The guitar string virtuoso and composer got acquainted

with music in his early childhood. For a decade he

studied with prof. Anton Crnugelj, participating in many

international competitions, ranking the highest results.

Later on he continued his formation at the Liubliana

Music and Ballet Conservatory, with prof. Ales Strajnar.

He dedicated himself to flamenco fully by entering the

Rotterdam Conservatorium, where he obtained his

degree form the world renowned maestro of flamenco

guitar, Paco Peña, at the same time participating in

workshops given by maestros such as Juan Gómez-

Chicuelo, Miguel Ángel Cortez, Paco Serrano...

He performed at many international festival around

Europe (North Sea Jazz, International Classical Festival

Den Hag, De Doelen, Paradiso, Malkweg, Classical

festival Lucena Córdoba).

He has worked with recognized flamenco artists, some of

them being Ángel Muñoz, Nuria Manglano-La Granaína,

Silvia Cabeza, Miguel Hiroshi García, Udo Demandt,

Jose Ligero, Juan Peñas, and also with the slovenian

maestra flamenca Ana Pandur.

Saxophonist and flutist Vasko Atanasovski is one of the most

creative and versatile Slovenian composers and musicians, well

known for his cross-genre collaborations with world famous jazz,

rock, classical, traditional musicians and his masterful approach

to all styles of music. Up to this date he has released 10 highly

acclaimed albums, received numerous awards as well as earned

audience and critics’ compliments for his performances and

compositions home and abroad. He is a regular guest on the

European festival and concert circuit and has also performed in

India, China and New York. His original compositions have also

found a way into the world of theatre, dance and puppet shows,

repertoires of eminent soloists, orchestras, ensembles and

choirs.

His field are the traditional percussions,

especially Western African rhythms and

eastern playing drum techniques. He

studied with the maestro Mamady Keita

from Guinea-Bissau, and got to know

the african polyrhythm, melody,

technique and the history of West

African drumming tradition.

He also studied the Eastern and Indian

teqchnique of drums and traditional

Indian percussions with the maestros

Glen Velezu (NY) and Pt.Suresh

Talwalkar (Bombay).

For over two decades he has been one

of Slovenias finest percussionists,

performing in many national and

international musical projects. His cd

Manas is the first slovenian percussional

album of this kind. 

He studied musicology and contrabass at

the Conservatory of Klagenfurt with prof.

Uli Langthaler. At the present, he teaches

bass guitar at the musical school B.A.S.E.

and participates in many musical projects

with various musicians with different genre

backgrounds.

As a full member he performs with the

groups Balžalorski Drašler Trio, Jadranka

Juras, Aleš Rendla Sextet, Kombo Zlatka

Kaučiča,...

In the past year he has become more and

more involved with contemporary music.

He is a regular guest in free improvised

music workshops (Raziskava Refleksija)

under the supervision of Tomaz Grom.

Latetly, he has been giving more and more

concerts of this genre.