2nd INTERNATIONAL MOSTAR BLUES FESTIVAL
16.07. – 22.07.2004.
Extremely positive audience, music experts and media reactions on the first Mostar Blues Festival and the huge interest for Blues as a music form were the reasons to start with organization of the second Mostar Blues Festival.
Second Blues Festival was part of the traditional Summer Festival, which was in 2004 completely dedicated to the opening of the Old Bridge. This engagement confirmed that
Mostar Blues Festival is recognized as a high quality event.
Second Festival took place at the Pavarotti Music Centre for seven days, from 16th to 22nd of July, and also had a humanitarian character. Total income from ticket’s selling was donated to the Centre for prevention and non-hospital addiction healing in Mostar.
In order to keep and make program and organizational level even better, the Organizational team, in cooperation with the US Embassy in B&H, has decided to present seven documentary movies about the Blues. These movies present evolution of Blues, and the famous American directors such as Martin Scorsese, Wim Wenders, Clint Eastwood, etc directed them.
One of the main targets of the Blues Festival is to give the chance to the young local bands to perform together with famous music names at the same stage.
In the music part of the first Festival evening, local bands “Ten Dollar Band” and “Magla” have performed fulfilling expectation of the demanding audience.
The central band of the first evening was famous band “STOP” from Zagreb. Their two hours performance refreshed memories on music of the guitar legend JIMI Hendrix as the whole first night program was dedicated to his work.
The local band Triple Trouble Blues Band performing Stevie Ray Vaughan music has opened second Festival night. Bad Blues Band from Mostar has performed afterward presenting their first material. Swedish band Midnight Train performed music from their new CD “Alligator” which was awarded by several music awards. Sponsors of Mostar Blues Festival 2004 were SFOR (golden sponsor), the US Embassy in B&H, City of Mostar, Federal Ministry for Culture and Sport, Swedish organization SIDA, Swedish Institute and the Pavarotti Music Centre. Media sponsors were: Mreza Plus and RTV Mostar and media promoters were: Studio 88, Radio Stari Grad Sarajevo, Radio X, RDV and web site 24 sata info. Mostar Blues Festival is urban event attracting wider audience and media attention.
Concert program:
16/07/2004
TEN DOLLAR BAND – BH
MAGLA- BH
STOP – CRO
17/07/2004
TRIPLE TROUBLE – BH
BAD BLUES BAND – BH
MIDNIGHT TRAIN – SWE
Documentaries about the Blues:
16/07/04 – Martin Scorsese – Feel like going home
17/06/04 – Wim Wenders – The Soul of a Man
18/07/04 – Richard Pearce – The Road To Memphis
19/07/04 – Charles Burnett – Warming by the devil’s fire
20/07/04 – Marc Levin – Godfathers and sons
21/07/04 – Mike Figs – Red, White & Blues
22/07/04 – Clint Eastwood – Piano Blues
