keyboards,back
vocal
Their music is a unique blend combining Byzantine
past,through Eastern Ortodox
church music with a rich gamut of ethnic rhythms.They play acoustic instruments typical
for the area where they come from and dwell it,such as : kaval (flute),gajda (bagpipes),
tapan (drum),and also use modern technology : computers,samplers,synthesizers,etc.
Anastasia have made numerous music scores for films,theater performances and TV
programs.Their soundtrack for the movie "Before the Rain" bearing Polygram label
has been
sold in thousands of copies worldwide.In 1996 Anastasia wrote the music for the theatre pe-
rformance "Bachanallia" which had it's European tour with remarkable
internacional succes.
In 1997 Anastasia released single CD with two songs "Face" and "Burn"
for "Third Ear Music"
label,as an announcement of their new album.Also in 1997,they released a CD with
unreleased
tracks called "Melourgia" for "Libra Music" label from Greece. In 1998
they've released their
latest album "Nocturnal"
for Thirdear Music (Macedonia and ex-Yugoslavia) and Libra
Music (rest of the world). The album is
recorded in studio "Tra La La" and mixed in
Athens , with the producer Coti K.
ANASTASIA CONCERTS :
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Switzerland |
Locarno , Film and Video Art Festival , October 1995 |
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Greece |
Thessaloniki , club "Mylos" , March 1996
Thessaloniki , Gaia Festival , September 1998 Thessaloniki , 2 April , 1999
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Italy |
Udine , Theatro del la Arte Moderna , July 1996
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Yugoslavia |
Budva , Citadela castle , open air , August 1996 Beograd , Sava Centar , 1996 Beograd , Sava Centar , 15 December 1999 |
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Denmark |
Copenhagen , October 1996 |
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Sweden |
Stockholm , Maimo , November 1996 |
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Bosnia |
Sarajevo , March 1997 |
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United Kingdom |
London , May 1997 |
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Belgium |
Sfinks , July 1997 |
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Spain |
Huesca , July 1997 |
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Portugal |
Lisboa , EXPO'98 , 5 September , 1998 |
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Turkey |
Ankara , 8 October , 1998 |
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Macedonia |
Skopje , MKC , 1992 Skopje , Universal Hall , 1994 Shtip , 1995 Kavadarci , 1995 Gostivar , 1995 Ohrid , Ohrid's Cultural Summer , 1995 Bitola , Heraclea , 1996 Struga , Town Square , 1 January , 1997 Skopje , Universal Hall , 1 October , 1998 Strumica , 30 May , 1999
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