Blla Blla Blla

Blla Blla Blla
Origin Skopje, Macedonia (Yugoslavia at time of formation)
Genres Punk rock
Avantgarde
Progressive rock
Years active 1988-present
Labels Bagi Music
Lithium
Associated acts Last Expedition
Members Idriz Ameti
Dejan Evrushoski
Krenar Ismaili
Egzon
Arsim

Blla Blla Blla is an Albanian-Macedonian rock band from Skopje. It was formed in 1988 by then band members Idriz Ameti, Ermal Skupi (Mehmeti), Nikola Bocvarov and Blagojce Penov. Later, Ermal (who played the violin) left the band and was replaced by Krenar Ismaili (vocal and violin). Idriz Ameti is the singer.[1] Most of the songs are in Albanian. Their style is called “Over Sky Ballkanishe Re-form” by the band itself,[2] though there is no general consensus in categorizing their characteristic rock. Other styles or genres used are Balkan-rock and punk.[3]

Their first album was released in May 2000 called Blla Blla Blla. "At that time we possessed a minimalist – original approach to music that brought refreshment to these Balkan spaces" the band were quoted as saying about their first album on their official MySpace page. Their second album, called Over Sky Ballkanishe Re-form, was released in 2005.[4][5] Their music is considered influential beyond Macedonian borders. The band is one of the participants in the Balkan Streets series of South-eastern Europe music festivals featuring popular local groups in multicultural venues. They were among the artistes appearing at the first festival in Kumanovo, Macedonia, in 2009 and also featured on the 2011 Balkan Streets programme.[6]

Discography

See also

References

  1. ↑ Streets Festival, Blla Blla Blla
  2. ↑ Streets Festival, Blla Blla Blla
  3. ↑ MTV Croatia MTV Express: Blla Blla Blla
  4. ↑ Official MySpace page: Blla Blla Blla
  5. ↑ "Дяволската музика от Nublu до "Гьорче Петров": Blla Blla Blla на "Аларма пънк джаз 3"" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian National Radio. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  6. ↑ Balkan Streets website, accessed 11 March 2011

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