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Goran Vejvoda
Goran Vejvoda ( Serbian: Горан Вејвода, ''Goran Vejvoda'') (born 1956 in London, United Kingdom) is an English-born, French-based, Serbian media artist (musician, composer, sound and visual artist, performance artist, photographer, writer, and actor). Early life Son of the Yugoslav diplomat who had been a foreign volunteer fighter in the Spanish Civil War as well as prominent Partisan during World War II, Goran was born in London because his father was FPR Yugoslavia's ambassador to United Kingdom at the time. In 1960, the family relocated to Rome as his father got reassigned to be the ambassador in Italy. In 1967 the family was on the move to Paris where his father got named as the Yugoslav ambassador to France. Finally, in 1971 his father got an adviser job at the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry, which meant that 15-year-old Goran came to Belgrade. Activity In the early 1980s Vejvoda briefly fronted Annoda Rouge band/project with then-girlfriend Bebi Dol on vocals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Doll (singer)
Dragana Todorović ( , / ; born 2 October 1962), better known under the stage name Bebi Dol (), is a Serbian singer and songwriter. Born in Belgrade, she made her debut in 1981 with the single "Mustafa". Bebi Dol rose to further prominence by representing SFR Yugoslavia at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest with "Brazil". She has released four studio albums to date: ''Ruže i krv'' (1983), ''Ritam srca'' (1995), ''Ljuta sam...'' (2002) and ''Čovek rado izvan sebe živi'' (2006). Early life Dragana Šarić was born on 2 October 1964 in Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia, to mother Magdalena, who worked for Television Belgrade and father Milisav, a military jazz musician. Three months after she had been born, the family relocated to Copenhagen, Denmark, and later continued moving across Europe because of her father's job, who performed in American military bases. When Šarić turned seven, they eventually moved back to Belgrade so she can attend school there. She was a student at the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (; born Brian Peter George Eno, 15 May 1948) is a British musician, composer, record producer and visual artist best known for his contributions to ambient music and work in rock, pop and electronica. A self-described "non-musician", Eno has helped introduce unconventional concepts and approaches to contemporary music. He has been described as one of popular music's most influential and innovative figures. Born in Suffolk, Eno studied painting and experimental music at the art school of Ipswich Civic College in the mid 1960s, and then at Winchester School of Art. He joined glam rock group Roxy Music as its synthesiser player in 1971, recording two albums with the group before departing in 1973. Eno then released a number of solo pop albums beginning with ''Here Come the Warm Jets'' (1974) and, also in the mid-1970s, began exploring a minimalist direction on influential recordings such as '' Discreet Music'' (1975) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Byrne (musician)
David Byrne (; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, writer, music theorist, visual artist and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads. Early life David Byrne was born on 14 May 1952 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the elder of two children born to Tom (from Lambhill, Glasgow) and Emma Byrne. Byrne's father was Catholic and his mother Presbyterian. Two years after his birth, the family moved to Canada, settling in Hamilton, Ontario. The family left Scotland in part because there were few jobs requiring his father's engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock (magazine)
''Rock'' was a Yugoslav music magazine, published from 1982 to 1990. History ''Rock'' first appeared in April 1982 as ''Rock 82''. Initially, ''Rock 82'' was a supplement of NIP Politika's comic magazine ''Strip 82''; the back cover of ''Strip 82'' being the front cover of ''Rock 82'', printed in an unusual 11x30cm magazine format. ''Rock 82s first editor-in-chief as well as its initiator was rock critic . In an interview for the '' Rockovnik'' documentary series, Popović recalled: From January 1983, ''Rock'' began being published as an independent periodical, printed in tabloid newspaper format. Then, in March 1985, it started getting printed in magazine format. In 1985, 7-inch single with the charity song "Za milion godina", the Yugoslav contribution to Live Aid, was released with the magazine. Popović was succeeded by Vladislav Bajac, who in turn got succeeded by Dragan Todorović. From October 1988, the magazine was edited by Saša Gajević, and published under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Džuboks
''Džuboks'' ( sr-cyr, italic=yes, Џубокс, trans. ''Jukebox'') was a Yugoslav music magazine. Launched in 1966, it was the very first magazine in SFR Yugoslavia dedicated predominantly to rock music and the first rock music magazine to be published in a communist country. History Launch ''Džuboks'' was launched during spring 1966 by the Belgrade-based Duga publishing company in the aftermath of the three-day Gitarijada music festival, whose large attendance and euphoric atmosphere several months earlier at the Belgrade Fair were indicative of the rising popularity of rock music locally. The idea for a monthly rock music magazine came from Duga staff journalists who had already been putting together a weekly film magazine, ''Filmski svet'' (Film World), feeling an entirly new publication catering to the growing number of rock music fans in Yugoslavia could prove successful. As Duga had no rock music writers or reviewers among its staff, they reached out to Nikola Karaklaji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis J
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a civil rights movement, transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and Cultural impact of Elvis Presley#Danger to American culture, initial controversy. Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dečko Koji Obećava
''The Promising Boy'' ( sh, Dečko koji obećava) is a 1981 Yugoslav youth genre film. Overlapping with the emerging new wave scene that seemingly challenged many of the established social norms in communist Yugoslavia, the movie tells the story of a young man who goes from being a good son to rebellious misfit and back again. It also served as showcase of sorts for various bands of Yugoslav new wave and punk music scenes. Plot Twenty-four-year-old Slobodan Milošević (Aleksandar Berček) seemingly has the world by the tail. Growing up during the early 1980s in an upscale part of Belgrade as the only child in a well-off and respectable nomenklatura family—his father's a Yugoslav People's Army officer, mother a university professor—Slobodan is an exemplary young man in his own right. Studying at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Medicine while dating beautiful, smart, and similarly upwardly mobile Maša (Dara Džokić), daughter of an influential communist Serbian pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dušan Kojić
Dušan "Koja" Kojić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Којић Која; born 14 June 1961) is a Serbian rock bassist, singer, and songwriter. He is the frontman of the Serbian Alternative rock band Disciplin A Kitschme (formerly known as Disciplina Kičme). Discography With Šarlo Akrobata Singles * ''"Mali čovek" / "Ona se budi"'' (1981) Studio albums *'' Bistriji ili tuplji čovek biva kad...'' (1981) Compilation albums *''Paket aranžman'' (1980) - with Električni orgazam and Idoli Other appearances *'' Svi marš na ples!'' (1981) With Disciplina Kičme Solo works * ''Prijateljstvo zanat najstariji'' (1991) - EP * '' Kako je propao rokenrol'' (1989) - with Vlada Divljan Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир "Влада" Дивљан; 10 May 1958 – 4 March 2015), was a Serbian singer and songwriter. He was known as the frontman of the Serbian and Yugoslav rock band Idoli, one of the bands which ... and Srđan Gojković * ''Beogradska prevara! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šarlo Akrobata
Šarlo Akrobata ( sr-Cyrl, Шарло Акробата; trans. ''Charlot the Acrobat'', a Serbo-Croatian language version of Charlie Chaplin's name in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) were a seminal Serbian new wave/post-punk band from Belgrade. Short-lived but extremely influential, in addition to being one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav new wave scene, the three piece left an indelible mark on the entire music scene of former Yugoslavia. Spawning from the progressive/hard rock group Limunovo Drvo ( sr-Cyrl, Лимуново Дрво; trans. ''Lemon Tree''), founded in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Milan Mladenović and guitarist Dragomir Mihajlović "Gagi", after several lineup changes, moved towards new wave music, with the arrival of bassist and vocalist Dušan Kojić "Koja" and drummer Ivan Vdović "VD". After performing as an opening act for Pankrti in April 1980, Mihajlović left the band and the remaining three members changed their name to Šarlo Akrobata, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIS Idoli
Vis, ViS, VIS, and other capitalizations may refer to: Places * Vis (island), a Croatian island in the Adriatic sea ** Vis (town), on the island of Vis * Vis (river), in south-central France * Vis, Bulgaria, a village in Haskovo Province * Visalia Municipal Airport (IATA and FAA:VIS), Visalia, California * Viš, a village in Montenegro Organizations * Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation, an IC foundry in Taipei, Taiwan * Vasil Iliev Security (VIS and VIS-2), former front companies for a criminal organization in Bulgaria * Vatican Information Service, the official news service of the Vatican * VAZInterService, an automobile manufacturer in Russia * Vavoua International School, an international boarding school in Côte d'Ivoire * Victorian Institute of Sport, a government sporting institute in Victoria, Australia * Vienna Independent Shorts, an annual international film festival in Vienna, Austria * Vienna International School, a school for the children of UN e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
