Beneški Fantje
Encyclopedia
Beneški fantje is a Slovene folk music band from the region of Venetian Slovenia
, in Italy
. It is the oldest Slovene popular
musical ensemble
. Founded by Edi Bucovaz from San Leonardo, Italy
in 1952, the band has remained active for more than fifty years.
The band has gained widespread popularity in Slovenia
and among Slovenes in other countries.
Venetian Slovenia
Venetian Slovenia is a small mountainous region in northeastern Italy . Most of the region is located in the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, in the area between the towns of Cividale del Friuli, Tarcento and Gemona ....
, in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is the oldest Slovene popular
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
musical ensemble
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
. Founded by Edi Bucovaz from San Leonardo, Italy
San Leonardo, Italy
San Leonardo is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 60 km northwest of Trieste and about 25 km east of Udine. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,215 and an area of 27.0 km²...
in 1952, the band has remained active for more than fifty years.
The band has gained widespread popularity in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
and among Slovenes in other countries.
Members
- Edi Bucovaz (vocal)
- Peter Ajdič (rhythm guitar, most of the lyrics)
- Igor Habbe (accordion and vocal, music)
- Tomaž Kobol (vocal and guitar solo)
- Jože Prek (bass guitar)
Most popular songs
- Rdeči cvet (in 2002 nominated for the Composition of the century prize in SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
) - Zvezde žarijo
- Videmski grad
- Vince rumeno
- S kitaro po svetu