Lubos Bena

Lubos Bena

Genres: acoustic blues, blues, steel guitar, harmonica blues, traditional blues

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About Lubos Bena

LUBOS BENA – originally a guitar player and singer of the Skalica based „The Trdelnik Band“ was born and still lives in Záhorie, which is also the birthplace of John Dopyera – the inventor of the „Dobro“ resophonic guitar. In the late 90-ties, influenced and impressed by the U.S. stars who performed at the Trnava Dobrofest festival, he took a serious interest in the resophonic guitar and the blues. The Slovak Blues Society voted him the „Newcomer of the Year“ in 2001 and awarded him a prestigious title the „Bluesman of the Year“ in 2004 and 2008. He took part in a couple of music workshops directly in the cradle of the blues in the South of the U.S.A. In order to study better and deeper the authentic blues, he travelled all over Mississippi, Louisana, Arkansas and Tennessee states and had become the first ever Slovak bluesman who performed there for the local audience. On top of that, he also took part in the recording of a new album of Dr. David Evans, the famous blues guitarist, singer and musicologist. He is considered to be the most frequently travelling Slovak bluesmen. Ľuboš performed at prestigious festivals throughout Europe and twice played at the U.S. Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival. He represented Slovakia at the European Blues Challenge 2012 in Berlin and European Blues Challenge 2013 in Toulouse. Lubos was a juryman at the International Blues Challenge 2012 in Memphis and as musician Lubos has represented the Slovak Republic at 29th International Blues Challenge 2013 in Memphis, in the end he went ahead to great semi-final. Lubos played a small role of a pub musician in the Czech movie „ID Card“ and participated in composing music for the film, too. He was chosen to play as a support at the concert of the legendary American bluesman Johnny Winter during his Czech Republic tour. Lubos is the organizer of the regular cycle of concerts and festivals known as the „Music In Town“ in his home town Skalica. Besides, he has founded and led the internet portal Slovakblues.com Official Website: Lubos Bena Playing with Lubos Bena is Peter Bonzo Radvanyi on the CD 'Nemám Hlad, Nemám Smäd' @ CDbaby Bonzo's Profile Information on Live Blues World About Me: I like blues music. I play resonator guitar and sing. With my group Bonzo and the Resonators I play my own songs and of course couple of blues standards. I have also my own blues hour every monday in Slovak Radio and I am co organizer of festival Dobrofest. Live Blues World Page: Peter Bonzo Radyanyi -While blues remains a distinct African-American cultural expression, it has also become an international popular music in the twenty-first century. In the nation of Slovakia blues has found a fine representative in Lubos Bena. Lubos Bena -He comes from Slovakia, Europe. What impresses me most about Lubos Bena is his strong singing and rhythm. It's natural to him, without any forced mannerisms or affectations, and with perfect timing. He listens long and intently to nothing but the best artists - people like Fred McDowell, Son House, Lead Belly, Jessie Mae Hemphill, R. L. Burnside, and others - and lets the sound of their music get inside his head. Then out it comes through his hands on the guitar, his foot stomping, and his voice. This the same way these other great artists learned the blues. -Lubos has spent some time in Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, observing blues artists in action, listening, and sitting in, thereby adding a new dimension to his music. The result is real blues feeling with a Slovakian accent. It goes down like southern soul food with a good wine from Skalica, his hometown. -Dr. David Evans, The University of Memphis, USA. Matej Ptaszek -It's very pleased to announce a new project with a professional street performance Bluesman Matej Ptaszek. Matej is a professional street performance bluesman from the Czech Republic. He performs his shows live on the streets like the great singers and harp players of the Mississippi Delta. His falsetto voise is created by singing into a brass gramophone tube and this has a great effect. Matej isn's merely a copy, he sings with his own true feeling. -Jeff Brandon, Hernando, Mississippi. -New album Sound from the Street: However, this is no mere novelty release but a fine blues CD that will interest those who like their blues plain and simple – and that is a recommendation in my book! -Norman Darwen, BluesArt, Austria.

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