When I was younger, I was busy with school and playing sports, and I didn’t stop to appreciate and embrace my beautiful Croatian heritage. Now that I am 48, having lost both of my wonderful parents in the last couple years, I long for the days of my youth when our family would attend these amazing concerts of the Tammies. Yesterday I attended a show in Chicago by the 2019 version of the Tamburitzans named Prism. I was blown away by their versatility, as they covered the musical traditions of 8 Eastern European and Slavic countries and also Central America and Ireland. As the young men and women began their show with a tribute to Croatia, the tears flowed uncontrollably as I felt transported to my beautiful homeland. I felt the presence of my Mom and could hear her singing as if she were sitting right next to me. Bravo and Thank You to these fine musicians and dancers hailing from Duquesne U and now including other colleges in Pennsylvania. Such an uplifting performance. The show was so good that when it was time to showcase Ireland, the employees of the Irish Am Heritage Center in Chicago (site of the show I saw) watched intently and gave a standing ovation!! When a group that is mostly comprised of kids from Croatian and Serbian backgrounds can pull off an authentic Irish dance routine and get the local Irish to stand up and cheer....well, that kind of says it all! Bravo, young lads and lassies!
I understand what you mean. When I was a kid in Cleveland, my mother wanted me to try out for the Tamburitzans, but I wasn't interested. What a fool I was.
I grew up in New York so there were a lot of first generation over here as our parents were born in Croatia and taught us the language and the customs. I did not speak a word of English until I started kindergarten and the community had different ways of showing off our culture through our Croatian church. I played soccer with the Croatian soccer team while my other friends were in the kolo and taburica crew and it was great growing up in that environment. Interestingly when my first came to the States he lived in Pittsburgh for a year before coming to New York and what I find amazing is that many in the Pittsburgh area are generations removed from Croatia yet know where they came from as well as know the customs. They may no longer know the language but they know their Croatian roots and that is awesome. I remember about 25 years ago I was visiting a good friend of mine who was transferred to Kansas City for work and while there we ended up going to a Chiefs game. So we get to the stadium, park the car when someone approached me and asked if I was Croatian, and forgetting that I was wearing my soccer team's sweatshirt, I asked him how did he know...then I realized how. Anyway, the guy tells us that he is Croatian as well and that he was serving in the Army in Kansas and he explained that his ancestors on both his parents side arrived in the US in the early 1900's and settled in the Pittsburgh area. The point is, the older you get the more you appreciate where you came from and are proud of the fact.
We recall the artistic traditions of our ancestors; we commemorate their efforts to enrich traditional treasure... Sjećamo se tradicijske umjetnosti naših predaka, prisjećamo se njihovih nastojanja da obogate tradicijsko blago...
Raymond Scannell Hi, there is many versions of this old folk song, but google this: "Djevojčica (or djevojka) ruže brala... " .....greetings from Croatia
Thank you for 75 great years of outstanding performances and for preserving and enhancing our beautiful tamburitza music.
When I was younger, I was busy with school and playing sports, and I didn’t stop to appreciate and embrace my beautiful Croatian heritage. Now that I am 48, having lost both of my wonderful parents in the last couple years, I long for the days of my youth when our family would attend these amazing concerts of the Tammies.
Yesterday I attended a show in Chicago by the 2019 version of the Tamburitzans named Prism. I was blown away by their versatility, as they covered the musical traditions of 8 Eastern European and Slavic countries and also Central America and Ireland. As the young men and women began their show with a tribute to Croatia, the tears flowed uncontrollably as I felt transported to my beautiful homeland. I felt the presence of my Mom and could hear her singing as if she were sitting right next to me. Bravo and Thank You to these fine musicians and dancers hailing from Duquesne U and now including other colleges in Pennsylvania. Such an uplifting performance. The show was so good that when it was time to showcase Ireland, the employees of the Irish Am Heritage Center in Chicago (site of the show I saw) watched intently and gave a standing ovation!! When a group that is mostly comprised of kids from Croatian and Serbian backgrounds can pull off an authentic Irish dance routine and get the local Irish to stand up and cheer....well, that kind of says it all! Bravo, young lads and lassies!
I understand what you mean. When I was a kid in Cleveland, my mother wanted me to try out for the Tamburitzans, but I wasn't interested. What a fool I was.
Same here. My grandfather played in Prijetlji.
I grew up in New York so there were a lot of first generation over here as our parents were born in Croatia and taught us the language and the customs. I did not speak a word of English until I started kindergarten and the community had different ways of showing off our culture through our Croatian church. I played soccer with the Croatian soccer team while my other friends were in the kolo and taburica crew and it was great growing up in that environment. Interestingly when my first came to the States he lived in Pittsburgh for a year before coming to New York and what I find amazing is that many in the Pittsburgh area are generations removed from Croatia yet know where they came from as well as know the customs. They may no longer know the language but they know their Croatian roots and that is awesome. I remember about 25 years ago I was visiting a good friend of mine who was transferred to Kansas City for work and while there we ended up going to a Chiefs game. So we get to the stadium, park the car when someone approached me and asked if I was Croatian, and forgetting that I was wearing my soccer team's sweatshirt, I asked him how did he know...then I realized how. Anyway, the guy tells us that he is Croatian as well and that he was serving in the Army in Kansas and he explained that his ancestors on both his parents side arrived in the US in the early 1900's and settled in the Pittsburgh area. The point is, the older you get the more you appreciate where you came from and are proud of the fact.
The costumes, dancers, musicians, and music is just beautiful anf there should be more of it,
Beautiful Set! Awesome Choreography...nicely performed by theTamburitzans! BRAVO!
Predivno !
Voice and instrument in chorus, bravo!🎶💕🌷👏😯
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Hvala Bogu za moju Hrvatsku
We recall the artistic traditions of our ancestors; we commemorate their efforts to enrich traditional treasure...
Sjećamo se tradicijske umjetnosti naših predaka, prisjećamo se njihovih nastojanja da obogate tradicijsko blago...
You did a good job with this one. Really enjoyable sir
Awesome 👍🏻🇭🇷❤️
Lipo plešu ove naše snaše, a i dečki ne zaostaju...
ljepa pjesme iz Zagorje
Lepa pesem in Lepa petje and dancing
Awesome
truly awesome
Igual me encanto por que soy descendiente de croatas 👍👍👍👍💋👄👄😂😂😚
Many thanks for the upload. I'm wondering the name of the song at "5:58" (4 part female harmonies)? Any help much appreciated
Raymond Scannell Hi, there is many versions of this old folk song, but google this: "Djevojčica (or djevojka) ruže brala... " .....greetings from Croatia
Muchacha corta rosas
Ja porque bailaban con plantas
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