The charismatic and multifaceted Emir Kusturica, filmmaker, musician and great character, he has been touring for years with his crazy band The No Smoking Orchestra, which merges punk, funk and jazz with gypsy rhythms and typical Balkan ethnic culture.
In constant motion, On Wednesday, March 25, it was presented in Medellín, Colombia, where he was promoting his documentary Maradona by Kusturica, focused on the life of the popular Argentine soccer player. The Serbian will continue his course through Bogotá, tomorrow, Friday, March 27, and then continue his 2009 tour in Mexico City, on March 30 and will later leave for Europe., where he will play in Portugal, Russia, Spain and France, among other countries.
kusturica created the TNSO in 1980, in the city of Sarajevo, and today the group is recognized as one of the most refreshing proposals (for its originality) of the music scene, and the precursor of what is called gypsy-punk, among which are Goran Bregovic and Gogol Bordello.
Next, we leave you the confirmed dates of the TNSO tour:
27. March / Bogota / Columbia
30. March / Federal District / Mexico
17. April / Porto / Portugal
18. April / Lisbon / Portugal
24. April / Irkutsk / Russia
27. April / Novosibirsk / Russia
02. May / Herb Festival in Zic / Besançon / France
05. May / Center Culturel / Six Four / France
06. May / Center Culturel / Sallanches / France
08. May / Festival JMD / Bulligny / France
09. May / London / England
16. May / Morocco
23. May / Festival / Brétignolles / France
26. May / Summum / Grenoble / France
28. May / Seville / Spain
May 30 / Festival Paroles & Musiques / Saint Etienne / France
01. June / Central city square / Kavarna / Bulgaria