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Đuka Čaić
Djuka may refer to: African diaspora * Djuka, archaic spelling of Yuka (music), yuka, Afro-Cuban music genre * Djuka, archaic spelling of the Ndyuka language of Suriname * Djuka, archaic spelling of the Ndyuka people of Suriname Slavic people Djuka (Đuka) can be a nickname for the given name Đurađ. It can also refer to: * Đuka Agić (1906–1985), Croatian footballer * Đuka Galović (1924–2015), Croatian musician * Đuka Lovrić (1927–1957), Yugoslavian footballer * Đuka Mandić (1822–1892), mother of inventor Nikola Tesla * ''Đuka Begović'', 1991 Croatian film * Đuka, character in the 1975 Yugoslavian film ''Doktor Mladen'' * "Đuka", song by Tatjana Đorđević and Strip * Uroš Đurđević, nicknamed Đuka *Vladimir Đukanović, nicknamed Đuka {{dab, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuka (music)
Yuka is a secular Afro-Cuban musical tradition which involves drumming, singing and dancing. It was developed in western Cuba by Kongo slaves during colonial times. Yuka predates other Afro-Cuban genres of dance music like rumba and has survived in Kongo communities of Pinar del Río, specifically in El Guayabo and Barbacoa, San Luis. Since the 1940s, yuka performances have been recorded by researchers such as Harold Courlander and María Teresa Linares.Linares, María Teresa. 1981. Liner notes to ''Antología de la música afrocubana Vol. 5: Tambor yuka'' ecorded in 1978 EGREM: Havana, Cuba. Music Drumming The Bantu word ''yuka'' means "to beat" and is also used to refer to the drums used in yuka performances. According to Fernando Ortiz, yuka drums were known in the Kongo language as ''ngóma bobóla mámbu'', where ''ngóma'' means "drum", ''bobóla'' "deep sound" and ''mámbu'' "collective business". These drums are made from hollowed-out trunks of the avocado tree. Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndyuka Language
Ndyuka , also called Aukan, ''Okanisi, Ndyuka tongo'', Aukaans, ''Businenge Tongo'' (considered by some to be pejorative), Eastern Maroon Creole, or ''Nenge'' is a creole language of Suriname and French Guiana, spoken by the Ndyuka people. The speakers are one of six Maroon peoples (formerly called "Bush Negroes") in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Maroon peoples in French Guiana. Most of the 25 to 30 thousand speakers live in the interior of the country, which is a part of the country covered with tropical rainforests. Ethnologue listtwo related languagesunder the name ''Ndyuka'', the other being a dialect of Lutos. Phonology Ndyuka is based on English vocabulary, with influence from African languages in its grammar and sounds. For example, the difference between ''na'' ("is") and ''ná'' ("isn't") is tone; words can start with consonants such as ''mb'' and ''ng'', and some speakers use the consonants '' kp'' and '' gb''. (For other Ndyuka speakers, these are pronoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndyuka People
The Ndyuka people (also spelled 'Djuka') or Aukan people (''Okanisi''), are one of six Maroon peoples (formerly called "Bush Negroes", which has pejorative associations) in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Maroon peoples in French Guiana. The Aukan or Ndyuka speak the Ndyuka language. They are subdivided into the ''Opu'', who live upstream of the Tapanahony River in the Tapanahony resort of southeastern Suriname, and the ''Bilo'', who live downstream of that river in Marowijne District. The most important towns are Moengo, the largest town in Marowijne District, and Diitabiki (old name: Drietabbetje) which is the residence of the (paramount chief) of the Ndyuka people since 1950. They further subdivide themselves into twelve matrilinear kinship groups called . There is a thirteenth group, that of the . History The Ndyuka and related people are descended from Africans enslaved and transported as cargo by the Dutch to Suriname in the 17–18th century to work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đurađ
Đurađ ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ, ; ) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Greek ''Georgios''. It is also transliterated as Djuradj. It is, along with the variant '' Đorđe'', the equivalent of the English '' George''. It was widespread in medieval Serbia, being the name of many noblemen and magnates. It may refer to: * Đurađ I Balšić ( 1362–78), Lord of Zeta * Đurađ II Balšić (1385–1403), Lord of Zeta * Đurađ Bogutović ( 1370–99), Serbian nobleman * Đurađ Branković (1377–1456), Serbian Despot * Đurađ Đurašević ( 1413–35), Serbian nobleman * Đurađ Crnojević ( 1489–1514), Lord of Zeta * Đurađ Bošković (1904–1990), Serbian art historian * Đurađ Vasić (born 1956), Serbian football coach and former player * Đurađ Jakšić (born 1977), Serbian politician * Đurađ Dobrijević (born 1995), Serbian footballer See also * Đura Đura ( sr-Cyrl, Ђура; also transliterated Djura) is a Serbian male given name deriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đuka Agić
Đuro "Đuka" Agić (17 August 1906 – 15 January 1985) was a Croatian footballer. International career He made his debut for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in a January 1930 Balkan Cup match against Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ..., which remained his sole international game. References External links * 1906 births 1985 deaths Footballers from Zagreb Men's association football defenders Croatian men's footballers Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers HŠK Concordia players Yugoslav First League players {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đuka Galović
Đuka Galović (8 April 1924, in Drenovci – 11 July 2015) was a Croatian folk musician and songwriter. He is best known for dialect tambur songs such as ''Slavonci smo i Hrvati pravi'', ''Oko Studve i bistrog Bosuta'' and ''Odavno smo graničari stari'' ("Border guards of old"). The latter deals with the defense of Croatia from the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr .... The song speaks of border guards of old, long keeping the border on the river Sava:Mala hrvatska pjesmarica Zvonimir Čičić - 1976 "3.2 Odavno smo graničari Odavno smo graničari stari. Čuvali smo granicu na Savi, na Savi.* Čuvali ju sa starih čardaka. Branili ju hrabro od Turaka, hrabro od Turaka. I djedovi svoju krv su lili, da čuvaju naš zavičaj ..." References {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đuka Lovrić
Đuka Lovrić (born 23 August 1927 in Sarajevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia - died 20 February 1957 in Sarajevo, FPR Yugoslavia) was a Yugoslav professional footballer. He fell in love with the game by watching his older brother, Bosnian footballer Franjo Lovrić, play. Club career After the end of the war he joined newly-formed ''Sloboda'' with his brother and the two eventually joined SD Torpedo which was formed a year later by the fusion of Sloboda and another Sarajevo-based side, ''Udarnik'' and later renamed ''FK Sarajevo''. He spent 9 years playing for FK Sarajevo during which time he earned 196 caps and scored 78 goals for the maroon-whites, earning him a call-up to the Yugoslavia national team for a friendly against England in Belgrade in 1954. He did however not play. In the autumn of 1954 he became terminally ill and soon after had to retire from professional football at the age of 27. He played his last match for FK Sarajevo on 5 June 1955 against NK Zagreb. Death Lovri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla (;"Tesla" . ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. ; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. Born and raised in the Austrian Empire, Tesla first studied engineering and physics in the 1870s without receiving a degree. He then gained practical experience in the early 1880s working in telephony and at Continental Edison in the new electric power industry. In 1884 he immigrated to the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen. He worked for a short time at the Edison Machine Works in New York City before he struck out on his own. With the help of partners to finance and market his ideas, Tesla set up laboratories and companies in New York to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đuka Begović
''Đuka Begović'' is a Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...n film directed by Branko Schmidt. It was released in 1991. This film is based on Ivan Kozarac's novel which tells the life of a fictional character named Đuka from childhood to his material and spiritual ruin. References External links * 1991 films 1990s Croatian-language films Films directed by Branko Schmidt Zagreb Film films Croatian drama films Films based on Croatian novels 1991 drama films {{Croatia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doktor Mladen
Doktor Mladen is a 1975 Yugoslav biographical film directed by Midhat Mutapdžić, on the life of Mladen Stojanović during the Second World War. Cast * Ljuba Tadić - Dr. Mladen Stojanovic * Pavle Vuisić Radovan Tadic * Ljubiša Samardžić - Stanisa * Husein Cokic - Djuka * Zvonimir Črnko - Omer * Rudi Alvadj - Jure * Vlasta Knezovic - Danica * Ana Karić - Doktorova supruga * Jelena Zigon - Andja * Zaim Muzaferija - Petar * Dušan Janićijević - Joza * Rastislav Jovic - Enver * Igor Galo - Racan * Vanja Drach - SS Major * Uglješa Kojadinović Uglješa Kojadinović ( sr-Cyrl, Угљеша Којадиновић; 14 February 1936 – 20 June 1982) was a Yugoslav actor of Serb origin. Early life and education Kojadinović was of Serbs, Serb ethnicity, born in the village of Glamočani ... - Ustaski satnik * Zijah Sokolović - Huska References External links * 1975 films 1970s biographical films 1970s war drama films Biographical films about physicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatjana Đorđević
Tatjana Đorđević ( sr-cyr, Татјана Ђорђевић; born March 3, 1985, in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian singer. Career Surrounded with music throughout her childhood, Tatjana Djordjevic began singing very young. At age 13, she won a competition called "Kids Are Singing Hits" singing "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion. In 2000, Tatjana won second prize in the competition "First Voice of Yugoslavia" with song " Zajdi zajdi". With the same song she was second in 2001 at "First Voice of Serbia". In 2002, she participated in the popular kids' musical show "Bajone Express". She won the award ''Hit of the Week'' and soon ''Hit of October''. She also won ''Hit of the Year'' against the other winners of monthly hits. In 2003, Tatjana formed her first band "Zabranjena zona" and competed at ''Rock Invasion of Belgrade's High Schools''. Tatjana won first prize and best vocal performance, and the band came second. In the finals they played ''Tracy's Flaw'' by Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uroš Đurđević
Uroš Đurđević (, ; born 2 March 1994) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for Liga MX club Atlas FC, Atlas. Born in Serbia, he plays for the Montenegro national football team, Montenegro national team. Club career Early years Đurđević made his first football steps at Obrenovac 1905, before joining the youth system of Red Star Belgrade. He also briefly played for OFK Beograd, before joining the youth setup of FK Rad, Rad. Rad Đurđević made his senior debut for FK Rad, Rad on 28 August 2011, under manager Slavko Petrović, coming on as a substitute for Luka Milivojević in a 1–2 home league loss to FK Sloboda Užice, Sloboda Užice. He appeared in a total of seven league games in his 2011–12 Serbian SuperLiga, debut season, exclusively as a substitute. On 17 November 2012, Đurđević scored his first ever senior goal for Rad, giving his team a 1–0 home league win over FK Hajduk Kula, Hajduk Kula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
