Al' Dino
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Aldin Kurić, known as Al'Dino (born July 21, 1970) is a famous Bosnian
singer, songwriter
and composer
.
(Bosnia) 21.03.1970. where he enrolled in elementary music school, Department of harmonics, simultaneously playing the piano
and guitar
. To this day he remains a multi-instrumentalist. At the age of sixteen he randomly gets a tape of jazz fusion band Weather Report
and decides to start learning bass guitar
.
He lived in Jajce
until he was 18 years old and then went into the army. He later studied medicine in Sarajevo
. There he met many musicians, including many jazz
musicians and played in many jam sessions in the city as a bass guitarist. At the same time, he fell deeply in love with Bosnia's traditional folk songs, Sevdah and started to play them under the name Al'Dino. He became well-known by playing in prestigious Sarajevo
restaurants and reveals another hidden love for singing. At the beginning of the war, he went to Stuttgart
, Germany
and began playing bass guitar
with Bosnian Stars: Dino Merlin
, Hari Mata Hari
, Halid Beslic
, Safet Isović
, Haris Džinović
, and many other pop
and bosnian folk singers, and simultaneously studied jazz
and played with international musicians at clubs. He played as a "one man band" in German and Italian restaurants and sang in 7 languages under the name Al'Dino.
He returned to Bosnia in 1998 and recorded the first songs for his first solo album "Odlaziš (You're leaving)" and the title song became the first big hit in Bosnia. With this song he becomes popular.
In 2002, Al'Dino publishes his second album titled "Na drugoj adresi (At another address)" that also features several hits, "Sanjam bolji svijet (I'm dreaming of a better world" , "Sedam godina (Seven years)", "Sve ce ovo jednom proci (All this will pass).
In 2004, he released his third album, "Kopriva (Nettle)" and his biggest hit to date - "Kopriva (Nettle)", which crossed the borders of Bosnia, and became a hit in Serbia
, Montenegro
, and Macedonia
. Another song off of the album - "Čaršija (Town)", is considered the anthem of Bosnian immigrants. The album "Kopriva" was proclaimed the album of the year and received the prestigious award "Davorin" at "Grand Prix" Radio Festival in Zenica
, 8 Bosnian music awards "Oscar popularity," "Hit in 2007" in Serbia. At the Serbia
's Radio Festival "Feras" he won first place with the song "K'o ljudi (Like a people)" , a duet with Serbian singer Goca Tržan
.
The year 2009, marked the release of Al'Dino's fourth album titled "Stariji (Older)" in which the beautiful ballad "I sad me po tebi poznaju (Now they know me by you)" and "Nikad me se ne spava" a duet with Mostar Sevdah Reunion
stand out.
In March 2010, Al'Dino releases the single "Srce se predalo (The heart is surrendered)."
At the end of July 2011, he released his fifth album titled "Zavjet ljubavi (The vow of love)."
Bosnians
Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Biography
Aldin "Al'Dino" Kurić was born in JajceJajce
Jajce is a city and municipality located in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
(Bosnia) 21.03.1970. where he enrolled in elementary music school, Department of harmonics, simultaneously playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
. To this day he remains a multi-instrumentalist. At the age of sixteen he randomly gets a tape of jazz fusion band Weather Report
Weather Report
Weather Report was an American jazz-rock band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Joe Zawinul and the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter...
and decides to start learning bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
.
He lived in Jajce
Jajce
Jajce is a city and municipality located in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
until he was 18 years old and then went into the army. He later studied medicine in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. There he met many musicians, including many jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musicians and played in many jam sessions in the city as a bass guitarist. At the same time, he fell deeply in love with Bosnia's traditional folk songs, Sevdah and started to play them under the name Al'Dino. He became well-known by playing in prestigious Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
restaurants and reveals another hidden love for singing. At the beginning of the war, he went to Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and began playing bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
with Bosnian Stars: Dino Merlin
Dino Merlin
Edin Dervišhalidović , stage name Dino Merlin, , is a prominent Bosnian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a popular singer/songwriter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is also popular in the other countries of the former Yugoslavia such as Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia and...
, Hari Mata Hari
Hari Mata Hari
Hari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović. The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group has performed over 1,000 concerts and sold 5,000,000...
, Halid Beslic
Halid Bešlic
Halid Bešlić is a prominent Bosnian folk and sevdah musician and singer who has been performing since 1979. Halid's singing career was one of the most successful in Ex Yugoslavia, and continues today throughout the entire Balkan region....
, Safet Isović
Safet Isovic
Safet Isović was a prominent and popular sevdah performer from Bosnia and Herzegovina.Throughout his career, which started in 1956, Isović performed at music festivals and won many of them which has contributed to the prevalence and popularity of the sevdalinka...
, Haris Džinović
Haris Džinovic
Haris Džinović is a popular Bosnian folk singer. He is also a composer, a musician and songwriter for his songs.-Career:He began his music career in 1975 in his hometown Sarajevo, as a singer and composer of folk music when pop and evergreen music were more dominant in the Balkans area, so he...
, and many other pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and bosnian folk singers, and simultaneously studied jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and played with international musicians at clubs. He played as a "one man band" in German and Italian restaurants and sang in 7 languages under the name Al'Dino.
He returned to Bosnia in 1998 and recorded the first songs for his first solo album "Odlaziš (You're leaving)" and the title song became the first big hit in Bosnia. With this song he becomes popular.
In 2002, Al'Dino publishes his second album titled "Na drugoj adresi (At another address)" that also features several hits, "Sanjam bolji svijet (I'm dreaming of a better world" , "Sedam godina (Seven years)", "Sve ce ovo jednom proci (All this will pass).
In 2004, he released his third album, "Kopriva (Nettle)" and his biggest hit to date - "Kopriva (Nettle)", which crossed the borders of Bosnia, and became a hit in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, and Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Another song off of the album - "Čaršija (Town)", is considered the anthem of Bosnian immigrants. The album "Kopriva" was proclaimed the album of the year and received the prestigious award "Davorin" at "Grand Prix" Radio Festival in Zenica
Zenica
Zenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
, 8 Bosnian music awards "Oscar popularity," "Hit in 2007" in Serbia. At the Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
's Radio Festival "Feras" he won first place with the song "K'o ljudi (Like a people)" , a duet with Serbian singer Goca Tržan
Goca Tržan
Gordana Marinković , née Tržan, known as Goca Tržan is a popular Serbian singer. She was born on July 8, 1974, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia...
.
The year 2009, marked the release of Al'Dino's fourth album titled "Stariji (Older)" in which the beautiful ballad "I sad me po tebi poznaju (Now they know me by you)" and "Nikad me se ne spava" a duet with Mostar Sevdah Reunion
Mostar Sevdah Reunion
Mostar Sevdah Reunion is a musical ensemble from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina playing almost exclusively sevdalinka and Roma/gypsy music. The band is composed of experienced musicians and often collaborates with renowned musicians in the field of gypsy music: they made two albums with Šaban...
stand out.
In March 2010, Al'Dino releases the single "Srce se predalo (The heart is surrendered)."
At the end of July 2011, he released his fifth album titled "Zavjet ljubavi (The vow of love)."
Albums
- Odlaziš (2000)("You're leaving")
- Na Drugoj Adresi (2003) ("At Another Address")
- Kopriva (2005) ("Nettle")
- Stariji (2008) ("Older")
- Zavjet ljubavi (2011) ("The vow of love")