About us
If you look a little bit closer, you will realise that we are “surrounded” by baklavas. Our first major challenge is to draw this perfect geometric shape in the auditive space.The baklava is both a powerful and an extremely sweet dessert. Anyone who has ever tasted baklava could not have remained indifferent. Our second major challenge is to penetrate the secrets and recipes of the musical delicacies of the Macedonian folk music tradition.
Baklava is a musical group with a minimalist musical concept: the sound is made by only one female vocal and two string and percussion intruments – the tambura and the bendir. The third major challenge is the musicianship: simplicity and unpretentiousness.
Apart from the remakes of Macedonian folk compositions, Baklava’s worldview is open to other folk traditions as well. But the key challenge is to create original music in a vivid dialogue with the aesthetic achievements of traditional Macedonian music.
Baklava was formed in 2005 as a result of the bond between the individual musical experiences of its members in their personal projects as well as the collaboration with other musicians and bands. After the launching of their first album, entitled Baklava (2007), Vladimir Martinovski replaced Aleksandar Stamatov (of the first lineup).
The album “Kalemar”, which was released in October of 2008, is the group’s second one. But since “Baklava” was a concert one, “Kalemar” is their first studio album. Out of the 14 tracks on “Kalemar”, 11 were composed by the band and three are traditional Macedonian songs.
Baklava concert activities
in 2009
Baklava have performed in various festivals, events and clubs this year. Check the list of this year's concert activities in Macedonia and abroad
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