Banana ( sr-cyr, Банана) was a Yugoslav

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band formed in Belgrade in 1985. They were a prominent act of the

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in the late 1980s.

Band history

1985-1988

Banana was formed in 1985. Initially the band went through numerous lineup changes, before a steady lineup was formed: Aleksandra Toković (daughter of the famous composer Dragan Toković, vocals), Dragan Lončar (guitar), Boban Šaranović (bass guitar), Srđan Cincar (keyboards) and Igor Borojević (drums). They released their debut album, ''Ponoćni pasaži'' (''Midnight Sections'') in 1986. The album was

-oriented and featured guitarist Duda Bezuha, Bajaga i Instruktori keyboardist

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and former Zamba vocalist and bass guitarist Bogdan Dragović as guest musicians. In the summer of 1987, the band toured

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, headlining a festival in

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, and at the beginning of 1988, they released their second album, ''Banana''‚ produced by keyboardist Đorđe Petrović, who, at the time, performed with the band. Aleksandra Toković wrote seven songs which marked the band's shift towards

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. Soon after the release of their second album, Banana disbanded.

Post breakup

Borojević moved to Partibrejkers, and later started working as a producer, producing the albums by

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, Kristali, Partibrejkers and other acts.Igor Borojević production credits at Discogs
/ref> Aleksandra Toković became a television presenter at Radio Television of Serbia. Cincar formed the band Fantomi.

Discography

*''Ponoćni pasaži'' (1986) *''Banana'' (1988)

References

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