JODLOVSKA URSKA

Real debut album's material, recorded still in 1977 in Vojvodina, but for the first (and it looks only) time released in 1990, still in Yugoslavia, on audio cassette. Main problem is sound quality, which is below any standard.

Band's music is instrumental mix of acoustic jazz and Balkan folklore, but with added "urban folk" and humor element. Or (with some restrictions) parallel with RIO could be drawn as well.

Differently from some other ex-Yugoslavian bands, mixing Balkan folk in their jazz (fusion) music, Begnagrad doesn't sound as real jazz or fusion band at all. From other hand, even if Balkan folk element presented almost in every band's sound, musicians use very "Slovenian" version of this sound - without accent on emotion explosiveness and Gypsy-like dancelike side, but more as refined folk element for their jazzy urban mix. At the same time some other folksy elements are presented (as Alpine and Mediterranean tunes).

In whole album sound as quite safe fusion of Balkan/jazz fusion and some RIO moments. Unhappily, really bad sound quality destroys possible positive emotions when listening.

Still 3 from me.