Miroslav Matušić

Miroslav Matušić was born on December 19, 1925. in Brodica, a Roma-Vlach village in Zvižd. Already at the age of seven, he started playing the trumpet with local orchestras, at all important events in the town. Before the Second World War, he married Bosa, a girl from the village, with whom he had six children. After the end of the war, he decides to found his own ensemble. Although he was not musically literate, he managed to stand out thanks to his inexhaustible talent. In 1957, he recorded his famous round "Brodijanka" with Krnjevč's ensemble, shortly after that "Majdanka", and it was these singles that made him a well-known trumpet player in all of Serbia. He conveyed the magic of Eastern Serbia through sound, and thus managed to become the first trumpet of Radio Belgrade, as well as the Krnjevče Ensemble. In the 1960s, Matušić most liked to play with accordion players, and especially with his children, that is, Velizar Matušić's orchestra, which at one time was one of the best folk orchestras in Serbia. Together, they were an irreplaceable part of the "Homoljski Motifs" exhibition of folk art in Kučevo, founded in 1968. He also appeared in two television series, "Love in a rural way" and "Citizens of the village of Luga" with the famous Silvana Armenulić. In the mid-seventies, he recorded his only album "Handful of songs by Miroslav Matušić" for "Jugodisk". On one side of the record there are 12 Serbian folk songs: "Pšeničice sitno seme", "Where will you be beautiful Kejo", "Last night when I went deer hunting", "My rose bloomed this morning", "What time is it?" ", "I was surprised, aman, I", "Ah, my Alyo", "I'm a little gypsy", "Here is joy to my heart", "Kaleš bro Anđo", "Oj devojča Piroćanča" and "Do you know, dear, where our places". And on the second, nine Wallachian songs: "Ozelenela dolina", "Vlaška poskočica", "My dagane", "I have no father, I have no mother", "Momačka sad", "In the early dawn", "Send off the godfather", "Green leaf from hazelnuts" and "Hey youth". A successful career and popularity that exceeded the borders of the country marked his life. He died on April 13, 1991, and was buried in Kučevo. He spent the last years of his life in Rabrov, where he lived with his second wife. Source EBranicevo