''Ritam'' ( sr-cyr, italic=yes, Ритам, trans. ''

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'') was a Yugoslav

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. Prior to the appearance of ''Ritam,'' there were Yugoslav magazines dedicated to

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

, but ''Ritam'', founded in 1962, was the first Yugoslav magazine which dealt with jazz as well as

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and

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, thus paving the way for Yugoslav rock magazines like ''

Džuboks ''Džuboks'' ( sr-cyr, italic=yes, Џубокс, trans. ''Jukebox'') was a Yugoslav music magazine. Launched in 1966, it was the very first magazine in SFR Yugoslavia dedicated predominantly to rock music and the first rock music magazine to be p ...

'' and '' Pop Express''.Rakezić, Saša, "Rok muzika u Vojvodini: Duh urbanih ravničara", vreme.com
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History

''Ritam'' magazine was founded in 1962 by publisher Dnevnik from

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. It was dedicated to jazz and

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. The editor-in-chief was

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Miroslav "Mika" Antić. The first issue was released on October 1, 1962. The price of an issue was 50

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. Before August 1965, which was when the last issue was published, 39 issues have been released in total.

References

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