Bezimeni (trans. ''The Nameless Ones'') were a

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band formed in

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in 1961. They are notable as one of the pioneers of the

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History

1961-1964

Bezimeni were formed in

in 1961 by Janko Mlinarić "Truli" (vocals, bass guitar), Slaven Rački (guitar), Željko Margetić "Marga" (guitar), Mahmud Ismailovski (tenor saxophone) and Mario Škrinjarić (drums). They were later joined by Petko Katrandžijev (keyboards), and Škrinjarić was replaced by Radovan Krajnović. The band had their debut performance in the prestigious Zagreb Music Institute. During the following years they would continue to perform there, although they played mostly in Zagreb clubs Medicinar and Ribnjak. They played almost exclusively covers of

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artists, like

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and

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, in which they differed from other Yugoslav bands of the early 1960s, which often performed covers of popular

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. Bezimeni also performed covers of

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songs by

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. The band had one appearance on the Television Zagreb

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''Slavica i Mendo''. After spending the summer of 1964 performing in

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, Bezimeni ended their activity.

Post breakup

After Bezimeni disbanded, Mlinarić, Rački and Krajnović moved to the band

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. Katrandžijev moved to Delfini, later starting a successful career of

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composer. Margetić died in 2000.

2002 reunion

Bezimeni reunited in 2002, performing on the celebration of

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team's success. The band entered the recording studio for the first time, making recordings of their old song "Shadoogie", "Crossfire" and "Revival". The songs were published on the

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''Kad je rock bio mlad - Priče sa istočne strane (1956-1970)'' (''When Rock Was Young - East Side Stories (1956-1970)''), released by

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in 2005 and featuring songs by the pioneering Yugoslav rock acts.

Discography

*"Shadoogie" / "Crossfire" / "Revival" (''Kad je rock bio mlad - Priče sa istočne strane (1956-1970)''; 2005)

References

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External links

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