Kultfestival - Livio Morosin Band and Frititi from Ghana
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For the sixth year in a row, Marshall Tito Square was a grand stage on which the Rovinj Kultfest, a festival of various cultures, was held. Each year, festival organizer Ivor Zidarić brings together musicians from all over the world to pre
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For the sixth year in a row, Marshall Tito Square was a grand stage on which the Rovinj Kultfest, a festival of various cultures, was held. Each year, festival organizer Ivor Zidarić brings together musicians from all over the world to present their respective countries through music and dance.
Besides the announced guests, Frititi from Ghana and Sierra Maestra from Havana, for the first time this year the festival also featured the Livio Morosin Band, the best local ethno band. With their performance, the audience got the opportunity to hear and take in the sounds of Istria, enriched by this versatile artist with jazz, pop, rock and ethno music.
During the first night of Kultfest, the Livio Morosin Band played the songs from their latest album called Livio Morosin. The beauty of the Barilović region, more precisely the village of Šćulac located on the shore of the Korana River, where Livio and his band spent a month recording the album, was presented by the band’s violinist and vocalist Iva Štefančić who gave a wonderful performance of Teci mi teci Korano teci and Jutros sam se rano stala. The audience also greatly enjoyed the performances of older Morosin’s hits, Sandra and Vila s Učke.
Accompanied by ovations, the members of the Frititi Band came on the stage after a short break.
This international group of musicians playing African drums and dancers from Ghana, Senegal and Nigeria was founded in 1993 by Nii Tagoe, with an aim of spreading the spirit of Africa throughout the world through song, dance, poetry and rituals.
The good spirit of the black continent and the fast, energetic rhythms from the stage spread like a tidal wave throughout the city. The band’s performance impressed the entire audience. Some of the audience admired the band’s attractive, authentic folk costumes, some enjoyed the fabulous dance performances, whereas the more daring ones tried to dance in the rhythm of ancient African drums.
By combining the local ethno and African rhythms, Kultfest managed to present universality and diversity in one place, at one time, through excellent musical expression, which is in fact the festival’s main purpose.
