Sunday, September 22, 2013
IVAN TUCAKOV (born in 1978 in Belgrade) is a world music composer,
guitarist, producer and promoter currently living in Vancouver, Canada.
Tucakov, of
Serbo-Croatian descent, spent the first eight years of his childhood in the
plains of central Turkey, then moved to live in Serbia, both the
crossroads of eastern and western cultures and music. Throughout the years, he
has done extensive travelling around the worlds gathering inspiration from
various cultures. He explored the techniques of Balkan Music, Afro-Cuban
jazz, Flamenco, Indian Classical Music, Music of Cuba, Persian
Music, Fado, Gypsy Music and many more.
Ivan Tucakov formed collective Tambura Rasa with
his good friend, tabla player, Tarun Nayar in 2004. Their
music merges Tarun's Indian Classical Music knowledge with Ivan's Balkan and
Iberian influences. Some of the continuing members of the band include
violinist Michael Fraser, bass player John Bews and drummer Trevor Grant &
percussionist Pepe Danza.
Tambura Rasa has released two CDs: 'Sunrise on a New World' (2004)
and 'Viaje' (2006).
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