Slovenian accordionist sets new world record
August 28th, 2012 - 9:37 am ICT by IANSLjubljana (Slovenia), Aug 28 (IANS) Slovenian accordionist Zoran Zorko has set a new Guinness world record with a marathon accordion performances that lasted 35 hours and 32 minutes, Xinhua reported.
Zorko’s record was set during performances in Ljubljana’s Congress Square, the lakeside resort of Bled, and an accordion festival in the border town of Brezice between Thursday and Sunday.
Finland’s Anssi Laitinen held the previous record by continuously playing for 31 hours and 25 minutes in 2010.
Under Guinness rules, Zorko had to play the accordion continuously with a maximum of 30-second breaks between songs.
He could not improvise and all his songs needed to be by recognised authors. A song could only be played once within a four-hour period.
Every full hour of playing earned Zorko a five-minute break.
“During these five minutes, I go to eat, go to the toilet and do everything else necessary for my daily life,” Zorko told Xinhua in Brezice.
The self-taught accordionist cannot read notes, making his record all the more remarkable.
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