Branimir Đokić (

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: Бранимир Ђокић) (born 6 February 1950) is a Serbian

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and others. Đokić attended the high music school "Stanković" in Belgrade. He presented himself to the audience as outstanding instrumentalist on accordion, winning the first prize at the traditional competition in Sokobanja, 1964. By the next year, Branimir became one of the best known instrumental soloists on accordion in the former

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. Later, he joined the Folk Orchestra of Radio Belgrade, where he was oriented in the field, in which he is today, by Rade Jašarević and Boki Milošević.

Discography

;Singles *Kola (Kaletovo kolo) - PGP RTB (1965) *Kola (Čubursko kolo) - PGP RTB (1966) *Kola (Uzičko kolo) - PGP RTB (1967) *Kola (Ciganski urnebes) - BeogradDisk (1968) *Nova kola (Čivijaški džumbus) - PGP RTB (1970) *Nova kola (Zvezdino kolo) - PGP RTB (1975) *Kola (Mitraljez kolo) - PGP RTB (1977) ;Albums *Zlatna harmonika (Kola) - PGP RTB (1972) *Kola (Kola) - PGP RTB (1973) *Kola (Kola) - PGP RTB (1976) *Veliki uspesi (Kola) - Diskos (1984)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Đokić, Branimir 1950 births Living people Yugoslav musicians Serbian accordionists Musicians from Šabac 21st-century accordionists