The best tamburitza orchestra was “Varazdinski tamburaski orkestar”, the best prim player was Tamas Balog from Hungary, the best bas-prim was Branko Jovanovic Bako from Austria, most beautiful new song played “Garavusa” Croatia. Public jury award wined “Banjalucki gradski tamburaski orkestar”, media jury special award wined “Batini tamburasi ” Romania and special award for artistic expression wined “Tamburasi sa Dunava” Zemun, Serbia.
More than 90000 guests for 3 days and 3 nights enjoyed in tamburitza music in Deronje as never before. Tamburitya players played, sometimes just for somebody ear, sometimes on a table, but always in a good mood.
President of international jury was one of the best proficient of the ethno music, Predrag Cune Gojkovic and members were Viara Grancarova, ethno music professor on Sofia music academy; Mihael Feric from Croatia, author of many course books; professor and composer Mico Miranovic, Tamburica festival Bijelo Polje director and Budimir Stojanovic, music professor and bandmaster from Pancevo.
The best tamburitza orchestra was “Diako” Croatia, the best author song “O tamburo sviraj sviraj” played by orchestra “Javor” Ruma and the best instrumental player was Edin Nalovic, prim musician of the tamburitza orchestra “Tuzlanski tamburasi”.
Also, as a special guest of the „Tamburica fest 2009“ group Legende, Ana Bekuta and Zvonko Bogdan performed a concerts.
First World tamburitza festival „Tamburica fest“ was performed in Deronje village from June 27th to June 29th 2008. Rade Serbedija opened a festival, then Olivera Katarina singed a song “Delem, delem” and remembered public on old times when cult film “Sakupljaci perja” was recorded. Haris Dinovic performed a concert on first festival day and public was enchanted. On Saturday and Sunday tamburitza orchestra from Macedonia, Slovenia, Croatia and USA performed a concert and after competition program public enjoyed in concerts of group “Odila” and Luis.
The winners were: the best orchestra “Ravnica” Subotica, the best prim player was Zoran Bugarski Brica from tamburitza orchestra “Zorule”, the best author composition was played by tamburitza orchestra “Bice skoro propast sveta” Deronje.