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: Грива; trans. '' Mane'') was a

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band from

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Band history

1982—1992

The band was formed in 1982 by former Ibn Tup members, Zlatko Karavla (drums) and Josip Sabo (guitar). The first lineup also featured Zoran Gogić (also a former Ibn Tup member, vocals), Laslo Novak (keyboards), and Đorđe Jovanović (bass guitar). Soon after the band was formed, Gogić left the band, so Karavla switched to vocals, and Janoš Kazimić became the band's new drummer. The band, under the name Bela Griva (''White Mane''), had their first live performance as the opening act on a

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concert in

. Soon after, Griva, as a support act, went on tour with Divlje Jagode. The band's first commercial success was their debut single, a heavy metal cover of

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's song "Sitnije, Cile, sitnije" (Griva's version entitled "Sitnije, sestro, sitnije"), released in 1983. The

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with songs "Sitnije, sestro, sitnije" and "Tebi je važna samo lova" was given as a present with the 751st issue of the

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magazine '' Stripoteka''. Due to the success of the single, the band signed for

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, and during the same year released their debut album ''

Kog sam đavola tražio u tebi ''Kog sam đavola tražio u tebi'' (trans. ''What the Hell I Saw in You'') is the first studio album by Serbian and former Yugoslav hard rock band Griva, released in 1983. The album features Griva's debut single, a heavy metal cover of Lepa Br ...

'' (''What the Hell I Saw in You''). The album was produced by the

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Karolj Kovač, and featured

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frontman

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. Soon after the album release, Griva became a support band on Divlje Jagode tour once again. On September 24, 1984, Griva performed as the opening band for

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on their concert in Pionir Hall in

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. New material, recorded in 1985, was refused by several major record labels. It was released, under the title '' Nisi ni ti anđeo'' (''You're Not an Angel as Well''), through an independent label, Panonija Koncert, on

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only. It featured a cover of

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's version of the song "

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", Griva version titled "I law Myroslaw" (the title referring to

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singer

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). After the album release Kazimić left the band, and was replaced by Laslo Pihler, a former member of the punk rock band

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. However, Pihler was soon replaced by Nikola Džunja. The release of ''Nisi ni ti anđeo'' was not followed by presentation in the media, and after a short Austrian tour, Griva disbanded. In 1986, Karavla and Divlje Jagode frontman

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recorded a

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"Kaljinka", inspired by the

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. Soon after Karavla, with various musicians, including former Griva members, Sabo, Jovanović and Novak, recorded a new album, released under the name Griva in 1987. The album, entitled simply ''

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'', and also known as ''Vojvodino, Vojvodino, što si tako ravna'' (''

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, Vojvodina, Why Are You so Flat'') after its biggest hit, was released through

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. The new album, considered the band's biggest commercial success, brought

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-oriented songs with elements of

of Vojvodina. The album featured a

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cover of

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's song "Gyöngyhajú lány", Griva version titled "Devojka biserne kose". After the album release, Karavla reunited Griva. The new lineup featured, beside Karavla, Zoran "Bale" Bulatović (a former member of the

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band

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, guitar), Predrag "Buca" Janičić (a former member of the new wave band

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, drums), Vojislav Vilić (a former member of the hard rock/

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, guitar), and Momčilo "Moma" Bajac (a former member of the new wave band Čista Proza, bass guitar). Bulatović and Janičić previously appeared on ''Griva'' recording. In 1988, fourth studio album '' Što te tata pušta samu'' (''Why Does Your Daddy Let You Go Alone'') was released through

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. As Bulatović left the band before the album recording, Zoran "Zox" Maletić, a former member of Pekinška Patka, was hired for the album recording. In May Griva performed at the international rock festival in

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as one of the headliners. After returning to Yugoslavia, Griva held a concert in

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with Sing, Sing, Singers, Osmi Putnik, Viktorija and

appearing as the band's special guests.

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produced Griva's TV show, and the band went on their last Yugoslav tour. At the beginning of 1990 the band ended their activity. In 1991 Karavla started recording the studio album '' Pij, jedi, veseli se...'' (''Drink, Eat, Be Happy...''), the recording of which, due to the outbreak of

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, lasted for more than year and a half. Karavla finished the album recording with various musicians and released it under the Griva moniker in 1992 for the independent label Megaton. Two promotional videos were recorded but there were no live performances, and Griva officially disbanded.

Reunions (2002, 2004)

In September 2002, One Records released the compilation '' Samo najbolje'' (''Only the Best''), and in December the band reunited for an

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concert in Studio M in Novi Sad. The recording of the concert was released in 2010 on the live album and the

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, both entitled '' Griva & Co. — Live''. In 2004 the band reunited to perform at Moto Fest in Novi Sad. In February 2013, Karavla announced that the band would reunite and release a new studio album, which would be followed by concerts."Griva priprema novi album", timemachinemusic.org
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Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (1983) *'' Nisi ni ti anđeo'' (1985) *''

'' (1987) *'' Što te tata pušta samu'' (1988) *'' Pij, jedi, veseli se...'' (1992)

Live albums

*''Griva & Co. — Live'' (2010)

Compilations

*'' Samo najbolje'' (2002)

Video albums

*''Griva & Co. — Live'' (2010)

References

*EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006, Janjatović Petar; *''NS rockopedija, novosadska rock scena 1963-2003'', Mijatović Bogomir; Publisher: SWITCH, 2005

External links

Zlatko Karavla official site

Zlatko Karavla official YouTube channel

Griva at Discogs
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