Ratko Meets Dimitrije
Ratko Kožul, Dimitrije Simović
Koncert
19.7.2025.
@ Monade
Susret glazbenika 20. i 21. stoljeća!
U sklopu Jelsa Art Bijenala 2025 u subotu, 19.7. u 21h u galeriji Monade održat će se večer vječnih melodija – “evergreena”.
Nastupit će mladi kantautor eksperimentalnog pop-a Dimitrije Simović i veteran pop-rocka pjevač Ratko Kožul.
Za ovu prigodu odabrali su 20-tak najpopularnijih “evergreena” 20. stoljeća, u vlastitim aranžmanima i uz glazbenu pratnju dvije gitare.
O umjetnicima:
RATKO KOŽUL glazbenu je karijeru započeo 60-ih u Zagrebu u sastavima Old Boys i Bijele strijele. Tijekom 70-ih proveo sedam godina na turnejama u bivšem SSSR-u sa Novim fosilima i Ivicom Šerferzijem te na turnejama po Jugoslaviji sa Ivom Robićem. Tijekom 80-ih karijeru nastavlja u Splitu sa sastavom Batali, sa kojim duž Jadrana nastupa na turnejama sa Vicom Vukovom i Đurđicom Barlović. U istom periodu osniva i vlastiti sastav „Nešto novo, nešto staro“ te izdaje nekoliko singlica koje su postigle uspjeh na radijskim top listama. Ipak, najveći dio karijere posvetio je interpretaciji i pjevanju evergreen-a, repertoaru s kojim je natupao od Njemačke do Australije, a koji je je i tema aktualne suradnje sa mladim glazbenikom Dimitrijem Simovićem.
DIMITRIJE SIMOVIĆ je pjevač/kantautor poznat i pod imenom „Dimitrije Dimitrijević“, rođen u Nišu (Srbija), gdje je započeo svoju glazbenu karijeru. Njegov glazbeni stil najbolje se definira kao mješavina trip hopa/dark folka/bluesa i acid jazza. Dimitrije nastoji uključiti tekstove napisane na svom materinjem jeziku – srpskom, i u maniri impresionističke poezije, u spomenutu mješavinu žanrova.
Sa preko 100 koncerata diljem Balkana i objavljenih nekoliko uspješnih studijskih albuma, Simovićev rad obilježen je jedinstvenim kompozicijskim strukturama i improvizacijom.
Ratko Meets Dimitrije
Ratko Kožul, Dimitrije Simović
Concert
July 19th. 2025.
@ Monade
A meeting of musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries!
As part of the Jelsa Art Biennial 2025, on Saturday, July 19th at 9pm, an evening of eternal melodies – “evergreens” will be held in the Monade gallery.
The young singer-songwriter of experimental pop Dimitrije Simović and veteran pop-rock singer Ratko Kožul will perform.
For this occasion, they have selected about 20 of the most popular “evergreens” of the 20th century, in their own arrangements and with the musical accompaniment of two guitars.
About the artists:
RATKO KOŽUL began his musical career in the 60s in Zagreb as part of the Old Boys and Bijele strijele. During the 70s, he spent seven years touring the former USSR with Novi fosili and Ivica Šerferzi and touring Yugoslavia with Ivo Robić. During the 80s, he continued his career in Split with the band Batali, with whom he toured along the Adriatic with Vice Vukov and Đurđica Barlović. During the same period, he founded his own band “Nešto novo, nešto staro” and released several singles that achieved success on the radio charts. However, he dedicated most of his career to interpreting and singing evergreens, a repertoire with which he performed from Germany to Australia, and which is also the subject of his current collaboration with the young musician Dimitrije Simović.
DIMITRIJE SIMOVIĆ is a singer/songwriter that also goes by the name “Dimitrije Dimitrijević”. Born in Niš (Serbia) is where he started his musical career. His musical style is best defined as a mixture of trip hop/dark folk/blues and acid jazz. Dimitrije tends to incorporate lyrics written in his mother tongue – Serbian, and in the manner of impressionistic poetry, with the aforementioned mixture of genres.
Having played over 100 concerts all over the Balkans and releasing several successful studio albums, Simović’s work is marked by unique compositional structures and improvisation.