Braća Left ( sr-cyr, Браћа Лефт; trans. ''The Left Brothers'') was a

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band formed in Belgrade in 1992. Founded by former

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and Armagedon members, Braća Left was a prominent act of the 1990s Serbian rock scene.

History

The band was formed in 1992 by former

members Goran Tomanović (guitar) and his brother Ljuba Tomanović (bass guitar) with the former Armagedon members Miodrag Šuša (guitar) and Goran Milanović (drums). Vocal duties were equally shared among the guitarists Tomanović and Šuša. In the spring of 1994 the band released their debut album ,''Braća Left 1'', through the record label ITMM, showing their interest for standard

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elements, and abandoning the

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style of Oktobar 1864. The album, recorded at the Belgrade ''Go-Go'' studio in January 1994, featured eleven tracks written by the band themselves and was produced by Vojislav "Voja" Aralica.Браћа Лефт* - Браћа Лефт 1 (Cassette, Album) at Discogs
/ref> During the same year, the band's tracks "Ćao bejbi" ("Bye, Bye, Baby") and "Zaboravljaš" ("You Forget"), for both of which the band had recorded promotional videos, appeared on the ITMM various artists compilation ''New Rock Power '93-94''. In late 1996, the band recorded their second and last studio album ''Braća Left 2'', also produced by Aralica, featuring former Oktobar 1864 vocalist

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as guest backing vocalist on the track "Anđeo" ("Angel"). The album, recorded in July 1996 at the ''Go-Go'' studio, featured eleven songs, including "Aikido" for which the band recorded a promotional video. After the album release, the band split up. Šuša joined the

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band

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, also working as a painter and actor, appearing in the movies ''In the Middle of Nowhere'' by Miša Radivojević and ''

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'' by

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. Goran Tomanović became the music editor at the

City Records City Records (full legal name in Serbian: Предузеће за издавачко-пропагандну делатност City Records д.о.о. Београд/''Preduzeće za izdavačko-propagandnu delatnost City Records d.o.o. Beograd'') ...

record label, and in 2000 he formed the

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and

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group Manú.

Legacy

The song "Aikido" was covered in 2013 by Serbian alternative rock band

Bjesovi Bjesovi ( sr-cyr, Бјесови; trans. ''The Demons'') are a Serbian alternative rock band formed in Gornji Milanovac in 1989. The band was one of the most notable acts of the 1990s Serbian rock scene. Formed in 1989 by vocalists and songwriter ...

."Bjesovi obradili još tri pesme", Balkanrock.com
/ref> In 2021 the album ''Braća Left 2'' was polled 81st on the list of 100 Best Serbian Albums Since the Breakup of

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. The list was published in the book '' Kako (ni)je propao rokenrol u Srbiji'' (''How Rock 'n' Roll in Serbia (Didn't) Came to an End'').

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Braća Left 1'' (1994) * ''Braća Left 2'' (1996)

References

External links

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