Dražen Janković ( sr-cyr, Дражен Јанковић; 1965 – 9 November 2018), also known by his nickname Drale, was a Serbian musician, composer, writer and actor. He was a band member of Sarajevo-based rock band

Zabranjeno Pušenje Zabranjeno pušenje () is a Bosnian rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1980. The group's musical style primarily consists of a distinctive garage rock sound with folk influences, often featuring innovative production and complex storytelling. Curre ...

under a

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Seid Mali Karajlić (or Seid Little Karajlić), and Belgrade-based band

The No Smoking Orchestra The No Smoking Orchestra, frequently credited as Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra, is a Serbian garage rock band formed in Belgrade in 1993. The band was formed in 1993 by Nele Karajlić who, after relocating to Belgrade from Sarajevo, ...

. He was one of the prominent members of the

New Primitivism New Primitivism (Serbo-Croatian: Novi primitivizam) was a subcultural movement established in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia in March 1983. It primarily used music, along with satire, sketch and surreal comedy on radio and tel ...

movement in his hometown

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. His older brother is a Serbian musician and actor

Nenad Janković Nenad (; Cyrillic script: Ненад) is a male personal Slavic names, name of Slavic origin common in countries that speak Slavic languages. It is more widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and North Macedonia than i ...

. As an actor, he has appeared in television series ''

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'' (1989–1991) and '' Složna braća'' (1996), as well as in a documentary film '' Super 8 Stories'' (2001), directed by the award-winning Serbian filmmaker

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. Janković was born in

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, SFR Yugoslavia (nowadays

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) where he finished

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and the Second Sarajevo Gymnasium. His father Srđan was a

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and a

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of Oriental sciences at the

University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a public university located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the larges ...

's Faculty of Philosophy.

Discography

Albums * ''Opomena 1'' (2006) * ''Objašnjenja'' (2007) * ''Opomena 3'' (2010) Zabranjeno pušenje * ''

Das ist Walter ''Das ist Walter'' () is the debut studio album by Yugoslav band Zabranjeno Pušenje released on April 10, 1984. It was released through Jugoton in Yugoslavia. The album title is the closing line from the 1972 partisan film ''Walter Defends Saraj ...

'' (1984) * ''

Dok čekaš sabah sa šejtanom ''Dok čekaš sabah sa šejtanom'' () is the second studio album by Yugoslav band Zabranjeno Pušenje released on June 11, 1985. It was released through Jugoton in SFR Yugoslavia. It is the band's first double album. Following the unexpected succ ...

'' (1985) * '' Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari'' (1987)

Filmography

Publications

* ''Privatni semafor: priče, pesme, aforizmi'' (2007) * ''Privatni semafor II'' (2009) * ''Privatni semafor 3: pesme'' (unknown) * ''Privatni semafor 4: pesme'' (2011) * ''Unca unca čudo – Putopis'' (2011) * ''Priča sa ušća Save i Dunava iz Beograda'' (2016)

References

External links

Seid Mali Karajlić Discography
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Drale Discography
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jankovic, Drazen 1965 births 2018 deaths Aphorists Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina musicians Male actors from Sarajevo Musicians from Sarajevo Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian film score composers Serbian rock singers Serbian rock keyboardists Serbian punk rock musicians Serbian musicians Serbian writers Zabranjeno pušenje members Yugoslav musicians Yugoslav Wars refugees Date of birth missing