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Milan Kovacev and Nikola Radan, both originally from Serbia, met each other in Boston and started performing, writing and producing music together during late 2007. Milan Kovacev (aka Hip Son) brought his songwriting and music production background, with music composing and performing credits in indie movies and TV networks. Nikola Radan came from classical and world music scene as composer, flautist, ethnomusicology fanatic, and an explorer of new sound of flute in the contemporary music and modern improvisation based on cross-world traditional instruments.

Influenced by the political theory called “clash of civilizations” and effects of various human conflicts around the world, they have come up with an idea to start a musical and conceptual project with the same name.

 

The goal of the collective is to create unity and harmony by clashing various music from around the world: traditional voices, historic samples and melodies, (some dating back hundreds of years), and original native instruments. 

These separate pieces are seamlessly melded together to create something entirely new and harmonious, something that as a whole is more powerful and moving than its separate parts.

Clash of Civilizations project involves creative musicians and performers from USA, Iran, Israel, Turkey, Cyprus, France, Albania and Serbia.

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