Gustafi are a

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folk rock Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers s ...

band formed in

Vodnjan Vodnjan (; it, Dignano) is a town in Istria County, Croatia, located about 10 kilometers north of the largest city in Istria, Pula. History According to the legend, it developed out of the association of seven villas which were part of the colon ...

, a small town in Istria, in 1980. The band was founded by Edi Maružin, Vlado Maružin, Čedomir Mošnja, Igor Arih and Livio Morosin and was originally called ''Gustaph y njegovi dobri duhovi''. They released their first album titled ''V'' in 1985. The band is known for their eclectic style which combines Istrian

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

and

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

, along with blues and

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influences. They are considered one of the most prominent examples of the so-called ''ča-val'' (Cha Wave), a type of

pop rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...

music accompanied with lyrics sung in the

chakavian dialect Chakavian or Čakavian (, , , sh-Latn, čakavski proper name: or own name: ''čokovski, čakavski, čekavski'') is a South Slavic regiolect or language spoken primarily by Croats along the Adriatic coast, in the historical regions of Da ...

spoken in Istria, which became popular in the mid-1990s in Croatia (other notable performers of ''ča-val'' are

Alen Vitasović Alen Vitasović (born 5 July 1968) is a Croatian pop singer and songwriter. Born in Pula, many of his songs are about his native Istria and mostly written in Chakavian dialect. Vitasović began his music career early, learning how to play the ...

and Šajeta).

Discography

* ''V'' (1985) * ''Tutofato'' (1994) * ''Zarad tebe'' (1995) * ''Sentimiento muto'' (1997) * ''Vraćamo se odmah'' (1999) * ''Na minimumu'' (2002) * ''Gust of'' (2004) * ''Tampon, vol. 1'' (2005) * ''F.F.'' (2006) * ''Chupacabra'' (2009) * ''Kanibalkanska'' (2012) * ''Maneštra'' (2015)

External links

Unofficial website

Gustafi
at the

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official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Gustafi Croatian musical groups Croatian rock music groups Musical groups established in 1980