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Rokeri s Moravu ( sr-Cyrl, Рокери с Мораву, meaning ''Rockers from Morava'') was a
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n band active from 1977-1991 and again from 2006-2008. Their music was a mix of
Serbian folk music Serbian folk music ( sr, српска народна музика / ''srpska narodna muzika'') refers to, in the narrow sense, the "older" style of Serbian folk music, predating the "newer" ( sr, link=no, новокомпонована / ''novokomp ...
with rock elements and the lyrics in folksy dialect of
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and
Morava Valley The Morava Valley ( sr, Поморавље / ''Pomoravlje'', ), is a general term which in its widest sense marks valleys of any of three Morava rivers in Serbia: the West Morava (West Morava Valley), the South Morava ( South Morava Valley) and ...
, combined with numerous popular culture references. Their visual trademark were Serbian
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caps and
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shoes, worn either with traditional dress and/or in crazy combinations with
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s,
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s or
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s. The band was formed in 1977 by Boris Bizetić, who wrote, composed and made musical arrangements for all Rokeri s Moravu's songs (more than 220) and who is also one of the lead singers of the band. The other lead singer was Zvonko Milenković. Two additional singers were Branislav Anđelović (who was also a
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) and Branko Janković. Branko Janković died in 1982 after a car accident. Branislav Anđelović left the band in 1988. ''Rokeri'' recorded 17 studio albums from 1977 to 1991, when they stopped recording but continued having occasional live performances around Europe. Between 1988 and 1991 ''Rokeri'' released five VHS programs. During the 1990s they were active on television in several TV shows. The best-selling album was ''Krkenzi kikiriki'' from 1980. Their greatest hits include ''Turio Ljubiša pivo da se 'ladi'', ''Ja Tarzan a ti Džejn'', ''Stojadinka ovce šiša'', ''Seks na eks''... In 2005, 3 "best of" box sets of 2CDs each, titled ''Sabrana nedela'' (''Collected misdeeds'') was released. The following year their first DVD, with 30 previously unreleased music videos, came out. A comeback album, "Projekat", was released in 2007, recorded only by Boris Bizetić and Zvonko Milenković, with guest appearances by famous folk singers
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,
Predrag Živković Tozovac Predrag Živković ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Живковић; 22 January 19366 April 2021), nicknamed Tozovac ( sr-Cyrl, Тозовац) was one of the most famous Serbian folk singers and composers. He was also an accomplished accordion player ...
and
Lepa Lukić Lepava Mušović ( sr-Cyrl, Лепава Мушовић; born 13 January 1940), known professionally as Lepa Lukić ( sr-cyr, Лепа Лукић), is a Serbian folk singer with a career spanning more than six decades. One of her biggest hits i ...
. This album was followed by DVD with 20 music videos that same year. Zvonko Milenković died in September 2008.


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Official site of Boris Bizetić
containing full discography of Rokeri s Moravu (Serbian) Yugoslav musical groups Musical groups established in 1977 Musical groups disestablished in 1991 Serbian musical groups {{serbia-stub