DINA E MEL

voice Dina Bušić glas guitar Melita Ivković gitara

Brazilian – Mediterranean Musical Voyage Brazilsko-mediteransko glazbeno putovanje

Biography !Far away from Brazil on the Adriatic coast of Croatia two classically trained musicians discovered their mutual passion for Brazilian music. Dina, musicologist and singer, and Melita, guitar player, sometimes perform in duo and sometimes in various combinations that include double bass, drums, pandeiro, and saxophone.

Their performance venues range from concert halls and jazz clubs to the ancient streets of their hometown Zadar, where their music resonates across the beautiful old roman squares and streets packed with tourists.

Their repertoire reflects their admiration and deep knowledge of musica popular brasileira ranging from traditional chôro to contemporary tunes with an emphasis on bossa nova.

Dina e Mel bring to life some of the lost jewels of Brazilian music, which they regularly play along with the standards.

A classical approach to interpretation flavored with Mediterranean lightness makes their sound unique on the European music scene. 

Biografija !Daleko od Brazila, na hrvatskoj obali Jadrana dvije klasično obrazovane glazbenice otkrile su zajedničku strast prema brazilskoj glazbi. Dina, muzikologinja i pjevačica, i Melita, gitaristica, nastupaju kao duo ali i u različitim kombinacijama koje uključuju kontrabas, udaraljke, pandeiro i saksofon.

Nastupaju u koncertnim dvoranama, jazz klubovima te u samome centru rodnog Zadra gdje njihova glazba odzvanja starim rimskim trgovima i ulicama prepunima turista.

Repertoar koji izvode otkriva zavidno znanje ali i zadivljenost brazilskom glazbom koja obuhvaća veliko područje – od tradicionalnog chôroa do suvremenih skladbi, s posebnim naglaskom na bossa novu.

Osim što se bave brazilskim standardima, Dina e Mel oživljavaju neke od izgubljenih dragulja zavodljive glazbe s južnoameričkog kontinenta.

Klasičarski pristup začinjen mediteranskim karakterom čini njihove izvedbe i interpretacije sasvim specifičnima.

Press Reviews !!Dina e Mel are a new Croatian top range duo. www.057info.hr !Dina e Mel have performed a passionate bossa nova repertoire, creating a unique atmosphere on one of Zadar’s most beautiful squares. The audience was full and the two musicians really brought to life this part of town.

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!Aficionados of good guitar music and lyric singing enjoyed Dina e Mel’s performance within the stone remains of the beautiful old church of Stomorica. The two highly educated musicians took us on a journey to Brazil with their music. They performed some rarely heard bossa nova songs, as well as the well-known classics to the delight of the audience who started swinging joyfully to their music.

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!Bossa nova music performed by Dina e Mel was a true delight and joy to listen in the romantic setting of the old Čavle – Rijeka fortress.

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Kritike !!Dina e Mel novi su hrvatski duo vrhunskih mogućnosti. www.057info.hr !Dina e Mel izvele su strastveni bossa nova repertoar i stvorile jedinstvenu atmosferu na jednom od najljepših zadarskih trgova. Dvije su glazbenice uz brojnu publiku sinoć uistinu oživjele ovaj dio grada. www.ezadar.hr !Ljubitelji dobre gitarističke svirke i lirskog pjevanja uživali su u nastupu Dine e Mel na ostacima prekrasne stare crkvice Stomorica. Dvije klasično obrazovane glazbenice odvele su nas na put do Brazila. Izvele su neke od rijetko izvođenih bossa nova pjesama kao i dobro poznate klasike te oduševile publiku. Zadarski list !U romantičnom ambijentu tvrđave Čavle – Rijeka, slušati bossa novu u izvedbi Dine e Mel, bilo je pravo zadovoljstvo. Novi list

DinaBecause of the tremendous joy she felt singing ever since she was just a two-year-old girl; Dina has always known that music would become her life calling. She first started singing for her large, loud and supportive family, and then went on to study musicology at the Zagreb Music Academy. During her studies of the history of music Dina never stopped singing in classical and ethno choirs, klapa (traditional Croatian vocal ensembles) and as a soloist. She also attended private classes with opera singers and traveled throughout Europe with various ensembles. It was in the

year 1999 that she received her best birthday present, a Tom Jobim’s CD with all the best known bossa nova classics. Funny enough, the first thing that fascinated her about it was the language – the Brazilian Portuguese in all its softness, beauty and capacity for carrying the most precious art of all – music. Until she met Mel, bossa nova remained just a hidden dream. During an informal chat after having organized her concert with the Zagreb Guitar Quartet as a producer, the Brazilian Mediterranean voyage began and Dina hopes it will never end.

Zbog izuzetne radosti koju je u njoj izazivalo pjevanje još dok je bila dvogodišnjakinja, Dina Bušić je već tada znala da će glazba biti njezin poziv. Najprije je počela pjevati za svoju veliku, uvijek poticajnu obitelj, a zatim je nakon završene srednje glazbene škole upisala Muzičku akademiju u Zagrebu. Tijekom studija muzikologije Dina nije prestala pjevati u klasičnim i etno zborovima, klapama te kao solistica. Privatno je radila s uglednim pjevačkim pedagozima i proputovala Europu s različitim ansamblima. Godine 1999. dobila je

prekrasan rođendanski poklon – CD Toma Jobima s najvećim klasicima bossa nove. Neobično, ali najprije ju je osvojio jezik – brazilski portugalski sa svojom mekoćom, ljepotom i mogućnošću da podrži najljepšu od svih umjetnosti – glazbu. Bossa nova je ostala tek skriveni san, sve dok nije susrela Melitu. Tijekom neformalnog razgovora nakon što je kao producentica organizirala njezin koncert sa Zagrebačkim gitarističkim kvartetom, brazilsko – mediteranski put je započeo i Dina se nada da neće završiti nikada.

Education and working experience !Graduated musicology at Zagreb Music Academy with Nikša Gligo / attended singing lessons with Mario Petani, Lidija Horvat Dunjko and Stojan Stojanov Gančev / worked as a reporter critic for three years in Jutarnji list, the best selling Croatian newspaper / worked at Croatian National Television as a scenarist and reporter in field of classical music / worked as a pedagogue / works at organ festival Organum Histriae as an artistic director and a producer / worked as a producer at IPEW (International Percussion Enesmble Week) and Musica Aeterna Dubrovnik / currently working at Croatian National Theatre House as a producer of International Choir Competition Zadar, Musical Evenings in St. Donat, Zadar Chamber Orchestra and as a artistic creator of Zadar concert season.

Naobrazba i radno iskustvo !Diplomirala muzikologiju na Muzičkoj akademiji u Zagrebu kod Nikše Gliga / pohađala satove pjevanja kod Marija Petanija, Lidije Horvat Dunjko i Stojana Stojanova Gančeva / radila kao kritičarka u Jutarnjem listu, najprodavanijim dnevnim hrvatskim novinama / radila kao scenaristica i novinarka na Hrvatskoj radioteleviziji u redakciji ozbiljne glazbe / bavila se pedagoškim radom / radi kao producentica i umjetnička voditeljica orguljskog festivala Organum Histriae / radila kao producentica IPEW-a (Međunarodnog tjedna udaraljkaša) i festivala Musica Aeterna Dubrovnik / trenutno radi kao producentica Međunarodnog natjecanja zborova, Glazbenih večeri u Sv. Donatu, Zadarskog komornog orkestra te kao umjetnička kreatorica Koncertne sezone Zadar.

MelMelita Ivković discovered the classical guitar at the age of 9 and has kept on discovering it ever since. As a longtime member of the internationally acclaimed Zagreb Guitar Quartet she has toured 25 countries on four continents. The members of the Quartet once visited Florence, Italy while still in their teens, where they won a

competition and earned some extra money playing in the streets. That money bought her a train ticket home and a CD at a nearby shop. It was Beleza tropical compilation featuring music of Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque... and suddenly her whole universe changed.

Melita Ivković otkrila je klasičnu gitaru još kao devetogodišnjakinja i od tada se podjednako intenzivno i strastveno bavi njome. Kao dugogodišnja članica Zagrebačkog gitarističkog kvarteta koncerte je održala u više od dvadeset i pet zemalja svijeta. S Kvartetom je tako još kao tinejdžerica posjetila Firenzu (Italija) gdje su osvojili nagradu na

natjecanju, a potom zaradili dodatni novac svirajući na ulici. Tim je novcem kupila kartu za povratak u Hrvatsku i CD u obližnjem dućanu. Bila je to legendarna kompilacija Beleza Tropical s glazbom Gal Coste, Gilberta Gila, Chico Buarquea… i odjednom, za nju se cijeli glazbeni svemir promijenio.

Education and working experience !Graduated guitar at Zagreb Music Academy with Ante Čagalj / attended master classes with one of the best known Croatian and European guitarist Zoran Dukić / received First prize at International competition Trofeo Kawai (Tortona, Italy, 1996.), Simone Salmaso (Viareggio, Italy, 1998.), Grand Prix at Ghitaralia competition (Poland, 1998.), Ivan Lukačić prize at Varaždin baroque evenings (Croatia, 1998.) / received the most important Croatian music award Porin for the CD Da Fuga a Milonga (2005.) / worked as a secretary of Croatian edition of Guitar Magazine / published texts in British Classical Guitar Magazine / worked with students in Zagreb, Zadar, University of South Africa (Pretoria), University of Mobile (Alabama, USA), Bruxelles International Guitar Festival etc.

Naobrazba i radno iskustvo !Diplomirala gitaru na Muzičkoj akademiji u Zagrebu u klasi Ante Čaglja / usavršavala se kod jednog od najpoznatijih hrvatskih i europskih gitarista, Zorana Dukića / osvojila prve nagrade na Međunarodnom natjecanju Trofeo Kawai (Tortona, Italija, 1996.), Simone Salmaso (Viareggio, Italija, 1998.), Grand Prix na Ghitaralia natjecanju (Poljska, 1998.), Nagradu Ivan Lukačić na Varaždinskim baroknim večerima (Hrvatska, 1998.) / osvojila Porina za CD Da Fuga a Milonga / radila kao tajnica hrvatskog izdanja časopisa Gitara / pisala tekstove za britansko izdanje Classical Guitar Magazine / radila sa učenicima i studentima u Zagrebu, Zadru, Sveučilištu Južne Afrike (Pretoria), Sveučilištu Mobile (Alabama, SAD), Međunarodnom gitarističkom festivalu u Bruxellesu itd.

Repertoire !So far Dina e Mel have made a respectable number of unique arrangements that include some dusted off Brazilian songs, as well as the most popular classics.

Their interpretations have proven to be appealing to the general audience, as well as real connoisseurs of Brazilian music.

Dina e Mel play the entire repertoire in two set-ups.

1. Guitar and voice

2. Guitar, voice, percussion (pandeiro), bass guitar (double bass) and saxophone

Repertoar !Dina e Mel do danas su napravile veliki broj vlastiti jedinstvenih obrada koje uključuju najpopularnije brazilske klasike kao i pjesme koje su doslovno izvukle iz prašine.

Njihova interpretacija bliska je širokoj publici ali i pravim poznavateljima brazilske glazbe.

Dina e Mel izvode cijeli repertoar u dvije kombinacije:

1. Gitara i glas

2. Gitara, glas, udaraljke (pandeiro), bass gitara i saksofon

Baden Powell

Canto de Ossanha

!Ary Barroso

Aquarela do Brazil

No rancho fundo

!Jorge Benjor

Mas que nada

!Gilberto Gil

Roda

Amor até o fim

!Tom Jobim

A felicidade

Aqua de beber

Aquas de março

Chega de saudade

Brigas nunca mais

Frevo de Orfeu

Eu sei que vou te amar

Garota de Ipanema

!!

Joyce

Aldeia de Ogum

!Carlos Lyra

Maria ninguem

!Marisa Monte

Para mais ninguem

Dança da solidão

!Clara Nunes

Portela na avenida

!Pixiguinha – Jõao de Barro

Carinhoso

!Geraldo Pereira

Falsa baiana

!Toquinho

Tadre em Itapua

!Caetano Veloso

Desde que o samba é samba

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