Goran Bregovic in Rotterdam

About the artist

Goran Bregović, born 22 March 1950) is a Bosnian musician who is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Balkans. He left Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War and moved back to Bosnia after the end of the war. Bregović has composed for such varied artists as Iggy Pop and Cesária Évora. He rose to fame playing guitar with his rock band Bijelo dugme. Among his better known scores are three of Emir Kusturica's films (Time of the Gypsies, Arizona Dream, and Underground).