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AVSENIK QUINTETT

AVSENIK

Slavko Avsenik was born on November 26 1929 in Begunje near Bled, Slovenia.

In 1953, Slavko Avsenik and his brother Vilko formed the Avsenik Quintett, a band that would have a profound influence on the music of Slovenia and Germany for decades to come. The band's style was nicknamed Oberkrainer. ("Kraine," the German name for the Kranjska region of Slovenia). In time, the Avseniks' hundreds of original compositions became a central element in the Slovenian-American polka repertoire. His Oberkrainer sound became the primary vehicle of ethnic musical expression for Slovenia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and more Benelux countries, spawning hundreds of Alpine orchestras in the process.

The Avsenik Quintett,  has performed before millions, including heads of state, on radio and television, and in thousands of concerts. Selling over 30 million records, Slavko Avsenik has earned thirty-one Gold, two Diamond, and one Platinum record. Slavko collaborated with his brother, Vilko, to produce nearly 1000 original compositions and an integral part of the Slovenian-Style legacy. Slavko Avsenik's influence over Cleveland-Style music began in 1958 when Johnny Pecon's English lyrics transformed Slavko's Tam Kjer Murke Cveto into a Greatest All-Time Cleveland-Style Hit, Little Fella.

Since then, Cleveland-Style orchestras have recorded well over 200 Avsenik songs including nearly sixty by Hank Haller and as many more by Fred Ziwich, Fred Kuhar, Fairport Ensemble, Al Markic, Roger Bright, Al Tercek, and Cilka Dolgan. In sheer volume, Avsenik's compositions rank him with Slovenian folk music, Matt Hoyer, and William Lausche as the major tributaries feeding the Cleveland-Style repertoire. But the breathtaking beauty pervading his waltzes... Slovenia, the Wind Song, Cakala Bom, European Waltz, Na Svidenje, On the Bridge, and Argentina. The most popular song of Slavko Avsenik is the polka "Na Golici" (Trompeten Echo) which is the most played instrumental songs in all Europe.

 

 

 

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