The story behind "Šibenik Nights"
Our friend Erna is a professional musician born in Croatia. In autumn 2021 she visited her parents in Zagreb and also had some gigs in a beach restaurant in Šibenik. When I asked her if she would like to write something about the atmosphere and the nightlife of Šibenik she immediately agreed and a few weeks later we recorded „Šibenik Nights“.
Shortly after the pre-publishing we were really proud of the revision by Andre Avanessian, a professional at RadioAirplay:
„Blending a number of styles together in marvelous fashion, "Sibenik Nights" is a fantastic fusion of genres that is steeped in melody and drenched in flair. Stephan Meinl has conjured up a stunningly arranged and harmonically adventurous piece of songwriting that combines superb performances with a great eye for melodic detail, resulting in a brilliantly smooth and suave fusion piece that is deftly produced and brimming with musical maturity. ….
… The blending of styles is simply excellent. The way elements of jazz, soul, R&B, and pop have been woven together makes for a deeply fascinating listen from start to finish, and of course, this is made even more impressive by the strikingly accomplished performances that fill the piece with both a great sense of dynamism and subtle nuance. The lead vocal work is superb, full of intricate tonal and dynamic detail, the vocals provide an abundance of interesting timbral layers to the track and have a wonderfully warm and velvety characteristic to them that contrasts perfectly with the sax's raspier and more strident tonal characteristics. Both melodically and harmonically, there is plenty of variation throughout for listeners to really sink their teeth into. The sophisticated harmonic movement that underlays the track provides ample opportunity for melodic exploration, which the sax takes great advantage of and provides a virtuosic display of breathtaking technique and fantastic melodic control.“
Lyrics and vocals by Erna Imamovic
Key: A minor
Measure: 4/4
Tempo: 110
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Erna Imamovic
