Bass guitar

Miroslav Tovirac was born in Gradacac, (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and grew up in Bosanski Samac. Growing up in a musical family, his musical education started at early age.

In 2003 he’s moving to Banja Luka, where he meets like-minded musicians, and spends next four years playing music, meanwhile discovering him self as a bass player, having played guitar and drums until then.

Upon an invite from guitar player Branko Trijic, he moves to Belgrade in 2007, where he collaborates with numerous jazz, funk and pop-rock artists such as Aleksandra Radovic, Rambo Amadeus, Konzilium, Mayoke, Ogi Radivojevic and Louis, to mention a few.

Miroslav joins Vasil Hadzimanov Band in 2009, and until now has recorded four albums with them: ‘Can you dig it’, ‘Alive’ (featuring David Binney), ‘Lines in Sand’ and in 2023 ‘Keyf’.

Also, in 2023, he starts his own band/project “Telop” together with the drummer Viktor Filipovski.

Miroslav Tovirac, rodjen 1983 godine, Gradačac, BIH. Odrastao u Bosanskom Šamcu. Obzirom da potiče iz muzičke porodice, vrlo rano počinje i sa muzičkom edukacijom.
2003 godine, se seli u Banja Luku, gde pronalazi prve ozbiljnije muzičke istomišljenike, te tamo provodi četiri godine svirajući i konačno pronalazeći sebe u ulozi bas gitariste, kako je do tada aktivno svirao gitaru i bubnjeve.

2007 godine se seli u Beograd po pozivu gitariste Branka Trijića. Tada počinje saradnju sa raznim imenima jazz, funk, pop i rock scene- Aleksandra Radović, Rambo Amadeus, Konzilium, Mayoke, Ogi Radivojević, Louis, i mnogi drugi. Konstantno je angažovan kao studijski muzičar.

2009. godine pridružuje se Vasil Hadžimanov Band-u, sa kojim nastupa širom Evrope i snima četiri albuma do sada, “Can you dig it?”, “Alive”, “Lines in Sand” i 2023. godine album “Keyf”.

Takodje 2023. godine pokreće sopstveni band/projekat “Telop” zajedno sa bubnjarem Viktorom Filipovskim.

Guitar

Luka Malko is a guitarist, bassist and music producer from Subotica, based in Belgrade. He began his musical training in classical guitar before turning to jazz and continuing his studies at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade.

His current focus is Ushto Funk, a band whose original music blends funk, fusion and improvisation, with Malko on bass. In June 2026, the band opened for the American group Ghost-Note as part of the Musicology Showcase programme. In September of the same year, Ushto Funk won first prize at the Musicology Showcase by Lenovo Vol. 4 competition, held at BitefArtCafe in Belgrade.

Alongside his own creative work, he is active as a studio and session musician, contributing to albums and original projects by other artists. He has collaborated with international musicians including Varijashree Venugopal and Illa J, as well as numerous artists from Serbia and the wider region. He performs regularly in Belgrade and across Serbia, as well as elsewhere in Europe.

He has led his own trio and quartet and performed at festivals including the Belgrade Jazz Festival, Nišville and Jazz in the Garden, among others. Alongside his performing career, he is one of the organisers of Subotica’s Youth Jazz and Rock Festival, dedicated to young musicians and bands performing original music.

In 2026, he officially becomes a member of the Vasil Hadzimanov Band.

Luka Malko je gitarista, basista i muzički producent iz Subotice, koji živi i radi u Beogradu. Muzičko obrazovanje započeo je na klasičnoj gitari, a potom se usmerio ka džezu i nastavio školovanje na Fakultetu muzičke umetnosti u Beogradu.

U središtu njegovog aktuelnog rada je Ushto Funk, autorski sastav koji spaja fank, fjužn i improvizaciju, u kojem svira bas gitaru. U junu 2026. godine bend je nastupio kao predgrupa američkom sastavu Ghost-Note, u okviru programa Musicology Showcase. U septembru iste godine Ushto Funk osvojio je prvu nagradu na takmičenju Musicology Showcase by Lenovo Vol. 4, održanom u beogradskom klubu BitefArtCafe.

Pored autorskog rada, aktivan je kao studijski i session muzičar, učestvujući na albumima i autorskim projektima drugih izvođača. Sarađivao je sa međunarodnim muzičarima, među kojima su Varijashree Venugopal i Illa J, kao i sa brojnim izvođačima sa domaće i regionalne scene. Aktivno nastupa u Beogradu, širom Srbije i na evropskoj muzičkoj sceni.

Predvodio je sopstveni trio i kvartet i nastupao na festivalima kao što su Beogradski džez festival, Nišville i Jazz in the Garden, među brojnim drugim. Uz izvođački rad, jedan je od organizatora subotičkog Youth Jazz and Rock festivala, posvećenog mladim muzičarima i autorskim sastavima.

2026. godine zvanično postaje član Vasil Hadžimanov Band-a.

Percussion

Ratko Dautovski is one of the finest Macedonian percussionists, renowned for his innate artistry, rich repertoire and tonal brilliance. From an early age he has been fiercely committed to exploring and mastering world-wide percussion and the rich heritage of authentic Macedonian traditional music, rhythms and instruments, preserving and sharing it with the world. His parents are both professional musicians so they instilled in him their passion for music. He started his formal music education in the State Music School “ILija Nikolovski-Luj” at the age of seven and graduated from the Academy of Music, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje with focus on traditional instruments, music theory and pedagogy.

Apart from the formal music education, he has received intensive training from his father, the renowned professor Dragan Dautovski, PhD, who is considered an important figure in the Macedonian and Balkan music scene.

Since 1999, Ratko Dautovski has been a member of one of the best and most internationally acclaimed Macedonian bands, Dragan Dautovski Quartet.

He has performed in the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Israel, Russia, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Sweden, Australia, Belgium, Montenegro, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, UK, USA etc.

He has also collaborated and performed with many other renowned musicians, bands and ensembles including  Dragan Dautovski, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Djivan Gasparyan, Nicolas Simion, Gyan Singh, Sharat Chandra Srivastava, Sai Shravanam, Slobodan Trkulja, Dzijan Emin, David Rhodes, Dave Wilson, Romaios Avla Stimidis, Vagelis Karipis, Vlado Georgiev, Vlado Janevski, Garth Paine, Igor Bezget, Vladimir Cetkar, Djambo Agusev, Muhamed Ibrahimi, Toni Zen, Miyatta, Martin Djakonovski Spato , Damir Imeri, Vlatko Stefanovski, Dzijan Emin, Ljubojna, Kabadayas, DD Synthesis, Balkanopolis,  Dazhbog Ensemble, CSPS Ensemble and others.

Additionally, he collaborated on various theatre, ballet and film projects, and by guesting on numerous music albums and video projects, he extended his rich musical experience to a handful of studio recordings.

Since 2014, Ratko Dautovski has been a full-time member of the orchestra of Macedonian National Ensemble “Tanec”, and since 2023 he has officially become a member and percussionist of the Vasil Hadžimanov Band.

Ratko Dautovski je jedan od najboljih makedonskih perkusionista, poznat po svom jedinstvenom talentu, bogatom repertoaru i prepoznatljivom zvuku. Od ranog detinjstva veoma je posvećen istraživanju i ovladavanju udaraljki iz celog sveta kao i bogate baštine autentične makedonske tradicionalne muzike, makedonskih ritmova i instrumenata.

Strast prema muzici preneli su mu roditelji, dok je formalno muzičko obrazovanje započeo u državnoj muzičkoj školi „ILija Nikolovski-Luj“ sa sedam godina, a diplomirao na Muzičkoj akademiji Sv. Kirila i Metodija u Skoplju sa fokusom na tradicionalne instrumente, teoriju muzike i pedagogiju.

Pored formalnog muzičkog obrazovanja, intenzivno se usavršavao od strane svog oca, renomiranog profesora dr Dragana Dautovskog, koji se smatra značajnom figurom na makedonskoj i balkanskoj muzičkoj sceni.

Od 1999. godine Ratko Dautovski je član jednog od najboljih i međunarodno priznatih makedonskih bendova Dragan Dautovski Kvartet.

Nastupao je u Holandiji, Nemačkoj, Portugalu, Izraelu, Rusiji, Poljskoj, Turskoj, Ukrajini, Švedskoj, Australiji, Belgiji, Crnoj Gori, Grčkoj, Italiji, Francuskoj, Španiji, Sloveniji, Hrvatskoj, Srbiji, Bosni i Hercegovini, Velikoj Britaniji, SAD itd.

Takođe je sarađivao i nastupao sa mnogim drugim renomiranim muzičarima, bendovima i ansamblima među kojima su Dragan Dautovski, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Djivan Gasparian, Nicolas Simion, Gian Singh, Sharat Chandra Srivastava, Sai Shravanam, Slobodan Trkulja, Dzijan Emin, David Rhodes, Dave Vilson , Romaios Avla Stimidis, Vagelis Karipis, Vlado Georgiev, Vlado Janevski, Garth Paine, Igor Bezget, Vladimir Četkar, Djambo Agusev, Muhamed Ibrahimi, Toni Zen, Miiatta, Martin Đakonovski Spato , Damir Imeri, Vlatko Stefanovski, Dzijan, Kamindai , DD Sinthesis, Balkanopolis, Dažbog Ansambl, CSPS Ansambl i drugi.

Pored toga, sarađivao je na raznim pozorišnim, baletskim i filmskim projektima, a gostujući na mnogobrojnim muzičkim albumima i video projektima proširio je svoje bogato muzičko iskustvo i na pregršt studijskih snimaka.

Ratko Dautovski je od 2014. godine stalni član orkestra Makedonskog nacionalnog ansambla „Tanec“, a od 2023. godine postaje zvanično član i perkusionista Vasil Hadžimanov Band-a.

Drums

Viktor Filipovski was born in 1992, in Skopje, Macedonia. He started playing music when he was 14 years old. As he was very interested in Macedonian traditional music, he enrolled in the Music High School “Ilija Nikolovski Luj”, Macedonian Traditional Dance and Music department. He was playing all sorts of traditional instruments, while his main “hobby” was playing drums in underground Punk bands.

In 2011 he met his mentor/drum teacher Alek Sekulovski and fell in love with jazz music and playing jazz drums. After those, more than successful classes, he enrolled in the Jazz Academy at the Music University “Goce Delcev”, Jazz Drums department (Stip, Macedonia). While he was studying, he was fortunate enough to start playing, recording and hanging out with amazing musicians from Macedonia and the Balkan Region.

In 2017, he won the Golden Oryx Award for Best Young Jazz Musician, given by Qatar Airways and the Skopje Jazz Festival.

For the past couple of years, he has been the one of the most hired drummers on Macedonian Jazz scene.

As a member of variety of musical groups, he has performed a large number of concerts, studio sessions, and album recordings.

In that capacity he performed at many prestigious festivals and venues in Europe and Asia, such as:

Java Jazz Festival – Jakarta, Indonesia

Jarasum Jazz Festival – Seoul, Korea

Seoul Jazz Festival – Seoul, Korea

Beijing Contemporary Dance Festival – Beijing, China

Rochella Jazz Festival – Ionica, Italy

LeCargo World Music Festival – Caen, France

Budapest Jazz Club Fest – Hungary

Skopje Jazz Festival – Macedonia

…and many more.

Viktor becomes a member of  Vasil Hadzimanov Band in 2020.

 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

2012-2016 | Bachelor Degree student on MU “Goce Delcev” Jazz Academy – Drums

2016-2018 | Master Degree student on MU “Goce Delcev” Jazz Academy – Drums

2018-present | Drum Professor/Instructor at MU “Goce Delcev” Jazz Academy

Viktor Filipovski je rođen 1992. godine u Skoplju, a muzikom je počeo da se bavi sa 14 godina. Kako je bio veoma zainteresovan za makedonsku tradicionalnu muziku, upisao je Srednju muzičku školu “Ilija Nikolovski Luj”, odsek- makedonske tradicionalne igre i muzika. Svirao je razne tradicionalne instrumente, dok je glavna preokupacija bilo sviranje bubnjeva u underground Punk bendovima.

2011. godine upoznaje svog mentora/profesora bubnjeva Aleka Sekulovskog i zaljubljuje se u Džez muziku i sviranje Džez bubnjeva. Nakon tih, više nego uspešnih časova upisuje Džez akademiju na Univerzitetu Goce Delčev u Štipu. Tokom školovanja, imao je sreću da odmah počne da svira, snima i provodi vreme sa najboljim muzičarima u Makedoniji i na Balkanu.

2017. godine dobija nagradu “Golden Oryx” za najboljeg mladog Džez muzičara, koju dodeljuju Qatar Airways i Skopje Jazz Festival.

Poslednjih nekoliko godina postaje jedan od najangažovanijih bubnjara na makedonskoj Džez sceni.

Kao član brojnih muzičkih grupa nastupao je na velikom broju studijskih snimanja, koncerata kao i na mnoštvu prestižnih festivala i klubova u Evropi i Aziji.

Neki od njih su:

Java Jazz Festival – Džakarta, Indonezija

Jarasum Jazz Festival – Seul, Koreja

Seoul Jazz Festival – Seul, Koreja

Beijing Contemporary Dance Festival – Peking, Kina

Rochella Jazz Festival – Jonika, Italija

LeCargo World Music Festival – Kan, Francuska

Budapest Jazz Club Fest – Hungary

Skopje Jazz Festival – Makedonija

… i mnogi drugi

Viktor postaje član Vasil Hadžimanov Band-a 2020. godine.

 

OBRAZOVANJE I ISKUSTVO

2012-2016 | Osnovne akademske studije – Univerzitet Goce Delčev, Džez akademija, odsek bubnjevi

2016-2018 | Master akademske studije – Univerzitet Goce Delčev, Džez akademija, odsek bubnjevi

2018-u toku | Profesor na Džez akademiji Univerziteta Goce Delčev, odsek bubnjevi