Concert For The Loaf And The Fool

Liberdance (HR)
authors and performers: Mate Matišić i Rajko Pavlić

The Tambura solo, the loaf, the cutter or the cindra is a solo instrument with three or four strings. It was played by the shepards for their own entertainment and a way to pass time. Frequently it is also used to accompany a dance or a song. Mate Matisic and Rajko Pavlic use it and their own bodies to bring you their Concert for the Loaf and the Fool.

Mate Matišić – The Loaf

Born January 15, 1965 in the village Ričice (Imotski municipality). He discovered a love for the instrument ganga, the samica and the gusla in his early childhood which impacted on his later work as composer. The nick-name The Loaf is one he got out of fun from his uncle when he was seven years old, because he repeatedly refused to abide by a strict work discipline. He has performed at festivals such as Golden Strings of Slavonia (Zlatne žice Slavonije). Lately, he has taken to dancing flamenco in addition to music. He is a father of three. He lives and works in Zagreb.

Rajko Pavlić – The Fool,

Born June 26, 1958 at the address of Šestinski kraljevac 10/I, once a village and today an elite part of residential Zagreb. Since childhood he had an inclination towards physical activity and played for the soccer club NK Dinamo (junior league), and at the same time danced in the school company O.Š. “Šestine”. Finding himself split between soccer and dance, he chooses dance. First steps he takes on by himslef dancing to records and attending popular clubs. He got the nickname The Fool because he would spend all his days dancing or playing soccer. He is not married but has a girlfriend Branka who is his greatest supporter in life. He lives and works in Zagreb.