Artists
who's who and who's doing what?Ljiljana Buttler
- country:Serbia
- region:Balkan
- style(s):Gypsy Soul
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- type:Solist
- gender:female
- instrumentation:vocal
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The Mother of Gypsy Soul
Ljiljana Buttler is one of the great re-discovered voices of Eastern Europe. A well known singer and TV star in former Yougoslavia, she vanished from the Balkan music scene during the Milosevic era, leaving music lovers wondering about her mysterious disappearance. In 2002 she decided to return to her homeland and record a new album with Snail Records. Her vocal abilities on "Mother of Gypsy Soul" lead us to the depths of Gypsy and Balkan soul. At the age of 60 she sings better then ever; what she is presenting to us now is a pure handbook of Balkan Blues. The astonishing reappearance of this lost legend is something to be more than grateful for.
"Ljiljana Buttler's debut CD is delicious: Ljiljana's deep, almost masculine, voice picks out words and tosses them into the air with effortless grace. And the instumental backing by Mostar Sevdah Reunion and legendary trumpet virtuoso Boban Markovic is inspired: the musicians spoon out the notes with a tangilble, almost erotic, delicacy while Ljiljana sails above them, her voice caressing the listener." (FRoots Magazine, UK, 2003)
CDs:
The Legends of Life, Snail Records
The Mother of Gypsy Soul, Snail Records
