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Amajlija
Amajlija (Serbian Cyrillic: Амајлија; transl. ''Amulet'') is a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Novi Sad in 1979. Led by vocalist and guitarist Bogoljub "Čombe" Banjac, Amajlija reached the peak of popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with their melodic hard rock sound. History The band was formed in 1979 by Bogoljub "Čombe" Banjac (vocals), Boško "Čvaja" Plaćkov (bass guitar), Predrag "Čole" Čoka (drums) — all three being former members of the band 'Oćeš-Nećeš (''Want It or Not'') — Slobodan "Veća" Većalkov (guitar) and Tomislav "Čvaja" Milei (rhythm guitar). At first the band performed cover versions of songs by The Rolling Stones, Riblja Čorba and Azra, and slowly prepared their own material. The band had rehearsals at the Zlatibor construction firm barracs, where, in late 1979, they had their debut live appearance. The band earned their first fee playing at a party organized by the Novi Sad Union of the Deaf People. During 1980 the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griva
Griva (Serbian Cyrillic: Грива; trans. '' Mane'') was a Serbian and former Yugoslav hard rock band from Novi Sad. Band history 1982—1992 The band was formed in 1982 by former Ibn Tup members, Zlatko Karavla (drums) and Josip Sabo (guitar). The first lineup also featured Zoran Gogić (also a former Ibn Tup member, vocals), Laslo Novak (keyboards), and Đorđe Jovanović (bass guitar). Soon after the band was formed, Gogić left the band, so Karavla switched to vocals, and Janoš Kazimić became the band's new drummer. The band, under the name Bela Griva (''White Mane''), had their first live performance as the opening act on a Buldožer concert in Novi Sad. Soon after, Griva, as a support act, went on tour with Divlje Jagode. The band's first commercial success was their debut single, a heavy metal cover of Lepa Brena's song "Sitnije, Cile, sitnije" (Griva's version entitled "Sitnije, sestro, sitnije"), released in 1983. The 7-inch single with songs "Sitnije, sestro, sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Hunters
Love Hunters is a Serbian hard rock band from Novi Sad. History 1987–2004 The band was formed in 1987 by Milan Mumin (vocals) and Aleksandar Medan (guitar). The first lineup of the band also featured Lazar Malešević (bass guitar) and Siniša Lučić (drums). In the beginning, the band had several lineup changes, before the first consistent lineup was formed. It featured Mumin, Medan, Vladimir Jovanov (also known as Menadner Protector, a former Necrophobic member, bass guitar), Mario Kalin (guitar), and Robert Radić (a former Kontraritam, La Strada and Obojeni Program member, drums). Initially, the band was punk blues-oriented. As the band's songs featured English language lyrics, and as their first releases were released through independent record labels, the band initially did not manage to break through mainstream media. They released their debut audio cassette entitled ''There no Centuries'' in 1988 through Mr Montenegro Records. In 1993, they released their second album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diskoton
''Diskoton'' was a major record label in SFR Yugoslavia, based in Sarajevo, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The company ceased to exist in 1992, with the outbreak of the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The studio was destroyed along with all master recordings Background Company History Diskoton was formally established in 1972 in Sarajevo at the instigation of Asim Haverić, then an employee of the record label Beograd Disk (later to become Jugodisk). He persuaded Jovo Beatović, manager of the city public utility company Park in Sarajevo, to organize a record production company within his enterprise. Record production began in 1973 and Diskoton operated as a subsidiary of Park until 1977, when it became an independent company. Diskoton premises were located in Pionirska dolina, a popular city park and zoo maintained by the Park company. The label acquired its name through a public call advertized by a popular magazine ''Ven'', opting to pick a name suggested by you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PGP-RTB
PGP-RTB (abbreviation for sr, Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio televizije Beograd) was a major state-owned record label and chain record store in the former SFR Yugoslavia, based in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, in 1993, the company changed its name to PGP-RTS (Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Srbije). History PGP-RTB was established in 1959, as the music production branch of the national Radio-Television Belgrade. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, in 1993, the company changed its name to PGP-RTS (''Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Srbije''), which is the music production branch of the national Radio Television of Serbia. Artists PGP-RTB is notable for signing numerous eminent former Yugoslav pop and rock, as well as folk acts. Some of the artists that have been signed to PGP-RTB include: *Alisa *Amajlija *Silvana Armenulić *Arsen Dedić * Atomsko Sklonište *Bajaga i Instruktori *Đorđe Balašev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PGP-RTS
PGP-RTS ( sr, Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio televizije Srbije) is a major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a successor of PGP-RTB which was established in 1959 in Belgrade, then capital of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, in 1993, the company changed its name to PGP-RTS, which is the music production branch of the Radio Television of Serbia. Artists PGP-RTB is notable for signing numerous eminent Serbian pop, rock and folk acts. Some of the artist currently signed to PGP-RTS, or have been so in the past, include: See also *PGP-RTB *List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ... References External linksPGP-RTS Official site Serbian record labels Yug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komuna Belgrade
Komuna (full legal name: ''Komuna-International mešovito preduzeće za unutrašnju i spoljnu trgovinu d.o.o. Beograd'') is a Serbian record label and media production company. Established in 1985, its headquarters are in Belgrade, Serbia with a branch office Budva, Montenegro. Registered in the Belgrade municipality of Rakovica, the company is owned by Maksa Ćatović. Film and television production The main scope of Komuna involves audiovisual productions: films, television programs, commercials, live transmissions and music videos. Komuna delivers full support and assistance to foreign production companies interested in shooting in former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. Komuna was involved in production films like ''Savior'' by Predrag Antonijević, ''Underground'' and ''Black Cat, White Cat'' by Emir Kusturica, ''Normal People'' by Oleg Novković, ''Barking at the Stars'' by Zdravko Šotra, ''The Red Colored Grey Truck'' by Srđan Koljević, and others. In realization of these film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital Belgrade and the Sava and Danube Rivers. The administrative center, Novi Sad, is the second-largest city in Serbia. The historic regions of Banat, Bačka, and Syrmia overlap the province. Modern Vojvodina is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, with some 26 ethnic groups and six official languages. About two million people, nearly 27% of Serbia's population, live in the province. Naming ''Vojvodina'' is also the Serbian word for voivodeship, a type of duchy overseen by a voivode. The Serbian Voivodeship, a precursor to modern Vojvodina, was an Austrian province from 1849 to 1860. Its official name is the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Its name in the province's six official languages is: * Croatian: ''Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army (abbreviated as JNA/; Macedonian and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and bs, Jugoslavenska narodna armija; sl, Jugoslovanska ljudska armada, JLA), also called the Yugoslav National Army, was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its antecedents from 1945 to 1992. Origins The origins of the JNA started during the Yugoslav Partisans of World War II. As a predecessor of the JNA, the People's Liberation Army of Yugoslavia (NOVJ) was formed as a part of the anti-fascist People's Liberation War of Yugoslavia in the Bosnian town of Rudo on 22 December 1941. After the Yugoslav Partisans liberated the country from the Axis Powers, that date was officially celebrated as the "Day of the Army" in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFR Yugoslavia). In March 1945, the NOVJ was renamed the "Yugoslav Army" ("''Jugoslavenska/Jugoslovenska Armija' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukovac, Novi Sad
Bukovac ( sr-Cyrl, Буковац) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located in Petrovaradin municipality. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population is 3,936 (2011 census). The name The name Bukovac is thought to be derived from ''bukva'' ('beech'). The legend says that when the first settlers settled where now village's center is, there was an old beech so they named the place Bukovac upon that tree. Geography The village is situated on the foothills of Fruška Gora mountain, and it is part of the metropolitan area of Novi Sad Around 9 kilometers from Novi Sad city center. Bukovački potok (Bukovac Stream) flows through Bukovac. History, culture and education Illyrian tumuli and necropolis have been unearthed in Bukovac, which was founded during the Ottoman rule in the 16th century by Serb settlers. There is a Serbian Orthodox church of ''Vaznesenja''http://www.manastiri-crkve.com/crkve/crkva-vaznesenja-bukovac.htm dating from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bajaga I Instruktori
Bajaga i Instruktori (Serbian Cyrillic: Бајага и Инструктори; trans. ''Bajaga and the Instructors'') are a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1984. Founded and led by vocalist, guitarist and principal composer and lyricist Momčilo Bajagić "Bajaga", the group is one of the most notable acts of the Yugoslav rock scene. The band was formed while Bajagaić was still a guitarist for the highly popular band Riblja Čorba, originally to promote Bajagić's side project ''Pozitivna geografija''. The success of the album and the promotional tour led to the continuation of the band's activity. Bajaga i Instruktori's following releases, ''Sa druge strane jastuka'' (1985), '' Jahači magle'' (1986) and '' Prodavnica tajni'' (1988), brought a plethora of hit songs, placing the band at the top of the Yugoslav rock scene, alongside other mega-selling bands like Riblja Čorba and Bijelo Dugme. The band's work and Bajagić's often poetic lyrics were also wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth Work Actions
Youth work actions (Serbo-Croatian: ''Omladinske radne akcije'', often abbreviated to ''ORA'', Slovenian: ''Mladinske delovne akcije'') were organized voluntary labor activities of young people in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The actions were used to build public infrastructure such as roads, railways, and public buildings, as well as industrial infrastructure. The youth work actions were organized on local, republic, and federal levels by the Young Communist League of Yugoslavia, and participants were organized into youth work brigades, generally named after their town or a local national hero. Important projects built by youth work brigades include the Brčko-Banovići railway, the Šamac-Sarajevo railway, parts of New Belgrade, and parts of the Highway of Brotherhood and Unity, which stretches from northern Slovenia to southern Macedonia. Initial actions were organized during the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannonian Plain on the border of the Bačka and Syrmia geographical regions. Lying on the banks of the Danube river, the city faces the northern slopes of Fruška Gora. , Novi Sad proper has a population of 231,798 while its urban area (including the adjacent settlements of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica) comprises 277,522 inhabitants. The population of the administrative area of the city totals 341,625 people. Novi Sad was founded in 1694 when Serb merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin Fortress, a strategic Habsburg military post. In subsequent centuries, it became an important trading, manufacturing and cultural centre, and has historically been dubbed ''the Serbian Athens''. The city was heavily devastated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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