Braća Left ( sr-cyr, Браћа Лефт; trans. ''The Left Brothers'') was a

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band formed in Belgrade in 1992. Founded by former Oktobar 1864 and Armagedon members, Braća Left was a prominent act of the 1990s Serbian rock scene.

History

The band was formed in 1992 by former Oktobar 1864 members Goran Tomanović (guitar) and his brother Ljuba Tomanović (bass guitar) with the former Armagedon members Miodrag Šuša (guitar) and Goran Milanović (drums). Vocal duties were equally shared among the guitarists Tomanović and Šuša. In the spring of 1994 the band released their debut album ,''Braća Left 1'', through the record label ITMM, showing their interest for standard

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sound with

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elements, and abandoning the

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style of Oktobar 1864. The album, recorded at the Belgrade ''Go-Go'' studio in January 1994, featured eleven tracks written by the band themselves and was produced by Vojislav "Voja" Aralica.Браћа Лефт* - Браћа Лефт 1 (Cassette, Album) at Discogs
/ref> During the same year, the band's tracks "Ćao bejbi" ("Bye, Bye, Baby") and "Zaboravljaš" ("You Forget"), for both of which the band had recorded promotional videos, appeared on the ITMM various artists compilation ''New Rock Power '93-94''. In late 1996, the band recorded their second and last studio album ''Braća Left 2'', also produced by Aralica, featuring former Oktobar 1864 vocalist

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as guest backing vocalist on the track "Anđeo" ("Angel"). The album, recorded in July 1996 at the ''Go-Go'' studio, featured eleven songs, including "Aikido" for which the band recorded a promotional video. After the album release, the band split up. Šuša joined the

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band Straight Jackin', also working as a painter and actor, appearing in the movies ''In the Middle of Nowhere'' by Miša Radivojević and '' Marble Ass'' by

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. Goran Tomanović became the music editor at the

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record label, and in 2000 he formed the

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and

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group Manú.

Legacy

The song "Aikido" was covered in 2013 by Serbian alternative rock band

Bjesovi Bjesovi ( sr-cyr, Бјесови; trans. ''The Demons'') are a Serbian alternative rock band formed in Gornji Milanovac in 1989. The band was one of the most notable acts of the 1990s Serbian rock scene. Formed in 1989 by vocalists and songwrite ...

. In 2021 the album ''Braća Left 2'' was polled 81st on the list of 100 Best Serbian Albums Since the Breakup of

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. The list was published in the book ''

Kako (ni)je propao rokenrol u Srbiji ''Kako (ni)je propao rokenrol u Srbiji'' (trans. ''How Rock 'n' Roll in Serbia (Didn't) Came to an End'') is a book by Duško Antonić, published in 2021. The book features a number of Antonić's essays on Serbian rock scene, as well as a list o ...

'' (''How Rock 'n' Roll in Serbia (Didn't) Came to an End'').

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Braća Left 1'' (1994) * ''Braća Left 2'' (1996)

References

External links

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