SAF

There is more than one artist with this name 1. The band "SAF" is formed in 1993 by Smilen Dimitrov, Goce Trpkov and Mitko Gatarovski. In their beginning, they actively work on their demo material, that made them one of the first demo rap artists to be presented on the music radio "Kanal 103", within the specialized hip-hop radio show "Crna Hronika". From 1993 to 1996 they work as a demo band. Their first studio recording, named "Mis Ston", was made in 1996 at the "Cyberspace" studio. The track reaches instant success within the "Roze Kadilak" chart on the Kanal 103, being voted number one by its audience and remaining there for a long time. The very same happens with the following recordings, "Stihovna Gimnastika" and "Fatamorgana". Along with the studio work, the band has worked on its live performances. The first live act takes place on 26 january 1996 in Bitola, at the "No Drugs" festival that featured domestic and bands from the neighboring countries. The following appearance is at the "Future Sound of Skopje" festival on the 1 may 1996 at the "Dali" club, where other significant artist from the macedonian electronic scene performed. In 1997, the band has the honour of performing at the opening night of the Skopje Summer Festival 97, along with respected artists from the domestic and foreign scene. Later on, in october, they perform at the concert organized by Kanal 103 to celebrate the 103th show of it's "Crossroads" program, in the M1 studio of the national Macedonian Television. Next comes the appearance at the "Tribal Gathering III" festival on 12.12.1997 at the "Park" discotheque, presenting artists belonging to the macedonian electronic scene.