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The material which the Serboplov group presents is rooted in Serbian musical traditions and is chronologically linked with the transition between the 19th and 20th centuries and can be defined as the music of urban Serbia.
The Serboplov project came about after the realization that there is currently no quality promotion of traditional Serbian music and genres that reflect it. The material which the Serboplov group presents is rooted in Serbian musical traditions and is chronologically linked with the transition between the 19th and 20th centuries and can be defined as the music of urban Serbia. The fact is that this genre has been neglected for over half a century, especially in terms of making changes in arrangements in accordance with our day and age. The initial intention of Serboplov is to call attention to a part of our cultural inheritance which once carried the populist culture and to present folk as something that can sound fresh and timely without intruding on its original form. It is also an effort to revive a way of performing music that was once an everyday occurrence but is rarely seen in today's world. Serboplov does not just play old scores; rather, it creates a new sound using old melodies and rhythmic characteristics as a basis, that are reminiscent of the "acoustic" tradition of this era and stylistically unite this music which was once played in cafes, bars, hotels, and other places of public importance. Serboplov's founding member, Bogdan Ranković, is a clarinet player with a degree from the Novi Sad Academy of Art. In a cross-section of various musical genres, he has built his own style based on folk and jazz, as well as classical music.
The Serboplov project came about after the realization that there is currently no quality promotion of traditional Serbian music and genres that reflect it. The material which the Serboplov group presents is rooted in Serbian musical traditions and is chronologically linked with the transition between the 19th and 20th centuries and can be defined as the music of urban Serbia. The fact is that this genre has been neglected for over half a century, especially in terms of making changes in arrangements in accordance with our day and age. The initial intention of Serboplov is to call attention to a part of our cultural inheritance which once carried the populist culture and to present folk as something that can sound fresh and timely without intruding on its original form. It is also an effort to revive a way of performing music that was once an everyday occurrence but is rarely seen in today's world. Serboplov does not just play old scores; rather, it creates a new sound using old melodies and rhythmic characteristics as a basis, that are reminiscent of the "acoustic" tradition of this era and stylistically unite this music which was once played in cafes, bars, hotels, and other places of public importance. Serboplov's founding member, Bogdan Ranković, is a clarinet player with a degree from the Novi Sad Academy of Art. In a cross-section of various musical genres, he has built his own style based on folk and jazz, as well as classical music.
