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Zvonimir "Zvonko" Bogdan (; born January 5, 1942) is an eminent performer of traditional folk songs of Serbia, Croatia, Hungary and Romania, best known for singing about the Bunjevci. Apart from being famous as a singer, he is also a composer, painter, vine producer and harness racer. ==Biography== He was born in the town of Sombor (present-day Vojvodina, Serbia) during World War II to a Bunjevac family, when that part of Yugoslavia was under Axis Hungarian occupation. He spent his childhood on the salaš (farm) of his maternal grandfather Stipan Kukuruzar; his other grandfather Franja was a coachman, tamburitza musician and ''bon viveur''. After a brief adventure in local Sombor theatre, he headed for Belgrade, in age of 19, to enter the drama academy, and started singing in Belgrade kafanas to earn for living, and he found himself in this job. The engagement in Belgrade's "Union" hotel, meeting place of numerous journalists and bohemes, boosted his career; for almost 30 years, he would sing in "Union" whenever he visited Belgrade.〔 His first solo concert was held at Kalemegdan terrace. In 1971, he recorded ''"Hej salaši na severu Bačke"'', the song he would be forever remembered for.〔 From 1972, he performed with Janika Balázs' orchestra on Novi Sad's Petrovaradin fortress, a hallmark of tamburitza music.〔 During the turbulent 1990s and Yugoslav wars, Bogdan largely withdrew from public performances. As he explained, "Simply, I wasn't in a mood to work. Also, the piracy took so much momentum that I was sick even of thoughts of composing and music... I hope those ugly times have gone and that we would be able to live like humans again".〔 In 2004, Bogdan performed in Novi Sad for the Exit festival, mostly devoted to pop/rock, also held on Petrovaradin fortress; it was a tribute of new generations to the old bard and the site which was the cornerstone of traditional music. Bogdan sings both the original and also the traditional songs of Vojvodina and Slavonia accompanied by the traditional tamburitza orchestra. Some of the songs he composed himself, including his most famous ''"Hej salaši na severu Bačke"'' ("Hey, farms of Northern Bačka"). Some of his songs are also in Hungarian and Roma language. Accompanying bands on his concerts are the ''Orkestar Mileta Nikolića'' (Orchestra of Mile Nikolić - the successor of the famous Orchestra of Janika Balázs) from Vojvodina and the ''Zagrebački tamburaši'' from Croatia. The late Janika Balázs and still living Jerry Grcevich are his favourite tamburitza musicians and co-workers. Zvonko Bogdan is still very active and he plays in Serbia and Croatia, and all over the world where Serbian and Croatian people live. Bogdan is also a prolific harness racer, and horses and affection for them are common themes in Bogdan's songs. He is considered one of the most successful racers of Vojvodina In 2001, at Zagreb's Hippodrome, he won the ''Hrvatski kasački derbi'' (Croatian Harness Race Derby),〔(Hrvatski kasački derby )〕 establishing a record that still stands. Some of his most recognized songs are: * ''Hej salaši na severu Bačke'' * ''Osam tamburaša s Petrovaradina'' * ''Bunjevačko prelo'' * ''U tem Somboru'' * ''Već odavno spremam svog mrkova'' * ''Ne vredi plakati'' * ''Govori se da me varaš'' * ''Kraj jezera jedna kuća mala'' * ''Fijaker stari'' * ''Prošle su mnoge ljubavi'' * ''Ko te ima, taj te nema'' Bogdan married his wife Mirjana in Belgrade. They have two children, Sigmund and Evelina. They also have three grandchildren Nina, Alexander, and Sofia. He has been living in Subotica since 1980.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zvonko Bogdan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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