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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] |
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] |
