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Nenad Bach was a rock star in his native country, Croatia (then part of
Yugoslavia), but as he was always an outspoken peace activist and, despite
not being a political man per se, a critic of the system, he in 1984 moved
shop to the USA to follow every musician's dream and make it there. Now
truth to be told, he has never made it to superstardom there, but has
found his niche as a folk singer with an Eastern European accent and a
strong anti-war message, which lead to (documented) meetings with Bill and
Hillary Clinton, Luciano Pavarotti and many others. Visits back to his
native Croatia after the Balkan war have only strengthened his resolve in
bringing his message across via the only means he knows, through music. In
2005, Nenad Bach goes on tour through the States with a Croatian all men's
choir, a tour where everything can go wrong does go wrong and that loses
him money, but that's a highlight for him, artistically. 2012: Nenad
Bach has been diagnosed with Parkinson - which might impair his ability to
play the piano (his most frequent instrument of choice), but doesn't
shatter his resolve, and to come full circle he plays a concert in his
hometown in Croatia that year, a concert that would be broadcast on
Croatian TV ... In terms of music history, Nenad Bach is
probably no more than a footnote (and I won't be the judge whether this is
justified or not, just saying he's not necessarily a household name), and
yet, this is a documentary that you might enjoy whether or not you've ever
heard of the man before (and I haven't), as it's not one of these
biographies where the hero just goes from strength to strength, but it's
an intimate portrait of a man with a passion for music who might never had
his super big breakthrough but who keeps pushing on, firmly rooted in his
belief that there's more to being a musician than fame and fortune - and
he seems to be getting lots of satisfaction from that, too ... and in that
way, it's a very authentic and very touching documentary more than likely
to open your ears to a new niche in music.
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