Zoster is a pop-reggae group from

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formed in

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in 2000. They released four studio albums, and new studio album named "Najgori", which will have 10 songs, is expected to be released in 2023. Slogan of the band and concert greeting is "Band Zoster, Your Band".

History

The group was formed in the fall of 2000 on the initiative of Mario Knezović and Dražan Planinić. The name Zoster appeared after Mario got over

herpes zoster Shingles, also known as zoster or herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. Typically the rash occurs in a single, wide mark either on the left or right side of the body or face. ...

, a virus that lives in the human body, and when the immunity drops, it manifests itself on the surface of the skin in the form of a rash and spreads over time, and the Zoster group was created as a result of the drop in society's immunity. Zoster believes that reggae music is suitable for these dangerous areas where the dose of aggressiveness even in music is too much. The group therefore conveys messages of tolerance, peace, progressiveness and affirmation, and sometimes education.

Festivals

Zoster performed on several major regional festivals like Exit festival in Novi Sad, InMusic Festival in Zagreb,

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, Lake fest Nikšić,

Jazz fest Sarajevo The Jazz Fest Sarajevo ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Sarajevski džez festival'' / Сарајевски џез фестивал) is an international music festival held annually during the first week of November in Sarajevo and is the larg ...

, Soča Reggae Riversplash music festival, Seasplash Pula, OK Fest Tjentište, Arsenal fest Kragujevac, Bedem fest Nikšić, Love fest Vrnjačka Banja, Mostar Summer Fest and other.

Discography

Studio albums: * ''Ojužilo'' (

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, 2005) * ''Festival budala'' (

, 2007) * ''Imači kada'' (

, 2012) * ''Srce uzavrelo'' (

and Menart 2014) Singles: * ''Kuda idu svi ti ljudi'' (

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, 2020) * ''Treba mi keš'' (

, 2021) * ''Čovjek želi da je ptica'' (2022) * ''Čovjek zvani činjenica'' (2023)

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