For those unaware, Ariel Vei Atanasovski is a young composer and musician from Slovenia. After completing high school in Maribor and many successes in classical music competitions, he is currently a student of cello in nearby Music Academy Graz, Austria.

Beside that he also plays guitar, compose music and was already a part of many concerts and projects of his father Vasko Atanasovski, who is an internationally acknowledged musician and composer, releasing 15 albums of original music and performed with musicians like Living Colour (USA), Hindi Zahra (F), Marc Ribot (USA), Vlatko Stefanovski (MK), Tommy Emmanuel (AUS), Michel Godard (F), Simone Zanchini (IT), Bojan Z (F) and many others around the world.

The story of the family duo became even more rounded, when during the corona virus quarantine, Ariel Vei wrote quite some new musical pieces and the decision to make an album was born!

Thus, the newly-released Duo Atanasovski (out now on MoonJune Records) expands on all that has gone before, whilst also featuring some great musical guests: Marko Churnchetz, Jošt Drašler and Marjan Stanić.

1. Drevored
2. Orehi
3. Barve Sena
4. Balada za sončen dan
5. Vrane Na Prepihu
6. U2
7. Liberté Toujours

This dutifully crafted and beautifully crafted new album opens on the expressive Drevored and then brings us the thoughtfully impassioned Orehi, the eloquently colorful Barve Sena, before we are introduced to the stunningly ornate, elegantly-crafted embrace of Balada za sončen dan, the strongly tender Vrane Na Prepihu, the album rounding out on the flirtatious rhythms within the switch-hitting U2, closing on the strikingly picturesque melodies within the titular Liberté Toujours.

Musicians:
Ariel Vei Atanasovski – guitar, cello
Vasko Atanasovski - saxophone, flute
Marko Churnchetz - piano
Jošt Drašler - double bass
Marjan Stanić - drums, percussion

Ariel Vei Atanasovski / cello, guitar - Cellist Ariel Vei Atanasovski, born on June 30, 2002 in Maribor. After completing high school in Maribor and many successes in classical music competitions, he is currently a student of cello at nearby Music Academy Graz, Austria. Ariel Vei has been active in various musical fields since childhood. He can boast of many successes in competitions, such as first prize at the National competition Temsig 2021, first prize at cello at Euritmia Povoletto 2018, the first prize with chamber group Trio Aeternum at Svirel 2018, and first prize in solfeggio at Temsig 2018 and the first at the international solfeggio competition in Belgrade. He has especially shown his concert success and engagement by performing at the Klasinc Awards as a soloist with the Maribor Conservatory Orchestra, by performing at the national celebration of the 100th anniversary of Rudolf Maister as a soloist with the Slovenian National Opera Orchestra Maribor, and with concerts at the Cankarjev dom Ljubljana, as a soloist in the ensemble of his father Vasko Atanasovski.

Vasko Atanasovski / saxophone, flute - Saxophonist and flutist Vasko Atanasovski is one of the most creative and versatile Slovenian composers and musicians, well known for his cross-genre collaborations with world-famous jazz, rock, classical, and traditional musicians, and his masterful approach to all styles of music. Up to this date he has released 15 highly acclaimed albums and earned numerous audience and critics’ compliments for his performances and compositions at home and abroad. He is a regular guest on the European festivals and concert circuit and has also performed in India, China, Latin America, and New York. His original compositions have also found a way into the world of theatre, dance, and puppet shows, repertoires of eminent soloists, orchestras, ensembles, and choirs. He collaborated with musicians like Vlatko Stefanovski, Marc Ribot, Hindi Zahra, Living Color, Theodossi Spassov, Gibonni, Tommy Emmanuel, and many others. Lately, he is releasing world known label MoonJune Records from New York.

Duo Atanasovski - Balada za sončen dan [Official Music Video]

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