Marijan Brkić

Who is Marijan Brkić?

Marijan Brkić Brk is a Croatian guitarist, best known for his work with Croatian bands such as Parni Valjak, Prljavo Kazalište and currently, Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni. He is one of the most popular Croatian guitarists and session musicians, and is also known as a songwriter, arranger, composer, producer and sound engineer.

His first popular band was Prljavo Kazalište, with whom he played from 1979 to 1989. In 1991, he joined Parni Valjak as their lead guitarist. Since he joined them, Parni Valjak has released eight albums, both studio and live, as well as compilations. He remained with Parni Valjak until the band's farewell tour and last performance in December 2005. Following the dismissal of Parni Valjak, he joined Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni after the release of Gibonni's latest album and has been playing regularly with his band since. In November 2007, Croatian record label Dancing Bear released his first solo album called Bolji Svijet, featuring collaborations with Croatian musicians such as Gibonni, Toni Cetinski, Aki Rahimovski, Dado Topić, Berislav Blažević, etc. The album also features two instrumental compositions.