We are off to the Balkans this time around with Montenegro a small mountainous country on the Adriatic Sea with a population of 633,158. It is a relatively new country having gained its independence as a republic following the break up of Yugoslavia in 2006
Let's post the acts in alphabetical order starting with some Montenegrin hip-hop (as you do ) courtesy of the band Barka Stoka which translates as Livestock from the town of Bar. Here the offer up the song Obavjestenga.
Next up is drummer and singer Aleksandra Prelević Palladino known professionally as Dolce Hera . Her contribution is Repeat.
Our third act is the Montenegrin Rock band NeonoeN who were originally scheduled to represent their country at Eurovision in 2025 but later withdrew due to a controversy over having previously performed their song in June 2023.I'm not sure what the song was, perhaps it was Merkur i Venera.
Nikolle Nikprelaj is an Albanian singer but is included here as he is from Tuzi in Montenegro. Here he preforms the song O Prishtina pritna se po vina which trips lightly of the tongue
Our penultimate offering is the Cetinge rock band Perper who are one of the country's most popular bands. I'll let you decide whether Niz Tvojo Leda justifies this claim.
Vesnai Zmijanac is lined up as my final act. She is one of the most popular singers from the former Yugoslavia.. She is listed as being from Serbia but was born in Montenegro so she therefore counts. Kazni Me, kazni translates as Punish Me, Punish.
Next time around I will be punishing you with music from a country that I'd never heard of until now.
If Perper are one of the most popular bands I wonder what the unpopular ones sound like
ReplyDeleteHarsh but probably justified
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