Dragomir "Gagi" Mihajlović ( sr-Cyrl, Драгомир Михајловић "Гаги") is a
Serbia
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n rock guitarist.
Musical career
Mihajlović started his career as a guitarist in a
progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early-to-mid-1970s. Initially termed " progressive pop", the ...
group Limunovo Drvo, which, formed in 1978 by himself and
Milan Mladenović (guitar, vocals), after performing for two years moved towards
new wave, with the arrival of
Dušan Kojić "Koja" (bass, vocals) and
Ivan Vdović "VD" (drums, backing vocals). In April 1980, Limunovo Drvo opened for
Pankrti at Belgrade SKC. After the performance, Mihajlović left the band the rest decided to change the name to
Šarlo Akrobata
Šarlo Akrobata ( sr-Cyrl, Шарло Акробата, lit= Charlot the Acrobat) were a seminal Serbian new wave/post-punk band from Belgrade. Short-lived but extremely influential, in addition to being one of the most important acts of the Yug ...
. The following year Mihajlović appeared as guest on their debut studio album ''
Bistriji ili tuplji čovek biva kad...'' (''Brighter or Dumber a Man Gets When...)''.
After the Šarlo Akrobata disbandment, with his former bandmate Milan Mladenović he formed
Katarina II. Having released their debut
eponymous album, on which he appeared as a co-author of both music and song lyrics, he left the band. After Katarina II he collaborated with
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир "Влада" Дивљан; 10 May 1958 – 5 March 2015), was a Serbian singer and songwriter. He was known as the frontman of the Serbian and Yugoslav rock band Idoli, one of the bands which ...
on the ''
Šest dana juna'' (''Six Days of June'') soundtrack and
Nebojša Krstić and
Srđan Šaper album ''
Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji'' (''The Last Youth in Yugoslavia'') before moving to the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
where he currently resides. In the meantime, in 1983, he made a guest appearance on the
Du Du A debut album ''Primitivni ples'' (''Primitive dance'').
In 2002, he appeared on the Vlada Divljan cover version of the Katarina II song "Radostan dan" ("A Joyful Day") which appeared on the Milan Mladenović tribute album ''
Kao da je bilo nekad... (Posvećeno Milanu Mladenoviću)''
'As If It Had Happened Sometime... (Dedicated To Milan Mladenović'') In 2010 he appeared as guest on the
Električni Orgazam album ''
To što vidiš to i jeste'' (''What You See Is What You Get'') on the tracks "Pokaži mi (kakav je tvoj grad)" ("Show Me (What Your Town Is Like") and "Nikad ne znam" ("I Never Know").
Discography
With Katarina II
* ''
Katarina II'' (1984)
* ''The Best Of Ekatarina'' (1995) -
Ekatarina Velika compilation album featuring Katarina II songs
* ''Ekatarina Velika'' (2004) - a double compilation album featuring remastered Katarina II and Ekatarina Velika albums released by
ZKP RTVL
Guest appearances
* ''
Bistriji ili tuplji čovek biva kad...'' (
Šarlo Akrobata
Šarlo Akrobata ( sr-Cyrl, Шарло Акробата, lit= Charlot the Acrobat) were a seminal Serbian new wave/post-punk band from Belgrade. Short-lived but extremely influential, in addition to being one of the most important acts of the Yug ...
; 1981)
* "Les Chansones Populaires" - Električni Orgazam 1983
* ''Primitivni ples'' (
Du Du A; 1983)
* ''
Šest dana juna'' (
Idoli; 1985)
* ''
Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji'' (
Krstić &
Šaper; 1987)
* ''Kao da je bilo nekad... (Posvećeno Milanu Mladenoviću)'' (various artists, with
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир "Влада" Дивљан; 10 May 1958 – 5 March 2015), was a Serbian singer and songwriter. He was known as the frontman of the Serbian and Yugoslav rock band Idoli, one of the bands which ...
; 2002)
* ''
To što vidiš to i jeste'' (
Električni Orgazam;2010)
References
Dragomir Mihajlovićat
Discogs
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* EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar;
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Serbian rock guitarists
1960 births
Yugoslav musicians
Post-punk musicians
Living people
Musicians from Belgrade