- Anastasia (band)
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Name = Anastasia
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Origin = flagicon|Republic of MacedoniaRepublic of Macedonia
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Genre =Neo-folk Ethnic music Electronic music
Years_active = 1990–present
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Past_members =Anastasia ( _mk. Анастасија, transliterated "Anastasija") is a
music group from theRepublic of Macedonia .Formed in 1990, their members are:*
Goran Trajkoski (ex Saraceni,Padot na Vizantija , Mizar, Aporea) — lead vocal, bagpipes, flute*Zlatko Origjanski (ex Lola V. Stain) — guitar, mandolin, flute, back vocal
*Zoran Spasovski (ex Mizar, Aporea) — drums, percussion, keyboards, back vocal
Their music is a blend combining Byzantine past, through
Eastern Orthodox Church music with a rich gamut ofethnic Macedonian music rhythms. They play acoustic instruments typical for the area they come from and still live in, such as:kaval (flute ), gajda (bagpipes ),tapan (drum ), and also use modern technology - computers, samplers, synthesizers, etc.Anastasia have written several music scores for films, theater performances and TV programs. Their soundtrack for the
Academy Award nominated movie "Before the Rain" was released in 1994 byPolygram and sold thousands of copies worldwide. In the same year, theThessaloniki -based label Poeta Negra released a 12" EP [cite web | url = http://www.poetanegra.com/release_catalogue.php
title = Poeta Negra's release catalogue] containing the tracks "By The Rivers Of Babylon" and "Pass Over." In 1997, they released "Melourgia " on the greek label Libra (cat. no. L.M.007) [cite web | url = http://www.libramusic.gr/catalogue_en.html
title = Libra Music's release catalogue] ; the record included a reworked version of "By The Rivers Of Babylon." This was followed by their last album to date, "Nocturnal ," on the same label (cat.no. L.M.013); this record saw the band including electronic elements in their music as well.ee also
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Goran Trajkovski
*Padot na Vizantija
*Mizar (band)
*Arhangel
*Music of the Republic of Macedonia References
External links
* [http://www.unet.com.mk/anastasia/Main.htm Anastasia (band) website]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=18416 Before the Rain soundtrack review]
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