Leonard Cohen receives the PORIN Award (Croatia)

[tomsakic]

Each country has its own version of Grammy, so has Croatia. The Porin Award is named after the first Croatian opera "Porin", and is given in similar categories as Grammy, Juno etc. by the Croatian Institute of Music Industry, founded by Croatian Phonographic Association, Croatian Musicians Union, Croatian Radiotelevision and Croatian Composers' Society. The statue of the award is modelled after the main character of the opera (and his horses, I believe).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porin_%28music_award%29

The Porin 2010 Awards ceremony was this last Saturday, May 15, and Leonard Cohen is the winner in category no. 49 (of 50), "best foreign video programme", for his DVD "Live in London".

Kategorija br. 49 Najbolji inozemni video program
Izvođač Video program Nakladnik
1. Beyonce I Am...yours An Intimate Performance At Wynn Las Vegas (Menart / Columbia / Sony)
2. Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood Live From Madison Square Garden (Reprise / Dancing Bear)
3. Leonard Cohen Live In London (Menart/ Sony)

[Paula]

Well done Leonard. That is a very strange looking award Tom what does it signify?

[sturgess66]

Congratulations to Leonard Cohen!

Thanks Tom - and I love the statute. It looks like it is made of glass?

[Patrycja]

Ok so I didn't have my contacts in and totally misread the title. Didn't see the "i" in Porin. Blew my mind.

Congratulations to Leonard.

[lightasabreeze]

Congratulations Leonard. You deserve it.

[tomsakic]

I believe that statue shows the old Slavic duke Porin on the horse, the main character of the first Croatian opera "Porin". The statue is done by Ivica Propadalo, he's art designer, little in naive, folk style. http://www.propadalo.com

[mnkyface]

Ok so I didn't have my contacts in and totally misread the title. Didn't see the "i" in Porin. Blew my mind.

Congratulations to Leonard.

Me too, Patrycza, me too. Although...it wouldn't be entirely inappropriate.

[sturgess66]

Okay - so I don't even wear contacts.

I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night, but I did have my "readers" on.

Even so - I meant "statue"

[lizzytysh]

Well, this is obviously the thread to be misread.

What I thought I initially saw with "Croatian Phonographic Association" was ~ you got it ! And I don't wear glasses for close up. It seems some of our subconscious'es may be working overtime on Leonard's behalf .

I think the statue [no third t ] is BEAUTIFUL!!! The style looks art deco .

A VERY serious "Congratulations, Leonard!!" for what you really did receive this wonderful award!


~ Lizzy

[friscogrl]

Mary (mollydog) brought this award to my attention a few days ago, mainly because of the title of the award I initially thought it was porn too. I thought well, he is winning every other award so why not this one!!

M

[lizzytysh]

LOLOL ~ Right, Marsha.


~ Lizzy

[tomsakic]

Yesterday in Ljubljana.

"'Statue is beautiful... and heavy,' Leonard Cohen commented on crystal, few kilos heavy statue."

Leonard Cohen sinoć primio nagradu Porin!

13. Listopad 2010

Leonard Cohen je uoči sinoćnjeg koncerta u Ljubljani ugostio predstavnike Menarta, a direktor Branko Komljenović uručio mu je u backstageu diskografsku nagradu Porin. Leonard Cohen osvojio je nagradu Porin u kategoriji 49, za najbolji inozemni video program u 2009. godini, odnosno DVD 'Live in London'. Iznimno raspoloženi Leonard Cohen, producent Ed Sanders, ali i ostali glazbenici iz banda bili su oduševljeni statuom.

„Statua je prelijepa …i teška“ komentirao je slavni glazbenik nagradu Porin koja je izrađena od kristala i teži nekoliko kilograma.

Cohen i njegov izvrstan prateći band posljednji će koncert na ovoj turneji održati u prosincu u Las Vegasu. Nakon toga slijedi kratak odmor pa rad u studiju na novom materijalu. Premda su svi koncerti na turneji slični onome zabilježenome na izdanju 'Live In London', Cohen ipak svaki od njih dodatno začini svojim šarmom i karizmom ali i malom promjenom repertoara.

Od novih, neobjavljenih pjesama na koncertu je sinoć izveo i The Darkness, Born In Chains i Feels So Good. Osim nagrade, Cohena je dirnula i publika u ispunjenoj Areni Stožice. Bez obzira na veličinu Cohen ju je ispunio iznimnom toplinom i pozitivnom energijom, a nakon dva bisa i trosatnog koncerta još jednom skinuo šešir i poklonio se vjernoj publici.

Ukoliko niste imali priliku biti na jednim od koncerata svakako poslušajte i pogledajte njegov live nastup na aktualnim izdanjima 'Live In London' i 'Songs From The Road'.

Source: http://www.menart.hr/index.php?news_id=5661

[tomsakic]

Songs from the road has been nominated for a "porin" award, best international video material, ie, what Live in London got last year along with Bruce Springsteen's "London Calling-live in Hyde park" and Depeche mod's "Tour of the universe-live in Barcelona"