Vlatko Stefanovski
| Vlatko Stefanovski | |
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Vlatko Stefanovski during a live performance
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Vlatko |
| Born |
24 January 1957 Prilep, Macedonia, Yugoslavia |
| Genres |
Ethno jazz Instrumental rock Jazz fusion |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
| Labels | Third Ear |
| Associated acts |
Leb i sol Miroslav Tadić |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul, Radulović guitars, Pensa Custom Guitars, Scala Guitars | |
Vladimir "Vlatko" Stefanovski (Macedonian: Влатко Стефановски) is a Macedonian ethno-rock jazz fusion guitar player.
Born in Prilep on 24 January 1957, he started playing guitar at the age of 13. Stefanovski was one of the founding members of Leb i sol with whom he recorded 13 albums between 1978 and 1991. He currently splits his time playing with his VS Trio, in an acoustic partnership with Miroslav Tadić or composing for film and theatre. Dramatist Goran Stefanovski is his brother.
Stefanovski has played a wide variety of guitars, including a Gibson SG, a - heavily modified with Schecter and Radulović parts, a Telecaster, a Radulović super-strat and a Pensa-Suhr super-strat. The influence of ethnic and folk music of Southeastern Europe and more specifically of the music of the Republic of Macedonia are recognizable in his occasional use of odd meters (5/4, 7/8) and non-traditional scales (e.g. the Phrygian dominant scale).
He played the guitar solo in the song "Za Milion Godina" by YU Rock misija, the former Yugoslav contribution to Bob Geldof's Band Aid.
Stefanovski began to achieve fame in the Yugoslavian rock scene during his time with Leb i Sol, his third band. The band's first 1977 single Devetka/Nie Cetvoricata already showcased his guitar prowess, while Vlatko was still only 19 years old. They played their first major concert as an opening act for Bijelo Dugme, commonly regarded as Yugoslavia's most popular band. While the band was then virtually unknown, legend has it that the audience and Bijelo Dugme were both blown away by their performance of 'Kokoška' (Eng: 'Hen').
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