"Leb i sol" is a traditional greeting which literally translates to "bread and salt". It is often used as an expression of spite or determination; e.g. "I will eat bread and salt if I have to, but I will not give in!", but that has nothing to do with the band's name. More commonly, distinguished visitors to villages and communities would be offered a piece of home-baked bread and a dip of salt as a traditional welcome, which is where the name of the band really came from. Their music combined elements of rock, jazz fusion and ethnic Macedonian music. As the band matured, the jazz influences became less obvious. However, in concert, Leb i sol performances of jazzed-up and lengthy versions of traditional ethno-folk classics such as "Jovano Jovanke" or "Aber Dojde Donke", were often received with great enthusiasm and cheer.
Leb i sol were very popular in the 1970s and 1980s and, while not selling as many records as some pop and folk acts, were very well known and respected and often sold-out venues in most of the larger cities in Yugoslavia. The first two albums are often considered foundational, while most are diverse enough to be, at least in part, accessible to a fairly wide audience. The influence of ethnic music and folk music of Republic of Macedonia are recognizable in the use of odd meters (5/4, 7/8) and non-traditional scales (e.g. the Phrygian dominant scale). While all the musicians were fairly accomplished, Vlatko Stefanovski is frequently regarded as an exceptional guitar virtuoso.
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After splitting in 1995, the band members started successful solo careers and each of them released several solo albums. In 2006 Leb i sol gathered again for a successful reunion tour across the entire former Yugoslavia to mark the 30th anniversary of their formation. Later, Vlatko Stefanovski left the group. With a new line-up, in 2008, the band recorded a new studio album titled I taka nataka. An international concert tour is being planned.
this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2021, learn, when, remove, this, message, . This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Leb i sol news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Leb i sol Macedonian Leb i sol is a Macedonian and former Yugoslav rock group founded in the 1970s by Vlatko Stefanovski guitar Bodan Arsovski bass guitar Nikola Kokan Dimusevski keyboards and Garabet Tavitjan drums Tavitjan ceded the drumwork to Dragoljub Đuricic for some of the albums while Kiril Dzajkovski replaced Kokan on Kao Kakao and Putujemo Beside being the most eminent Macedonian band they were also one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav rock scene Leb i SolLeb i sol in 2006Background informationOriginSkopje North MacedoniaGenresJazz rock ethno jazz progressive rockYears active1975 19952006 presentMembersMico BozikovBodan ArsovskiNikola Kokan DimusevskiMihail ParusevPast membersVlatko StefanovskiKiril DzajkovskiValentino SkenderovskiDragoljub ĐuricicDimitar CocorovskiGarabet TavitjanSrđan Dunkic Johnny Vlatko Stefanovski 2011 Contents 1 History 1 1 Reunion 2 Discography 3 External linksHistory edit Leb i sol is a traditional greeting which literally translates to bread and salt It is often used as an expression of spite or determination e g I will eat bread and salt if I have to but I will not give in but that has nothing to do with the band s name More commonly distinguished visitors to villages and communities would be offered a piece of home baked bread and a dip of salt as a traditional welcome which is where the name of the band really came from Their music combined elements of rock jazz fusion and ethnic Macedonian music As the band matured the jazz influences became less obvious However in concert Leb i sol performances of jazzed up and lengthy versions of traditional ethno folk classics such as Jovano Jovanke or Aber Dojde Donke were often received with great enthusiasm and cheer Leb i sol were very popular in the 1970s and 1980s and while not selling as many records as some pop and folk acts were very well known and respected and often sold out venues in most of the larger cities in Yugoslavia The first two albums are often considered foundational while most are diverse enough to be at least in part accessible to a fairly wide audience The influence of ethnic music and folk music of Republic of Macedonia are recognizable in the use of odd meters 5 4 7 8 and non traditional scales e g the Phrygian dominant scale While all the musicians were fairly accomplished Vlatko Stefanovski is frequently regarded as an exceptional guitar virtuoso Reunion edit After splitting in 1995 the band members started successful solo careers and each of them released several solo albums In 2006 Leb i sol gathered again for a successful reunion tour across the entire former Yugoslavia to mark the 30th anniversary of their formation Later Vlatko Stefanovski left the group With a new line up in 2008 the band recorded a new studio album titled I taka nataka An international concert tour is being planned Discography editLeb i sol PGP RTB 1977 Leb i sol 2 PGP RTB 1978 Rucni rad PGP RTB 1979 Beskonacno PGP RTB 1981 Sledovanje PGP RTB 1981 Akusticna trauma Double Live PGP RTB 1982 Kalabalak Jugoton 1983 Tangenta Jugoton 1984 Zvucni zid Jugoton 1986 Kao kakao Jugoton 1987 Putujemo Jugoton 1989 Live Anthology Live in Kragujevac 1990 Live in New York CD cassette 1991 Anthology Double CD compilation 1995 Live in Macedonia CD DVD 2006 I taka nataka CD Hammer production 2008 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leb i sol Bodan Arsovski website Nikola Dimusevski website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leb i sol amp oldid 1223782498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
