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Predrag Bobić
Predrag Bobić (born May 18, 1960), sometimes credited as Dragan Bobić and known by his nickname Bleka, is a Croatian musician, guitarist and music pedagogue. He is most notable as a former bassist of rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje. Music career Bobić started his guitarist career in the late 1970s. His first band was Epitaf. During 1980s he performed with many local-known bands, such as Jesen, Band, No.1 and Brod and Animatori. In late 1980s he made a collaboration with Sarajevo-based rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje and appeared as guest bassist on their 1987 album ''Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari''. After his stint with Animatori, he left his music career for a while. In 1996, Bobić joined with Sejo Sexon and Elvis J. Kurtović in a refreshed lineup of Zabranjeno Pušenje after the band's dissolution in early 1990s. Bobić played on four studio albums; ''Fildžan viška'' (1997), ''Agent tajne sile'' (1999), ''Bog vozi Mercedes'' (2001) and ''Hodi da ti čiko nešto da'' (2006); and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod (, ), commonly shortened to simply Brod, is a city in eastern Croatia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Being one of the principal cities in the historical regions of Slavonia and Posavina, Slavonski Brod is the 7th largest city in the country, with a population of 59,141 at the 2011 census. It is the centre of Brod-Posavina County and a major river port on the Sava river. Names Although ''brod'' means 'ship' in modern Croatian language, Croatian, the city's name bears witness to an older meaning - 'water crossing', 'Ford (crossing), ford'. Among the names historically in use: ''Marsonia'' in the Roman Empire, ''Brood'' (in Slawonien) in the German speaking Austrian period, ''Brod na Savi'' after 1934. The ancient name "Marsonia" probably comes from the Proto-Indo-European word *mory (marsh), and the same root is seen in the nearby toponyms such as "Mursa" and "Mariniana". Geography The city is located southeast of Zagreb and at an elevation of . It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
