Lojze Slak
Lojze Slak (23 July 1932 – 29 September 2011[1]) was a Slovenian musician. Slak was one of the pioneers of Slovene popular folk music, based on diatonic button accordion and author of several evergreen songs, performed by his Lojzeta Slaka Ansamble.[2]
Early life and career
Slak was born in
Lojze Slak Ensemble
In 1964, Slak met the group Fantje s Praprotna and together they formed the Lojze Slak Ansamble (Ansambel Lojzeta Slaka). The group was active for almost 50 years, creating several evergreen songs, including Čez Gorjance (1965), V dolini tihi je vasica mala (1966), Po dekle (1967) and Mama, prihajam domov (1985). Overall, Slak created more than 500 songs and created a branch of music with several hundreds of followers in Slovenia and abroad.[2]
In 2005, Lojze Slak created an arrangement of a song by a rock group Big Foot Mama, creating a combination of popular folk and rock music, gaining praise from the audiences.[3] Both groups performed the song together at several concerts, including at rock festivals.[4]
In addition to writing music, Slak, a virtuoso on diatonic button accordion, developed several improvements for the instrument, adding extra buttons.[2] He was also a promoter of cviček wine, and had his own vineyard.[5]
Slak died in 2011 in
References
- ^ "Lojze Slak's homepage" (in Slovenian). 2011-10-03. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ a b c d "Umrl je narodno-zabavni glasbenik Lojze Slak" (in Slovenian). 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ a b "Do smrti ni odložil harmonike v kot — temu pravimo rokenrol" (in Slovenian). 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Lojze Slak: Razvrat mora biti!" (in Slovenian). 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ a b "Za virtuozom na frajtonarici je ostala glasba" (in Slovenian). 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Sreča ni v glavi in ne v daljavi, je pel Lojze Slak". Dnevnik. 2018. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
External links
- Official Web Page Official web page