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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] |
Bijelo Dugme
Bijelo Dugme (trans. ''White Button'') was a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav rock music, rock band, formed in Sarajevo, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1974. Bijelo Dugme is widely considered to have been the most popular band ever to exist in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav rock scene. Bijelo Dugme was officially formed in 1974, although the members of the default lineup, guitarist Goran Bregović, vocalist Željko Bebek, drummer Ipe Ivandić, keyboardist Vlado Pravdić and bass guitarist Zoran Redžić, were previously active under the name Jutro (Sarajevo band), Jutro. The band's debut album ''Kad bi bio bijelo dugme'', released in 1974, brought them nationwide popularity with its The Balkans, Balkan Folk music, folk-influenced hard rock sound. The band's future several releases, featuring similar sound, maintained their huge popularity, describe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Bregović
Goran Bregović (born 22 March 1950) is a recording artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Slavic-speaking countries in the Balkans, and is one of the few former Yugoslav musicians who has performed at major international venues such as Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall and L'Olympia. A Sarajevo native, Bregović started out with Kodeksi and Jutro, but rose to prominence as the main creative mind and lead guitarist of Bijelo Dugme, widely considered one of the most popular and influential recording acts ever to exist in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After Bijelo Dugme split up, he embarked on several critically and commercially successful projects, and started composing film scores. Among his better known film scores are three of Emir Kusturica's films (''Time of the Gypsies'', ''Arizona Dream'' and ''Underground''). For ''Time of the Gypsies'', Bregović won a Golden Arena Award at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambasadori
Ambasadori were a Yugoslav schlager pop band from Sarajevo, active from 1968 until 1980. The band is most notable for its 1975 hit single , as well as for representing Yugoslavia at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with " Ne mogu skriti svoju bol" — both times with on vocals. It is further notable for the 1977 hit single "Dođi u pet do pet", this time with Jasna Gospić as the vocalist. Additionally, the band gained retroactive notability for having two of its lead singers — Zdravko Čolić (sang with the band from 1969 until 1971) and Hari Varešanović (from 1979 until 1980) — later go on to Yugoslav pop stardom in their respective solo careers. History Ambasadori were founded in Sarajevo in 1968 by two military brass band musicians—keyboardist Robert Ivanović and trombonist Srđan Stefanović—who simultaneously held military rank as officers of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) with Ivanović being transferred from Belgrade to Sarajevo shortly prior. At the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bele Višnje
Bele Višnje (Serbian Cyrillic: Беле Вишње, trans. ''White Sour Cherries'') was a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Čačak in 1962. Bele Višnje are notable for being one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav rock scene. History 1962-1973 The band was formed in Čačak in the autumn of 1962 by Aleksandar Slaviković "Gušter" (guitar), Ljubodrag Jovanović "Borovac" (bass guitar), Zoran Sokić "Sole"(keyboards), Mišo Ilić (rhythm guitar), Dragan Maksimović (drums), Slobodan Pajić "Pajo" (vocals) and Muhamed Hukić "Hujo" (vocals). At the second half of 1963, Ilić was replaced by Stevo Radović (rhythm guitar, vocals), Maksimović was replaced by Predrag Radonjić, and Sokić switched from keyboards to bass guitar. This would become the band's most successful lineup. Prior to the arrival of Radović the band performed covers only, and after he joined the band, they started working on their own songs. During their initial years Bele Višnje perofrmed mostly covers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Arsen Dedić
Arsenije "Arsen" Dedić ( sr-Cyrl, Арсеније "Арсен" Дедић, ; 28 July 1938 – 17 August 2015) was a Croatian singer-songwriter. He wrote and performed chansons, as well as film music. He was also an award-winning poet, and was one of the best-selling poets of former Yugoslavia and Croatia. Biography Dedić was born in Šibenik, in the Littoral Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, today Šibenik-Knin County, in region of Dalmatia, within Republic of Croatia, as the second child of Veronika (née Mišković) and Jovan Dedić. His father Jovan was an Orthodox Christian ethnic Serb, while his mother Veronika (nicknamed ''Jelka'') was a Croat, who converted from Catholicism to Serb Orthodoxy after marrying Jovan. His father was a bricklayer, volunteer firefighter and musician, while his mother was an illiterate housewife, whom Dedić later taught to write and read. Dedić was baptized in the Serbian Orthodox Church under the name Arsenije, after the Serbian Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdravko Čolić
Zdravko Čolić (, ; born 30 May 1951) is a Bosnian Serb singer and is widely considered one of the greatest vocalists and cultural icons of the former Yugoslavia. Dubbed the " Tom Jones of the Balkans", he has garnered fame in Southeastern Europe for his emotionally expressive tenor voice, fluent stage presence and numerous critically and commercially acclaimed albums and singles. Among his songs, "Ti si mi u krvi" (from the album of the same name) is widely considered one of the most popular ballads of ex-Yugoslav music. Early life Born in Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia to Bosnian Serb parents, police administrator Vladimir Čolić from the Vlahovići village near Ljubinje (Herzegovina) and homemaker Stana Čolić from Trebinje (East Herzegovina), Čolić grew up with a younger brother Dragan. Showing an early interest in sports, the youngster was active as a football goalkeeper in FK Željezničar's youth system, before switching to track and field where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halid Bešlić
Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnian folk singer and musician who has been performing professionally since 1979. Bešlić's singing career was one of the most successful in Yugoslavia, and continues today throughout the entire Balkan region. Early life Bešlić was born in the Knežina village near Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, while it was part of FPR Yugoslavia. His father Mujo Bešlić, a military man, died on 1 April 2016 at the age of 83 in a Sarajevo hospital. Halid, who was on tour in the United States at the time, managed to arrive to the funeral held in a village by Olovo, where Mujo had lived since the start of the Bosnian War in 1992. Career After serving a mandatory stint in the Yugoslav National Army, Bešlić moved from Knežina to Sarajevo and began performing at local restaurants. After several years, his first musical releases were eight singles between 1979 and 1982, with his first studio album, entitled '' Sijedi starac'' (''White Haired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đorđe Balašević
Đorđe Balašević ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Балашевић; 11 May 1953 – 19 February 2021) was a Serbian and Yugoslav singer and songwriter, writer, poet and director. He began his career in the late 1970s as a member of the band Rani Mraz, transitioning after two albums to a solo career. He first gained mainstream prominence for writing Rani Mraz's hit "Računajte na nas" (Count on Us), which was often described as an anthem of a generation. Noted for his vivid lyricism and poetry, Balašević was also known for weaving political commentary into his songs and live performance. Broadly supportive of South Slavic unity in late 1970s and early 1980s, in the lead up to the Yugoslav wars he began to criticise the authorities. During the Yugoslav wars, he became a prominent anti-war voice in the region, thanks to which he also became an UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Balašević was the first Serbian act to perform in Sarajevo following the siege of Sarajevo. Balašević became one ... [...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] |
Raša Đelmaš
Ratislav "Raša" Ðelmaš ( sr-cyr, Ратислав-Раша Ђелмаш; 26 January 1950 – 28 October 2021) was a Serbian rock musician, best known as a member of the bands YU Grupa and Zebra. Musical career Đelmaš started his career as the drummer in the band Anđeli, continuing it in bands Hendriksova Deca, Mobi Dik and Felix. In 1972, he became a member of Pop Mašina, later that year he moved to Siluete, and finally to YU Grupa. With YU Grupa he recorded the albums ''YU Grupa'' (1973), '' Kako to da svaki dan?'' (1974) and ''YU Grupa'' (1975), before leaving it and forming Zebra in 1976. With Zebra he released the album ''Kažu da takav je red'' (1979), on which he played drums and keyboards and sang. In 1982, he released the solo album ''Hot rok'', which featured Đelmaš on drums and vocals, Bata Kostić on guitar and Laza Ristovski on keyboards. After the album release Đelmaš retired from music and dedicated himself to auto racing and his restaurant. In 1989 he retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
