Sonas is an eclectic music band combining progressive electro sound with groovy rhythmic section and catchy melodic vocal lines. Sonas appreciates different cultures. That love is reflected in the fusion of sound (modern & ancient, east & west) and the multilingual expression in songs. Although English language prevails, texts were written in Arabic, Spanish and Serbian. Currently they are working on the album and some of the songs were performed live in Zelenkovac Jazz Fest in Bosnia in July 2022, Nefestik Music Festival in Czech Republic (June 2023) and Pilsen-Czech Republic (June 2023), Jazzaland Festival in Temerin Serbia (July 2023), Nisville Jazz Festival, Serbia (August 2023), Petrovac Jazz Festival Montenegro (September 2023), Changeover Music Showcase Festival, Belgrade Serbia (October 2023), NS ALT Festival – SKCNS Fabrika Novi Sad Serbia (December 2023), Ment Music Festival Maribor Slovenia (June 2024), Acoteia Rooftop Festival Faro Portugal (July 2024), City Square Concert Valjevo Serbia (August 2024), Zelenkovac Jazz Festival (August 2024).
Band members
Sara Vuletic: lead singer and songwriter of Sonas, unique for singing in different languages and trained in popular music singing by renowned musician Madam Piano, currently undertaking a 5-year ancient Byzantine chanting program. Involved in music projects as a soloist since a teenager including co-author music collaboration with Vladimir Puhalac, who is a Norway based composer, performing in Serbia, region and Norway. She holds BA in Arabic language and literature and masters in cultural policy and management from Lyon 2 University France. She lived in Oman and Dubai for 10 years working in the field of language, art and culture. She is also program director of Novi Sad European Capital of Culture, curating music program with the team; including participation at the music conference panels as expert speaker at Pin Music Conference Skopje (2021, 2022, 2023), Budapest Ritmo Conference (2022), Changeover Festival Belgrade (2022,23), delegate at Ment Ljubljana (2023).
Branko Popovic: award winning drummer and musician, winner of Zildjian award, graduated from Berklee College of Music, Boston USA. Over 20-year experience playing with most famous regional and international pop and jazz musicians all over Europe, United States and the region, including winning second prize at Euro Vision Contest in 2004 in Istanbul with Zeljko Joksimovic and releasing 4 studio albums with Belgrade Dixieland Orchestra. He created his own style of playing, combining Balkan odd rhythms thus creating very complex rhythmic structures such as 17/8, 27/8, 29/8, 33/8. In the past 7 years he held over 30 drumming clinics and taught live over 500 drummers from the entire region. Founder of Online Drummers Academy.