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Azra
Azra was a Croatian and Yugoslav rock band that was one of the most popular acts of the Yugoslav new wave music of the 1980s. Azra was formed in 1977 by its frontman Branimir "Johnny" Štulić. The other two members of the original line-up were Mišo Hrnjak ( bass) and Boris Leiner (drums). The band is named after a verse "''Und der Sklave sprach: “Ich heiße Mohamet, ich bin aus Yemen, Und mein Stamm sind jene Asra, Welche sterben, wenn sie lieben.”''" (trans. "''My name is El Muhamed/From the tribe of the old Azras/who die for love/And die when they kiss!''") from "Der Asra" by Heinrich Heine. They are considered to be one of the most influential bands from the Yugoslav new wave rock era and the Yugoslav rock scene in general. They released their first single in 1979 with songs "Balkan" and "A šta da radim". The first album named ''Azra'' was published in 1980 and achieved commercial success and popularized Azra in Yugoslavia. Their second album was released in 1981. Azra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branimir Štulić
Branimir "Johnny" Štulić (born 11 April 1953) is a Yugoslav singer-songwriter, musician and author, best known for being the frontman of the popular Yugoslav rock group Azra. He is known for his charismatic stage performances and inspiring song lyrics that often combined rock poetry with a strong sense for social commentary, which is the cause for his becoming a cult figure. Early life Štulić was born on 11 April 1953, in Skopje, where his mother Slavica (née Milovac) and father Ivan Štulić–an officer in the Yugoslav People's Army–were stationed at the time. His paternal Croatian family originates from Nin, being one of the oldest families from the town. At the age of seven, Štulić moved with his family to Jastrebarsko. In January 1967, Štulić moved to Zagreb where he attended high school and later, for two years, studied phonetics and history at the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Philosophy before dropping out. Music career He began his musical career with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azra (album)
''Azra'' is the debut album of the Yugoslav/Croatian rock band Azra, released through Jugoton in 1980. In a list of top 100 Yugoslav rock albums compiled by the Croatian edition of the ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2015, ''Azra'' placed ninth. Track listing All music and lyrics written by Branimir Štulić. Personnel ;Azra * Branimir Štulić – Guitars, lead vocals *Mišo Hrnjak – Bass *Boris Leiner – Drums ;Additional musicians *Džimi, Harma, Gec, duo Baraccude – Backup vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are used ... *Gec - Harmonica in track 2 ;Artwork *Jasmin Krpan – Design and photography *Martin Krun (Krunoslav Martinčević )– Logo ;Production *Drago Mlinarec – Producer *Miljenko Grasso - Assistant engineer *Siniša Škarica - Executiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunčana Strana Ulice
''Sunčana strana ulice'' is the second studio album of the rock band Azra, released through Jugoton in 1981 on double vinyl. In a list of top 100 Yugoslav rock albums compiled by the Croatian edition of the ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2015, ''Sunčana strana ulice'' placed first among albums by Croatian artists and third overall. Track listing All music and lyrics written by Branimir Štulić, except track 11 lyrics by Mile Rupčić. Personnel ;Azra *Branimir Štulić – Guitars, lead vocals *Mišo Hrnjak – Bass, lead vocals in track 20 *Boris Leiner – Drums, lead vocals in tracks 6 and 14 ;Additional musicians *Miroslav Sedak-Benčić - Saxophone in tracks 2, 15 and 23 *Franjo Vlahović - Trumpet and trombone in track 15 *Nikola Santro - Trombone in track 15 *Mladen Juričić - Harmonica in track 11 *Tata, Truli - Backup vocals ;Artwork *Davor Mindoljević – Design and cover art ;Production *Branimir Štulić Branimir "Johnny" Štulić (born 11 April 1953) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filigranski Pločnici
''Filigranski pločnici'' ( Croat. ''Filigree Pavements'') is the third studio album of the Yugoslavian rock band Azra, released through Jugoton in 1982 on double vinyl. ''Filigranski pločnici'' placed 8th in the list of 100 best Yugoslav pop and rock albums, compiled by 70 Serbian rock critics in 1998. Track listing All music and lyrics written by Branimir Štulić. Personnel ;Azra *Branimir Štulić – Guitars, lead vocals *Mišo Hrnjak – Bass, backup vocals, piano in track 10 *Boris Leiner – Drums, backup vocals, lead vocals in track 4 ;Additional musicians *Miroslav Sedak-Benčić - Saxophone, flute, organ, piano ;Artwork *Ivan Ivezić – Design *Milisav Vesović - Photography ;Production *Branimir Štulić Branimir "Johnny" Štulić (born 11 April 1953) is a Yugoslav singer-songwriter, musician and author, best known for being the frontman of the popular Yugoslav rock group Azra. He is known for his charismatic stage performances and inspiring song ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs
100 najboljih domaćih pesama (''Top 100 Domestic Songs'') was a list compiled by the Serbian Radio B92. In 2006, Radio B92 organized the poll for the selection of top 100 Yugoslav songs. The whole list was presented on radio B92 on November 5, 2006. The list contains popular music songs from former Yugoslavia and the songs from successor states. The list Reactions Darko Rundek, the former frontman of Haustor stated: Toma Grujić, the editor-in-chief of Radio B92 stated: Ivan Fece "Firchie", the former drummer of Ekatarina Velika stated: See also *'' YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike'' *'' Kako (ni)je propao rokenrol u Srbiji'' *Rock Express Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times 100 najboljih pesama svih vremena YU rocka (''Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times'') was a list compiled by the Serbian music magazine '' Rock Express''. In 1999, ''Rock Express'' started the poll for the selection of top 100 Yugoslav rock s ... References T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav New Wave Music
New wave in Yugoslavia ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Нови талас, Novi talas; hr, Novi val; sl, Novi val; mk, Нов бран) was the new wave music scene of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. As its counterparts, the British and the American new wave, from which the main influences came, the Yugoslav scene was also closely related to punk rock, ska, reggae, 2 Tone, power pop and mod revival. Some of its acts are also counted as belonging to the Yugoslav punk scene which already existed prior to new wave. Such artists were labeled as both punk rock and new wave (the term "new wave" was initially interchangeable with "punk"). Overview The Non-Aligned socialist Yugoslavia was never part of the Eastern Bloc and it was open to western influences (the West to some extent even supported Yugoslavia as a " buffer zone" to the Warsaw Pact). The new wave scene in Yugoslavia emerged in the late 1970s and had a significant impact on the Yugoslav culture. The Yugoslav rock scen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurica Pađen
Jurica Pađen (born 3 February 1955) is a Croatian singer and guitarist. He was a founding member of the bands Parni valjak and Aerodrom and member of Azra and Grupa 220. During the 1990s he started his own group Pađen Band. In the 2000s he was also a part of the 4 asa supergroup along with Rajko Dujmić, Vlado Kalember and Alen Islamović. Pađen also participated in the wartime Hrvatski Band Aid, and also appeared on the compilation Rock za Hrvatsku with his war song "Tko to tamo gine" (Who's dying over there). Biography Pađen was born in Zagreb. He grew up listening to The Beatles, who encouraged him to enroll in music school. He played classical guitar, and after graduating from lower music school, he started playing and composing his first rock and roll songs. After graduating from music school, he joined Grupa 220, which in 1975 became the Parni Valjak. He remained in that group for three years. After leaving Parni Valjak, in 1978 he founded the group Aerodrom, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sretno Dijete
''Sretno dijete'' (English: ''Happy child'') is a Croatian documentary film directed by Igor Mirković, and produced by Rajko Grlić, an Ohio University professor of film, in 2003. The film is a nostalgic autobiographical overview of the authors adolescence in SR Croatia in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the late 1970s and early 1980s which corresponded with the emergence of the Yugoslav punk rock and new wave scenes, both which the author affiliated to, thus turning this film into a rockumentary. The film features interviews and rare footage of some of the top former Yugoslav rock acts ever such as: Azra, Film and Haustor from the author's hometown Zagreb, Croatia where most of the story takes place; then members of Električni orgazam and Idoli whom the author visits in Belgrade, Serbia; as well as Pankrti and Buldožer from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Beside materials filmed around former Yugoslavia, the film also contains interviews with important former Yu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav Pop And Rock Music
Popular music in Yugoslavia includes the pop and rock music of the former SFR Yugoslavia, including all their genres and subgenres. The scene included the constituent republics: SR Slovenia, SR Croatia, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR Montenegro, SR Macedonia and SR Serbia and its subunits: SAP Vojvodina and SAP Kosovo. The pop and rock scene was a part of the general Music of Yugoslavia, which also included folk, classical music, jazz etc. Within Yugoslavia and internationally, the phrases ex-YU or ''ex-Yugoslav Pop and Rock'' both formally and informally generally to the SFRY period, though in some cases also to its successor the FR Yugoslavia including Serbia and Montenegro which existed until 2006 (such as the book title ''Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960 - 2006''). History The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was not an Eastern Bloc country, but a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement and as such, it was far more open to western influences compared to the other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav Rock Scene
Popular music in Yugoslavia includes the pop and rock music of the former SFR Yugoslavia, including all their genres and subgenres. The scene included the constituent republics: SR Slovenia, SR Croatia, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR Montenegro, SR Macedonia and SR Serbia and its subunits: SAP Vojvodina and SAP Kosovo. The pop and rock scene was a part of the general Music of Yugoslavia, which also included folk, classical music, jazz etc. Within Yugoslavia and internationally, the phrases ex-YU or ''ex-Yugoslav Pop and Rock'' both formally and informally generally to the SFRY period, though in some cases also to its successor the FR Yugoslavia including Serbia and Montenegro which existed until 2006 (such as the book title ''Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960 - 2006''). History The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was not an Eastern Bloc country, but a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement and as such, it was far more open to western influences compared to the other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jura Stublić
Jurislav "Jura" Stublić (born 19 December 1953) is a Croatian singer-songwriter. References 1950s births Singers from Sarajevo Living people Croatian rock musicians 20th-century Croatian male singers Bosnia and Herzegovina rock singers Yugoslav male singers Croatian singer-songwriters {{Croatia-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jugoton
Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, SR Croatia. History Jugoton was formed in 1947. It is notable for releasing some of the most important former Yugoslav pop and rock records. In addition, the company owned a widespread network of record shops across SFR Yugoslavia. The company changed its name to Croatia Records in 1991, after Croatia seceded from Yugoslavia. Artists Jugoton notable for signing numerous eminent former Yugoslav pop and rock acts. Some of the artists that have been signed to Jugoton include: * Aerodrom * Ansambel bratov Avsenik *Silvana Armenulić *Atomi *Azra *Đorđe Balašević *Bele Vrane *Beograd *Halid Bešlić *Bezobrazno Zeleno *Bijele Strijele *Bijelo Dugme *Biseri * Borghesia *Bulevar *Cacadou Look *Crni Biseri *Crvena Jabuka *Crveni Koralji *Zdravko Čolić * Dah *Daltoni *Dʼ Boys * Delfini (Split band) * Delfini (Zagreb band) * Devil Doll * Divlje Jagode *Dorian Gray * Dubrov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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