Vlatko Stefanovski

Infobox musical artist

| | Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | Instrument = Guitar
Name = Vlatko Stefanovski
| Img_capt = Vlatko Stefanovski during a live performance
Born = 1957
Prilep, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
Died =
Alias =
Genre = Ethno jazz
Instrumental rock
Jazz fusion
Associated_acts = Leb i sol
Miroslav Tadić
Label = Third Ear
Notable_instruments = Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul, Radulović guitars
Years_active = 1974 - present
URL = [http://www.vlatkostefanovski.com.mk/ Official website]

Vlatko Stefanovski ( _mk. Влатко Стефановски) is an ethno-rock jazz fusion guitar player from the Republic of Macedonia.

Born in Prilep in 1957, he started playing guitar at the age of 13. Stefanovski was one of the founding members of Leb i sol with whom he recorded 13 albums between 1978 and 1991. He currently splits his time playing with his VS Trio, in an acoustic partnership with Miroslav Tadić or composing for film and theatre. He is the brother of dramatist Goran Stefanovski.

Stefanovski has played a wide variety of guitars, including a Gibson SG, a Fender Stratocaster - heavily modified with Schecter and Radulović parts, a Telecaster, a Radulović super-strat and a Pensa-Suhr super-strat. The influence of ethnic and folk music of Southeastern Europe and more specifically of the music of the Republic of Macedonia are recognizable in his occasional use of odd meters (5/4, 7/8) and non-traditional scales (e.g. the Phrygian dominant scale).

He played the guitar solo in the song "Za Milion Godina" by YU Rock misija, the former Yugoslav contribution to Bob Geldof's Band Aid.

Discography and work

Recordings

1. Zodiac (with Bodan Arsovski - Third ear music -1990)

2. Cowboys & Indians (Third ear music -1994)

3. Sarajevo (Third ear music -1996)

4. Gypsy Magic (Third ear music -1997)

5. Krushevo (with Miroslav Tadić - MA recordings - 1998)

6. V. S. Trio (Third ear music - 1998)

7. Live in Belgrade (with Miroslav Tadić - Third ear music - 2000)

8. Journey to the Sun (IFR - Kalan -2000)

9. Kino Kultura (Third ear music -2001)

10. Kula od karti (Avalon Production -2003)

11. Treta majka (with Miroslav Tadić - Avalon Production -2004)

12. Thunder From The Blue Sky (with Jan Akkerman)

Film scores

* "Šmeker" (Zoran Amar, 1985)
* "Za sreću je potrebno troje" (Rajko Grlić,1986)
* "Zaboravljeni" (Darko Bajić,1989)
* "Klopka" (Suada Kapić,1990)
* "Početni udarac" (Darko Bajić,1991)
* "Suicide guide" (Erbil Altanaj,1996)
* "Nebo gori modro" (Jure Pervanje,1996)
* "Gipsy magic" (Stole Popov,1997)
* "3 Summer Days" (Mirjana Vukomanović,1997)
* "Journey to the Sun" (Yesim Ustaoglu 1998)
* "Skyhook" (Ljubiša Samardžić, 2000)
* "Serafin - svjetioničarev sin" (Vicko Ruić, 2002)

Ballet

1. Zodiac (with Bodan Arsovski 1989)

2. Vakuum (1996)

3. Dabova suma (1998)

Animated films

1. Cirkus (Darko Markovic, 1979)

2. Vjetar (Goce Vaskov, 1990)

hort films

1. Volim vodu (Goranka Greif Soro, 2002)

Recordings with Leb i sol

1. Leb i sol (PGP-RTB -1978)

2. Leb i sol 2 (PGP-RTB -1978)

3. Rucni rad (PGP-RTB -1979)

4. Beskonacno (PGP-RTB -1980)

5. Sledovanje (PGP-RTB -1981)

6. Akusticna trauma (PGP-RTB - double live -1982)

7. Kalabalak (Jugoton -1983)

8. Tangenta (Jugoton -1984)

9. Zvucni zid (Jugoton -1985)

10. Kao kakao (Jugoton -1987)

11. Putujemo (Jugoton -1989)

12. Live in New York (Third ear music -1991)

13. Anthology (Third ear music -1995)

Videos

* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vlatko+stefanovski&search=Search Youtube Search (vlatko+stefanovski)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vlatko+tadic&search=Search Youtube Search (vlatko+tadic)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Vlatko+Pajduskoto&search=Search Youtube Search (vlatko+Pajduskoto)]

External links

* [http://www.vlatkostefanovski.com.mk/ Vlatko Stefanovski home page]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=17773 Vlatko Stefanovski: Until I Satisfy My Artistic Appetite - A short biography and an interview]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=15560 Treta Majka Review]