Vlado Kreslin (born 29 November 1953) is a Slovenian singer-songwriter and

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musician.

Life and work

Kreslin was born in the village of Beltinci in the

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region of

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, then part of

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. He began his musical career in his student years, first coming to acclaim as the lead singer with the rock group ''

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''. He later continued playing a mixture of Slovene folk and rock music with the ''Beltinška Banda'', a folk group from his native village, whose other members were all over 70 years old, and the group ''Mali Bogovi''. Both groups (with him) often perform together, mixing several generations onstage together. Today he is one of the best-known and highly esteemed Slovenian musicians and songwriters, drawing on Slovene folk and ethnic heritage, occupying his own niche in the Slovenian music scene. He has been referred to as an ethno-revivalist for his modernization of Slovenian folk songs such as "All the Wreaths Have Wilted". Modern Slovenian rock bands such as Siddharta have worked with him. He has also performed with

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, the Dubliners, Allan Taylor, Hans Theessink, Vlatko Stefanovski, Antonella Ruggiero, Barcelona Gipsy and Klezmer Orchestra. The Walkabouts.....Kreslin website
Kreslin.com His annual concerts at

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have become a traditional event in the city's yearly cultural calendar. He is constantly performing worldwide and has opened twice for Bob Dylan and some other world acts. His genre is a type of

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mixed with Slovene folk music. In addition to performing songs in Slovenian, Kreslin's repertoire also includes songs sung in English, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and Italian, as well as folk songs sung in various dialects (from his native

, Međimurje, the

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, Istria, and elsewhere). Many of his songs and poems have been the basis for books and films, most notably ''Namesto koga roža cveti'', which inspired Feri Laišček's award-winning book of the same name and was the basis for the movie ''Halgato''. He has also been an actor in several movies, including ''Halgato'' and ''Slavic Angel'', and the play ''Three Other Sisters'' in Milwaukee. In 2009, he was invited by Yale University to be honored at a Master's Tea, and there he was awarded the honorary title of Quincey Porter Fellow. His poems have been published in ''Poetry in Translation'' and ''Confrontation'', and in 2012, Guernica Editions will publish his book of poems, ''Instead of Whom Does the Flower Bloom''. In 2014, Ruth Dupre and author from Dallas, Texas wrote a book "Vlado Kreslin, Slovenia and Me". In 2018, a documentary on Vlado Kreslin was filmed by Miran Zupanič (Arsmedia).

Discography

The following are recordings:Official Discography
/ref> Vlado Kreslin – cassette (ZKP RTV Ljubljana, 1985) *''Od višine se zvrti'' - Martin Krpan, LP (ZKP RTV Ljubljana,1986) *''Bogovi in ovce'' – Martin Krpan, LP (ZKP RTV Ljubljana,1990) *''Namesto koga roža cveti'' - CD (ZKP RTV LJubljana,1991) *''Spominčice'' – Vlado Kreslin in Beltinška banda, CD (Bistrica1992) *''Najlepša leta našega življenja'' – Vlado Kreslin in Beltinška banda, CD (BIstrica,1993) *''Nekega jutra, ko se zdani'' – Vlado Kreslin in Mali bogovi, CD (BIstrica,1994) *''Pikapolonica'' – Vlado Kreslin, Mali bogovi in Beltinška banda, CD (Čarna,1996) *''Muzika'' – CD (Založba Kreslin, 1998) *''Ptič'' – Vlado Kreslin CD (Založba Kreslin, 2000) *''Kreslinčice'' – Vlado Kreslin 2 CD((Založba Kreslin, 2002) *''Woyzeck'' – Vlado Kreslin (SNG Drama, Ljubljana), CD 2002 *''Generacija'' – Vlado Kreslin CD (Založba Kreslin,2003) *''Koncert'' – Vlado Kreslin LIVE CD and 2 DVD (Založba Kreslin, 2005) *''Cesta'' – Vlado Kreslin CD (Založba Kreslin, 2007) *''Drevored'' – Vlado Kreslin CD (Založba Kreslin, 2010) *''LIVE in Cankarjev dom'' – Vlado Kreslin(1992–2011)(Založba Kreslin, 2011) *''Umjesto koga roža cveti'' – Vlado Kreslin (Dallas, 2013) *''Če bi midva se kdaj srečala'' – CD (Založba Kreslin, 2015) *''Balkan Reunion – Barcelona Gipsy & Klezmer Orchestra & Vlado Kreslin'' CD, (Diggers Music, Barcelona, 2016), *''Never Lose Your Soul – Guisse – Kreslin – Leonardi'' CD (Intek, 2017) *''Greatest Hits'' – Vlado Kreslin 2 CD (Croatia Records, 2019) *''Kreslinovanje'' – Vlado Kreslin 2 Live CD (ZKP RTV Slovenija, 2019) *Kreslinovanje – Vlado Kreslin LIVE 2 LP (ZKP RTV SLo, 2019) *''Kaj naj ti prinesem, draga – Vlado Kreslin'' CD (2019, Založba Kreslin) *''Namesto koga roža cveti - Vlado Kreslin LP'' (ZKP RTV SLO, 2021)

Books

* 1991 – Namesto koga roža cveti / Sonček je in ti si skuštrana – Vlado Kreslin and Zoran Predin, book of poems (Lokvanj in Založba M&M) * 1999 – Besedila pesmi – Vlado Kreslin, lyrics with translations in English, German and Italian and a dictionary (Založba Drava, Celovec in Založba Čarna, Ljubljana) * 1999 – Pesmarica – songbook (Založba Kreslin) * 2003 – Vriskanje in jok – book of poems (Založba GOGA) * 2006 – Venci – Povest o Beltinški bandi, book of poems and DVD (Založba Kreslin) * 2009 – Pojezije – book of poems (Založba Kreslin) * 2010 – Umijesto koga ruža cvijeta – book of poems (transl. A.Burić, založba Šahinpahić, Sarajevo) * 2010 – Prije nego otvoriš oči – book of poems (transl. G.Filipi, založba Dominović, Zagreb) * 2012 - Pesmarica 2 (Založba Kreslin) * 2012 – Instead of Whom Does the Flower Bloom – The Poems of Vlado Kreslin (transl. Urška Charney,Guernica Editions Inc.Toronto) * 2018 – Zakartana ura - book of poems (Beletrina) * 2019 – Prokockani sat - book of poems (transl. M.Vujčić, I. Sršen, Sandorf Zagreb)

Film

* ''Geniji ali genijalci'' (Vozny) music,1983 * ''Ljubezni Blanke Kolak'' (B.Jujaševič), music, 1986 * ''Čisto pravi gusar(A.Tomašič)'', music,1986 * ''Korak čez'' (I.Šmid) music Martin Krpan, music,1987 * ''Nekdo drug'', actor,1989 *''Halgato'' (A.Mlakar) actor and music, 1994 * ''Poredušov Janoš(A.Tomašič)'', music,1998 * ''Poj mi pesem'' ( M.Zupanič) bio documentary, 2018

References

External links

Official site (in Slovenian and English)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kreslin, Vlado 1953 births Living people Prekmurje Slovenes People from Beltinci Slovenian singer-songwriters Slovenian poets Slovenian male poets Slovenian rock musicians