Rastko
Rasic was born in Belgrade, Serbia and as a boy first played the
trumpet and later classical percussion. As he was growing up the
range of music played in the family home was great: everything
from classical and jazz to rock and punk to traditional Armenian
and Serbian song. Perhaps it is no surprise then that when he
started playing drums and percussion he did not confine himself
to one particular style. In 1993 he won a scholarship to study
at Berklee College of Music in Boston, U.S.A. and it was during
his stay there that he started collaborating with such diverse
artists as Vardan Ovsepian, afro-pop group Lovewhip, the avant-garde
Balvanyos Ensemble, the Ethiopian reggae band Mebreq and the Romanian
pan-flute virtuoso Damian. He has been living in London since
2000 performing with various jazz groups and working on pop and
world music projects including the pan-Balkan Mukka and currently,
the hotly tipped Polly Paulusma. |
