''Pesme iznad istoka i zapada'' (trans. ''Songs above East and West'') is an album comprising the works of various artists, released in 2001, featuring thirteen songs recorded by

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musicians based on the poems of Bishop Nikolaj Velimirović (who has been

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since the release of the album). In 2021 ''Pesme iznad istoka i zapada'' was polled 69th on the list of 100 Best Serbian Albums Since the Breakup of

SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

. 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'').

Recording and release

The album features (at the time) current and former members of

Bezobrazno Zeleno Bezobrazno Zeleno ( sr-cyr, Безобразно Зелено, trans. ''Rudely Green'') was a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1980. Led by bass guitarist Bojan Vasić, the band belonged to the second generation of Belgrade new wave 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 Rock music in Serbia, Serbian rock scene. Formed in 1989 by voc ...

Galija Galija ( sr-cyr, Галија; ) is a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Niš in 1977. The central figures of the band are brothers Nenad Milosavljević (vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica) and Predrag Milosavljević (vocals). A larg ...

Darkwood Dub Darkwood Dub was a Serbian alternative rock band formed in Belgrade in 1988. In the years after the formation the band gradually grew to prominence on the Serbian rock scene, eventually becoming one of the most notable acts of the 1990s and 2000 ...

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Partibrejkers Partibrejkers (Serbian Cyrillic: Партибрејкерс, transliteration for: ''Partybreakers'') is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade, as well as one of the most acclaimed acts of the Yugoslav rock scene. The band was formed in 1982 and rele ...

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, Hazari, Sunshine,

Električni Orgazam Električni Orgazam ( sr-cyr, Електрични Оргазам, lit=Electric Orgasm, translit=) is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of new wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed th ...

, 357, Qrve,

Džukele Džukele ( sr-Cyrl, Џукеле; transl. '' The Curs'') were a Serbian punk rock band from Subotica. History The band Phoenix was formed in 1991 by Dragan Neorčić (bass guitar), Slobodan Vukosavljević (guitar, vocals), and Rudolf Aleksije ...

Goblini Goblini ( sr-Cyrl, Гоблини; trans. ''The Goblins'') are a Serbian punk rock band from Šabac. History Formation, rise to prominence (1992–1999) Guitarist Alen Jovanović and Vladislav Kokotović "Vlada", who lived in Karlovac, ...

, Night Shift,

Ana Stanić Ana Stanić ( sr-cyr, Ана Станић; born 8 December 1975) is a Serbian pop singer, songwriter, composer, and film producer. Career Music In 1994, she became the singer in dance-pop duo Moby Dick. They recorded three albums, which sold i ...

's backing band, and other bands. The album also features

Goran Trajkovski Goran Trajkoski ( mk, Горан Трајкоски) (born 21 November 1963) is a Macedonian musician. He rose to international prominence as a frontman of the group Anastasija which was featured on the soundtrack album for the Academy Award-nom ...

, member of Macedonian band

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. Although the participation of former

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members

Srđan Šaper Srđan Šaper ( sr-cyr, Срђан Шапер; born October 9, 1958) is a founder of I&F McCann Grupa. He is also well known as a founder and a member of the Yugoslav new wave band Idoli in the 1980s.P. Janjatović, Idoli, YU rock enciklopedija ...

and

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was announced, the two did not participate in the album recording. The album was edited by

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Jovan Ćulibrk. The album was officially released on

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, April 15, 2001, through

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, in cooperation with Radio Svetigora, the radio of the

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.Project official page

Track listing

Personnel

*Dragutin Aleksandrić ( Qrve) - guitar *Nebojša Antonijević (

) - guitar *Julija Boroš - vocals *Zoran Cvetković ( 357) - trumpet *Nebojša Čanković ( 357) - guitar *Dragan Ćurković (Revolt) - guitar *Marko Dacić ( 357, Night Shift) - bass guitar *Aleksandar Gardašević (DST) - vocals *Nikola Hadži-Nikolić ( 357) - vocals *Dragutin Jakovljević (

backing band) - guitar *Vladimrir Jerić (

) - guitar *Igor Kašiković (Revolt) - bass guitar *Ivan Kljajić (

backing band) - guitar, producer, mixing * Zoran Kostić (

) - vocals *Draško Kremenović (Revolt) - vocals *Olivera Kristić - backing vocals *Boris Lješković (DST) - vocals *Zoran Maksimović (Jazz Ba) - guitar *Goran Marić (

) - vocals, backing vocals *Goran Milošević ( Hazari) - percussion *Goran Milošević (

backing band) - drums *Jasmina Mitrušić (

) - vocals *Đorđe Petrović (DJ) - scratch *Leonid Pilipović (

) - guitar *Ognjen Popović (Jazz Ba,

backing band) - bass guitar *Nebojša Potkonjak ( 357) - trumpet *Manja Ristić - violin *Milorad Ristić (

) - guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals *Drago Senić ( Qrve) - vocals, bass guitar, backing vocals *Goran Simić (Revolt) - drums *Svetlana Spajić (Paganke, Moba, Drina) - vocals, backing vocals *Marina Stojković - ison *Predrag Stojković -

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*Milan Tica (Revolt) - guitar *Petar Toplaović (Revolt) - vocals *

(

) - producer (track #13) *Miloš Velimir (Pussycat, Sunshine,

, 357,

) - drums *Zora Vitas - vocals *Dejan Vučetić (

) - vocals, programming *Veljko Vućurović (DST) - backing vocals *Bojan Vulin (Nesalomivi) - guitar

Additional personnel

*Oliver Jovanović - postproduction *Marinko Lugonja - design *Uroš Marković - assisting recording *Goranka Matić - photography *Bjanka Paunović - assisting recording

Legacy

In 2021 ''Pesme iznad istoka i zapada'' was polled 69th on the list of 100 Best Serbian Albums Since the Breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. 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'').

References

External links

Project official page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pesme iznad istoka i zapada 2001 compilation albums Alternative rock albums by Serbian artists Garage rock albums by Serbian artists Pop rock albums by Serbian artists Electronic albums by Serbian artists Christian rock compilation albums PGP-RTS compilation albums