About
Garabet Tavitjan - Garo was born in Skopje in 1953.
He start playing drums at age of 12 when he took part as a drummer in almost every important group in Yugoslavia. In 1976 he became a member of the greatest Macedonian rock band "Leb i Sol". He played drums and percussion and composed music on numerous albums of Leb i Sol.
In 1990 he founded the group "Paramecium", which he has been playing with ever since. In his long music career, he has composed music for ballet and theater performances for which he recived a number of awards.
One of the most prestigious tribute he was honored with was the " PERMANENT VALUES AWARD".
Garo has distinguished himself as a superb instrumentalist in his professional collaboration with the most prominent musicians from the both this part of the world and abroad.
His music is characterized by folk motifs transformed in his genuine manner of interpretation of the rhythm: irregular 5/8, 7/8, 9/8, 11/8 and 13/8 beat and improvisations. He presented himself as a master of his instrument - the drums, playing role of composer, a score writer, and a multi-instrumentalist.
His recent performance marked his jubilee of 45 YEARS OF PLAYING AND COMPOSING MUSIC presenting the latest solo project which was a concert conceptualized for percussion instruments: drums, percussion, bells, church bells, metal barells, piano, gongs, saucepans and rhythm machines.
This project, as well as the entire Tavitjan`s output concentrates on his authentic rhythm patterns and the Macedonian traditional music.
Garabet Tavitjan is the greatest Macedonian drummer, one of the most respected music ambassadors among the few musicians who enjoy the privilege of having "legendary" status in the music world of the Balkans, Europe and beyond.
In his long music career, Garo collaborated with some of the greatest musicians, from Balkan and World music scene, such as: STANLEY CLARKE • JOE ZAWINULL • SIMON PHILLIPS • CECIL TAYLOR • BB KING • ROY MCCURDIE • GARO & PARAMECIUM • LEB I SOL • BIJELO DUGME • ZDRAVKO COLIC • GORAN BREGOVIC • JOSIPA LISAC • ZELJKO BEBEK • DADO TOPIC • OLIVER MANDIC • HARI VARESANOVIC • MASSIMO SAVIC • SMAK • TOCAK • YU GRUPA • KORNELIJE KOVAC • TAVITJAN BROTHERS • BORIS BIZETIC • AKI RAHIMOVSKI • TEREZA KESOVIJA • LUTAJUCA SRCA • TOMAS DOMICELJ • MAJA ODJAKLIEVSKA • BILJANA RISTIC • BOSKO PETROVIC/MARIO MAVRIN • STJEPKO GUT/MICHA MARKOVIC • PLAMENI • BEZIMENI • REPUBLIKA 903 • BREG • IZLEZ • TOR • KOCHO PETROVSKI/VIOLETA TOMOVSKA • DRAGAN MIJALKOVSKI • KAROLINA GOCEVA • MIKI PETKOVSKI • MIKI JOVANOVSKI DJAFER and many others.
