Ratislav "Raša" Ðelmaš ( sr-cyr, Ратислав-Раша Ђелмаш; 26 January 1950 – 28 October 2021) was a Serbian rock musician, best known as a member of the bands

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and

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Musical career

Đelmaš started his career as the drummer in the band Anđeli, continuing it in bands Hendriksova Deca, Mobi Dik and Felix. In 1972, he became a member of

Pop Mašina Pop Mašina ( sr-cyr, Поп Машина; trans. ''Pop Machine'') was a Yugoslav progressive rock band formed in Belgrade in 1972. Pop Mašina was one of the most notable bands of the Yugoslav rock scene in the 1970s. Pop Mašina was formed by ...

, later that year he moved to

Siluete Siluete ( sr-cyr, Силуете, trans. ''The Silhouettes'') were a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1961. They were one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav rock scene. Soon after the formation, Siluete, fronted by charismatic ...

, and finally to

. With YU Grupa he recorded the albums ''

'' (1973), '' Kako to da svaki dan?'' (1974) and ''

'' (1975), before leaving it and forming

in 1976. With Zebra he released the album ''Kažu da takav je red'' (1979), on which he played drums and keyboards and sang. In 1982, he released the solo album ''Hot rok'', which featured Đelmaš on drums and vocals,

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on guitar and

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on keyboards. After the album release Đelmaš retired from music and dedicated himself to

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and his restaurant. In 1989 he returned to YU Grupa, and with the band recorded albums ''

Tragovi ''Tragovi'' (trans. ''Traces'') is the eighth studio album by the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band YU Grupa. The album marked the return of drummer Ratislav Đelmaš into the band. It is the first album he recorded with the band since ...

'' (1990) and ''

Rim 1994 ''Rim 1994'', also known as ''Rim'' only, is the ninth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band YU Grupa. The album was entitled ''Rim 1994'' (Rim being Serbian for Rome), as it was recorded in Rome at the end of 1994. ''Rim 1994' ...

'' (1995). At the end of the 1990s, he left YU Grupa, retiring from music. He died in Belgrade on October 28, 2021 at the age of 72."Preminuo Raša Đelmaš, nekadašnji bubnjar Yu grupe", N1
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Discography

With YU Grupa

Studio albums

*''

'' (1973) *'' Kako to da svaki dan?'' (1974) *''

'' (1975) *''

'' (1990) *''

'' (1995)

Live albums

*''

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'' (2007)

Singles

*"Šta će meni vatra" / "Spusti glavu" (1973) *"Drveni most" / "Živi pesak" (1974) *"Sama" / "Trka" (1975) *"Osveta" / "Oprosti ljubavi" (1976) *"3 do 6" / "Tačno u podne" (1976)

With Zebra

Studio albums

*''Kažu da takav je red'' (1979)

EPs

*''Telefon'' (1977)

Singles

*"Moja mala zebra" / "Šumadinka plava" (1977) *"Ma ko si ti" / "Motor" (1978)

Solo

Studio albums

*''Hot rok'' (1982)

References

* EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar;

External links

Ratislav "Raša" Đelmaš at Discogs
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Delmas, Rasa 1950 births 2021 deaths Serbian rock drummers Serbian rock singers Yugoslav rock singers Yugoslav musicians Musicians from Belgrade