INTERVJU / INTERVIEW
MARKO LOUIS, MUSICIAN I find freedom in my soul and my thoughts Everything is music for me. We breathe rhythmically, talk in intonations and socialise in harmony. I can't imagine life without music, because such a life could not exist H e’s been engaged in music for as long as he can remember. As the son of the legend- ary Ljubiša Stojanović ‘Louis’, he started playing percussion and drums as a little boy, when he was just five. He continued his father's tradition of combining western pop culture with the traditional sounds of this region. And he suc- ceeds in doing so every time, regardless of whether he’s writing for himself or creating through collaborations with other musicians. His music represents an incredi- ble fusion of styles, and his latest album, Sloboda [Free- dom], resonates with shamanic rhythms. It was released in the midst of the pandemic and general lockdown, so we start by asking him whether that was a cry for free- dom or whether it implies that we’re free regardless of
the circumstances under which we find ourselves? “Throughout the entire situation, the album’s name and pulse gained another dimension. And it was creat- ed before all of this even happened. The actual song Slo- boda was written in the middle of 2019, but I’m sure everyone has started thinking about freedom during this past year and a half. I try not to find freedom in the material world, because I believe we lost it there long ago. I seek and find freedom in my feelings, in my soul and in my thoughts.” You experimented slightly more on this al- bum. Which musical spheres did you want to explore and where did the inclusion of sha- mans come from? “I’m constantly exploring and experimenting. That was no less or more the case working on Sloboda. I al- low myself to be inspired by everything I come across, what I hear, see and feel. I like it the most when some- thing or someone takes me out of my comfort zone and when I integrate some elements that I might not be ac- customed to into the sound. The sound and music of shamanic rituals inspired me when I heard electronic music that contained shamanic elements. That rhythm provided the pulse for this album.” And the song Vranjanka [lady from Vranje] al- so got a new makeover, with a really beautiful cover. Why Jelena in particular? “It was an honour for me to have the opportunity to cover one of the most beautiful compositions from our region, which was written by legendary songwrit-
Markov sin Dima po ceo dan svira udaraljke, bubnjeve, duva u trubu i frulu... On je već muzičar Marko’s son Dima, plays percussion and
drums all day long, blowing the trumpet and flute... He is already a musician
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