Tomaž Pengov (29 September 1949 – 10 February 2014) was a

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n singer-songwriter, guitarist,

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, and poet.Drevo in zvezda, nova zvočna knjiga Tomaža Pengova

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, 5 February 2011

Life

Pengov was born in

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, Slovenia, then part of the

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. He studied comparative literature at

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's Faculty of Arts.

Work

He recorded his first album ''

Odpotovanja ''Odpotovanja'' is the first studio album by Slovene musician Tomaž Pengov. It was recorded in 1973 and released on vinyl. This album is considered to be the first independently released record in former Yugoslavia. It was reissued in 1981 ...

'' in 1973. This album is considered to be the first independently released record in

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. It was reissued in 1981 in stereo; the original mono edition is very rare now. Pengov sang and played the

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, steel-string acoustic guitar and

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. His music was lauded by many music critics as being original, and his style was very similar to that of the early

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. He took eight years, from 1980 to 1988, to record his second album, ''

Pripovedi ''Pripovedi'' is the second studio album by Slovene musician Tomaž Pengov. He took eight years, from 1980 to 1988, to record this album, recorded with guest musicians. The music is still acoustic, but more varied. Track listing All songs w ...

'' ("Narratives"), which was released in 1988. It was recorded with guest musicians. The music is still acoustic, but more varied. In the 1990s, he recorded two more albums, ''

Rimska cesta Rimska cesta is the third studio album by Slovene musician Tomaž Pengov. Track listing All songs written by Tomaž Pengov. ;Side one # "Na daljnem kolodvoru" – 3:31 # "Vandrovček" – 3:31 # "Generali" – 4:34 # "Kamor greš..." – 4:12 ...

'' (Roman road) (1992) and ''

Biti tu Biti tu is the fourth studio album by Slovene musician Tomaž Pengov. The third song ''Glažek vinčka'' contains lyrics by Frane Milčinski. Track listing All songs written by Tomaž Pengov. ;Side one # "Obisk" – 4:49 # "Drevo" – 3:30 ...

'' (Being here) (1996). In 2011, he published the

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'' Drevo in zvezda'' (Tree and a star), in which he recites his poems.

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