Tamburasi Patria

Patria, a tamburitza orchestra that arose in Županja, Croatia, in July 1993, during the times of the strongest town shelling and a siege that had lasted for 1,263 days. Up until then, in almost impossible and inhuman conditions, the players, only 16-year-olds, had found through their music and love towards tamburitza their way of resistance towards the misfortune and hardship that was threatening their country. In spite of everything, still proud, they named themselves "Patria" (patria (Lat.) - homeland).

The music created and performed by "Patria" cannot be easily placed into one category. In the first place, it is either Croatian folk music possessing the wealth of the Slavonian plain, or it is their own authorship music, again imbued with a rich music tradition, as well as with cultural and regional differences. When performing, as much as "Patria" also gladly plays the works of the old classical masters like Mozart, Bach, Brahms, Verdi, they also play the music of the neighboring Pannonian nations, like the Hungarian czardas, the Romanian horas, or Gypsy ballads and dances. Thanks to their previous work and numerous performances throughout Croatia and other parts of the world, the orchestra has earned its place at the top of the tamburitza orchestrating list in Croatia. They have released 11 albums and have achieved great success at all the festivals they have played at. From the very beginning, with minor changes, the members of "Patria" are: Darko Kujundžić, Mato and Petar Juzbašić, Damir Bačić, Marko Mandić, Tihomir Damjanović, and Josip Petković.

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