Dušan Vranić, known by his nickname Duco, is a Bosnian musician who is a member of the

Darko Rundek Darko Rundek (Zagreb, January 30 1956) is a Croatian rock singer, songwriter, poet, and actor. His music career started in the early 1980s, as the frontman of the world music influenced rock band Haustor. He emigrated to France after the Yug ...

's band. Formerly, he was a member of a Bosnian garage rock band

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Life and career

Vranić was born and raised in

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. He is a

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musician. In 1994, Vranić came to

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with a pop-rock band Overdream. Next to him, the band members are Samir Ćeramida, Đani Pervan, Sejo Kovo, and Boris Bačvić. The band released their only studio album in 1996. In 1996, Vranić accompanied

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and Elvis J. Kurtović, with whom he restarted band

, disbanded in the early 1990s. He performed on their fifth studio album, '' Fildžan viška'', which was released in 1997. American singer-songwriter

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hired Vranić and Đani Pervan to make remixes of two songs, "I've Been High" and "Beachball", from

R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternati ...

's album '' Reveal'' (2001). The two of them did mentioned remixes under

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Chef. In 2001, Vranić accompanied

with whom he performed on his studio album ''Ruke'' (2002). Later, Vranić and Rundek founded Rundek Cargo Orkestar, as well as Rundek Cargo Trio. Three musicians, Vranić, Rundek, and a Swiss

violin The violin, sometimes known as a '' fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone ( string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in the family in regu ...

ist Isabel Catala released two studio albums as Rundek Cargo Trio; ''Plavi avion'' (2010) and ''Mostovi'' (2015).

Discography

;Overdream * ''Overdream'' (1996) ;Zabranjeno pušenje * '' Fildžan viška'' (1997) ;Darko Rundek & Cargo Orkestar * ''Ruke'' (2002) * ''Zagrebačka Magla: Plava turneja 2003 Live'' (2004) * ''Mhm A-ha Oh Yeah Da-Da!'' (2006) * ''Live u Domu omladine'' (2008) ;Rundek Cargo Trio * ''Plavi Avion'' (2010) * ''Mostovi'' (2015) * ''Generacija '68 Soundtrack'' (2016)

References

External links

Dušan Vranić
on

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