Boban MarkoviÄ is a Serbian Romani trumpet player and brass ensemble leader born on May 6, 1964, in VladiÄin Han. He established the Boban MarkoviÄ Orkestar, a Balkan brass band. The ensemble received several awards at the GuÄa Trumpet Festival, including the Best Orchestra prize in 2000 and the First Trumpet award five times between 1988 and 2001. MarkoviÄ released the studio recording Hani Rumba in 1997 and Millennium in 2000. He collaborated with artists including Felix Lajko, Attwenger, and Frank London. The band performed at the Sziget Festival in Hungary in 2000 and toured Europe and North America. The ensemble provided music for the film Underground and was featured in the documentaries Competition and GuÄa. MarkoviÄ's son, Marko MarkoviÄ, joined the band in 2002. Both appeared in the 2005 documentary Usti Opre. Subsequent recordings included Bistra Reka (2002) and Gipsy Manifesto (2013).
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