Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Vlatko Stefanovski

Vlatko Stefanovski was born in 1957 in Prilep, Macedonia in a theatrical family. He started playing guitar at the age of 13. In his late teens he formed the group LEB I SOL. It became one of the biggest names in the ex-YU music scene. The band played a particular style of fusion music, a blend of Macedonian traditional irregular rhythms and contemporary rock. LEB I SOL released 13 albums, and toured around the world.
Recently Stefanovski has developed a very successful solo career

He is well known for his incredible guitar technique. He creates rich soundscapes with imagination, fluency and ease. His trio have recently played ( from clubs for 1000 to stadiums for 15000 people) in Macedonia, in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Holland, Croatia, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, BiH, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria etc.
Stefanovski has contacts with many artists, musicians and guitarists all arround the world among which there are masters like Allan Holdsworth and John McLaughlin.
Vlatko Stefanovski lives in Skopje, Macedonia with his family.