The "Mitar Subotić - Suba" Foundation, in cooperation with the Serbian Cultural Center Zagreb and the Department of Culture of the Serbian National Council, will present the work of a musician whose work marked both the music scene of these areas and the modern music of Brazil.
From April 27 to May 15, the premises of the Serbian Cultural Center / SKC (Preradovićeva 21, Zagreb) and the Cultural Information Center / KIC (Preradovićeva 5) will be the center of audiovisual research dedicated to one of the most important modern musicians from these areas - Mitra Subotic Suba.
Known on the regional scene as a musician and producer who collaborated with artists such as Haustor, Milan Mladenović, EKV, Massimo Savić and Marina Perazić - during his career Suba also collaborated with global music stars including Bebel Gilberto, Tatiana, Joao Paraiba and Tony Scott.
Mitra Subotić Suba's career intrigues music lovers and theorists even today. This classically trained musician began his career in the early eighties, collaborating with various artists under the pseudonym Rex Ilusivii. While collaborations with bands like Haustor (album "Bolero"), Ekatarina Velika ("Samo par godina za nas"), October 1864, La Strada and others established him as one of the most innovative producers from this area, Suba was simultaneously building his author's path by creating ambient music based on the combination of local ethnic sound and electronics (album "In the Mooncage").
Thanks to the UNESCO prize for the promotion of culture, Suba moved to Paris, where he further developed an interest in sound environments, and then went to Sao Paulo, Brazil, where during the nineties he collaborated with a number of prominent names of the time. His importance was also witnessed by the BBC, which highlighted him as a key figure of the electro-bossa nova movement in a series dedicated to Brazilian music. The crown of his work in Brazil is the production of Bebel Gilberto's album "Tanto Tempo" (the best-selling album by a female artist outside of Brazil), as well as the album "São Paulo Confessions" (Crammed Discs/Islandlife/Sony/Trama music), which is included in the annals of world music and today is celebrated as an exceptional combination of modern electronics and Brazilian musical styles.
Rex Ilusivii vizual Zoran Janjetov
The program in the premises of the Serbian Cultural Center and the Cultural Information Center will last three weeks, and the Zagreb audience will have the opportunity to participate in curatorial guides, workshops, musical evenings dedicated to projects such as Angel's Breath (collaboration with Milan Mladenović), a concert by the Modern Quartet, as well as screenings of documentary films at Surogatkin KIC.
The interactive installation "SUBAsoba" is not only a chronological presentation of his career, but a complete sensory experience. Visitors will enter a space pulsating with Suba's soundscapes – from the award-winning ambient music of 'In the Mooncage' to the rhythms and sounds of Brazil with 'São Paulo Confessions', alongside screenings of films and video works celebrating his career.
The interactive installation "SUBAsoba" opens on Monday, April 27 at 7 p.m., and the detailed program is available on the pages of SKC and the "Mitar Subotić-Suba" Foundation.
The exhibition and accompanying program are held with the financial support of the Office for Human Rights and Rights of National Minorities of the Government of the Republic of Croatia.
Entry to all programs is free, and more information is available here
