Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Yugoslavia based in Zagreb , SR Croatia .
95-409: Jugoton was formed in 1947. It is notable for releasing some of the most important former Yugoslav pop and rock records. In addition, the company owned a widespread network of record shops across SFR Yugoslavia. The company changed its name to Croatia Records in 1991, after Croatia seceded from Yugoslavia . Jugoton notable for signing numerous eminent former Yugoslav pop and rock acts. Some of
190-507: A ballad type of melancholy. A notable female artist in this category was Jadranka Stojaković from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She was an author of the main music theme for the 1984 Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo. Since 1988, she resides in Japan. An artist notable for socially engaged lyrics was Marko Brecelj , formerly a member of Buldožer . The disco craze spread around the world in
285-478: A certain period, the term "new wave music" was interchangeable with "punk". The end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s saw the emergence of various subgenres of punk rock, such as street punk and Oi! . Later came hardcore punk , followed by various extreme styles such as crust punk , crossover thrash all the way to grindcore . Notable hardcore punk acts during the 1980s included: Niet , Patareni , KBO! and others. A notable mainstream pop punk band
380-800: A constitutional law was adopted, introducing further social reforms. By that time, internal political life in Serbia was fully dominated by the Communist Party of Serbia , formed in May 1945 as a branch of the ruling Communist Party of Yugoslavia . In order to suppress remaining monarchist opposition, communists initiated the creation of a wider political coalition, thus establishing the People's Front of Yugoslavia (PFY), in August 1945. Other political parties were soon dissolved, and remnants of political life were constrained within
475-401: A means to solve the dispute; while more radical and nationalist-leaning members supported Slobodan Milosević , who advocated the protection of Kosovo Serbs , who had claimed that their population was being pressured to leave Kosovo by Albanian separatists. Milosević utilized public sentiment and opposition to Kosovo Albanian separatism to rally large numbers of supporters to help him overthrow
570-479: A member of Via Talas and the drummer Srđan Todorović , who later rose to internationally acclaimed film actor. Margita Stefanović-Magi , the keyboard player, and Milan, the frontman both rose to a status of "alternative celebrities". Later, both died. Notable art rock groups included the arty and extravagant Dorian Gray and Boa , both from Zagreb . The former, named after Oscar Wilde 's Dorian Gray , formed in 1982, influenced by Roxy Music and Japan . It
665-608: A more conventional rock sound with occasional use of folk rock . Johnny Štulić 's poetic trademarks were still notable throughout their lyrics. Električni Orgazam went through a psychedelic phase and later became a successful mainstream rock band inspired mostly by the 1960s sound. One of the most prominent mainstream dance pop acts during the decade, especially in the early 1980s, was Oliver Mandić . He used transvestite elements in his stage and video performances long before Boy George emerged. His music utilized much funk dance music. The national Radio-Television Belgrade filmed
760-491: A nationwide pop star, but was also acclaimed around Europe. West German and Swedish artists released cover versions of his hit " Džuli ". In the following year, at the national ESC pre-selection in Skopje, Dado Topić performed a duet with Slađana Milošević , known for her extravagant style comparable to that of Nina Hagen . Although their song "Princeza" did not win, it remained an evergreen pop ballad . Another notable duet
855-428: A notable psychedelic phase, during which, they released their album Lišće prekriva Lisabon in 1982. Milan Mladenović , formerly a guitarist of Šarlo Akrobata , in that same 1982 formed the cult band Ekatarina Velika , initially named Katarina II. The band is remembered for its darker poetic post-punk sound and its intellectual attitude. Some of its members included the bass guitar player Bojan Pečar , formerly
950-467: Is Sretno dijete . As the new wave perished in the beginning of the 1980s, some of the bands split or took different musical directions. The period around 1982 is considered especially crucial concerning the decline of the new wave in Yugoslavia, but also around the world. Many new important bands formed in 1982 after the new wave faded: Dušan Kojić-Koja , the former bass player of Šarlo Akrobata formed
1045-550: Is one of the few Croatian musicians who performed at major international venues such as Carnegie Hall , Royal Albert Hall , L'Olympia and Sydney Opera House . The 1970s were marked by rock genres such as hard rock , progressive rock , jazz rock , art rock , glam rock , folk rock , symphonic rock , blues rock and boogie rock . In that period, some of the greatest Yugoslav stadium rock bands emerged: YU grupa , Time , Smak , Parni valjak , Atomsko Sklonište , Leb i Sol , Teška industrija and Galija . In 1974 one of
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#17329012505991140-690: The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 . One of the most eminent and influential former Yugoslav group formed in the 1960s was Indexi . They were formed in Sarajevo in 1962. In their early beginnings they were notably influenced by The Shadows and later by The Beatles. Along with the numerous evergreen songs they wrote featuring Davorin Popović 's trademark nasal voice, they also covered the Beatles song " Nowhere Man ". In some of their songs they also experimented with
1235-555: The Italian Albania . The region of Bačka was annexed by Hungary , while Syrmia was possessed by the Independent State of Croatia . Southeastern parts of Serbia were occupied by Bulgaria . At the beginning of the occupation, there were two resistance movements: Chetniks and Partisans . They had conflicting ideological and political programs, with Chetniks abandoning initial joint resistance efforts alongside Partisans by
1330-498: The People's Republic of Serbia ( Serbo-Croatian : Народна Република Србија / Narodna Republika Srbija , lit. 'National Republic of Serbia'), commonly abbreviated as Republic of Serbia or simply Serbia , was one of the six constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in what is now the modern day states of Serbia and the disputed territory of Kosovo . Its formation
1425-618: The Serbs of Kosovo . Ethnic tensions in Kosovo heated up when a Kosovo Albanian soldier opened fire on his fellow soldiers in Paraćin , in an event known as the Paraćin massacre . Then President of Serbia Ivan Stambolić wanted to make compromise, rather than fast solution. He found himself in a clash with Milošević. This conflict culminated with 8th Session and replacement of Stambolić with Petar Gračanin as President of Serbia. In 1988, new amendments to
1520-514: The Top Ten Club in Hamburg , Robić convinced Kaempfert, who was Polydor 's agent, to help those youngsters in their career. Kaempfert accepted and thanks to him the group was hired to record together with the then popular Tony Sheridan . The young group was The Beatles . Those were their first commercial recordings ever, including " My Bonnie ", " Ain't She Sweet " and " Cry for a Shadow ". That album
1615-420: The communist governments of the western Yugoslav republics (especially SR Slovenia and SR Croatia ), who successfully resisted the attempts to expand the revolt onto their territories, and turned against Milošević. The rising antagonism eventually resulted in the dissolution of the ruling League of Communists of Yugoslavia in 1990, and subsequently in the breakup of Yugoslavia . In 1989, Slobodan Milošević
1710-446: The constituent republics : SR Slovenia , SR Croatia , SR Bosnia and Herzegovina , SR Montenegro , SR Macedonia and SR Serbia and its subunits: SAP Vojvodina and SAP Kosovo . The pop and rock scene was a part of the general Music of Yugoslavia , which also included folk , classical music , jazz etc. Within Yugoslavia and internationally, the phrases ex-YU or ex-Yugoslav Pop and Rock both formally and informally generally to
1805-631: The hippie movement expanded around the world as well as in SFR Yugoslavia. Notable group was the Croatian-based Grupa 220, which during a certain period featured Piko Stančić . Later he rose to one of the most important musicians, producers and arrangers in the whole former Yugoslav scene. Under influences such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez , many young people embraced the acoustic sound and thus were called " akustičari " contrary to električari " ( transl. electricians). Prominent acoustic artist
1900-519: The 1960s and is still popular in his homeland and around the former Yugoslav countries, especially among the older generation. Another important author was also Đorđe Balašević from Novi Sad . He started his music career in the 1970s as a member of Žetva and Rani Mraz , before beginning a very successful solo career that continued up to his death in 2021. Despite being into acoustic rock initially, later he often used various elements of pop and rock often spiced up either with typical Vojvodinian humour or
1995-456: The 1970s, conquering Yugoslavia as well. Similarly to the disco movie Saturday Night Fever , Zdravko Čolić became a sort of "Yugoslav John Travolta " dancing in stadiums across the country, dressed in a tight white suit and the then-fashionable bell-bottoms . At the legendary concert at the Belgrade stadium Marakana on September 5, 1978, about 70,000 people gathered to see him. The concert
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#17329012505992090-538: The Belgrade show "so beautiful, so spontaneous that we had to go right on the stage to share their enthusiasm". While being in Belgrade he also added "There exist no middle-class prejudices here". [1] Many pop music festivals existed across SFR Yugoslavia including the Split Festival , Opatija Festival, Beogradsko proleće in Belgrade , Skopje Fest , Vaš šlager sezone in Sarajevo , and later also Makfest in Štip
2185-689: The Communist leadership in Vojvodina, Kosovo and the Socialist Republic of Montenegro in what was known as the anti-bureaucratic revolution . Afterward, the Serbian League of Communists selected Milosević as its leader. Milosević took a hard stand on Albanian nationalism in Kosovo and pressured the Yugoslav government to give him emergency powers to deal with Kosovo Albanian separatists. Furthermore, he reduced
2280-590: The Communist party and also vice-president of Yugoslavia (1963–1966) and founder of Yugoslav intelligence agency OZNA , Aleksandar Ranković was removed from positions due to allegations of spying on SFRY President Josip Broz Tito . After the Croatian Spring in 1971, almost whole party leadership of Serbia was removed from office, under the charge of being "liberal". Latinka Perović and Marko Nikezić were marked as leaders of this liberal movement inside League of Communists of Serbia. In 1974, new constitution
2375-687: The League of Communists of Yugoslavia when Slovenians left the meeting followed by Croatian delegates. After 1990, the state was known simply as Republic of Serbia ( Serbo-Croatian : Република Србија / Republika Srbija ), and in December of the same year, Slobodan Milošević was elected as first President of the Republic. In 1992, when the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was formed, Serbia became one of its two constituent republics. In 2003, this state union
2470-471: The PFY, that was under full control of the ruling Communist Party. In 1963, a new Yugoslav Constitution was adopted, renaming the federal state into the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , and its federal units into socialist republics , thus introducing the name: Socialist Republic of Serbia ( Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic : Социјалистичка Република Србија ). In 1966, one of the most prominent Serbs in
2565-566: The People's Liberation of Serbia was convened, affirming the policy of reconstituting Yugoslavia as a federation, with Serbia as one of its federal units. Thus was laid the foundation for the creation of the Federated State of Serbia ( Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic : Федерална Држава Србија ), as a federated state within new Democratic Federal Yugoslavia . The process was formalised in April 1945, when
2660-596: The SFRY period, though in some cases also to its successor the FR Yugoslavia including Serbia and Montenegro which existed until 2006 (such as the book title Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960 - 2006 ). Although sometimes considered as an Eastern Bloc country, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement and as such, it was far more open to western influences compared to
2755-521: The TV show featuring a collection of his music videos called Beograd noću ( Belgrade by Night ) directed by Stanko Crnobrnja. The ambitiously avantgarde program won Rose d'Or award at the 1981 Montreux TV festival. Mandić's controversial image in the show, created by the conceptual artist Kosta Bunuševac, raised quite a public furor due to the singer's cross-dressing and aggressive makeup. A former Riblja čorba member, Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga formed one of
2850-473: The Yugoslav Constitution were adopted, initiating a process of democratization. During 1988 and 1989, a successful round of coups in the Communist party leadership , known as Antibureucratic revolution , in Vojvodina, Kosovo as well as Montenegro, replaced autonomous leaderships in this regions. The coups were led by Slobodan Milošević ; supporter of Serbian nationalism. The events were condemned by
2945-524: The Yugoslav music scene in the late 1940s. Later, he went abroad, where he made a successful international career. He was the original performer of the Strangers in the Night song by Bert Kaempfert , predating Frank Sinatra who recorded his version later in 1966. Robić closely cooperated with Kaempfert throughout most of his career. In the early 1960s, after seeing a promising young act from England performing at
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3040-574: The Yugoslav new wave scene was also closely related to Punk rock , Ska , Reggae , 2 Tone , Power pop , Mod Revival etc. The new wave was especially advocated by the music magazines Polet from Zagreb and Džuboks from Belgrade , and by the TV show Rokenroler , which was known for its artistic music videos . Important bands of the Yugoslav new wave are: Prljavo kazalište , Novi fosili , Šarlo Akrobata , Idoli , Azra , Električni orgazam , Haustor , Film , Laboratorija Zvuka , Lačni Franz , Cilindar , Gjurmet and many others. This period in
3135-605: The actions taken against Kosovo Albanian leadership, by blocking all reforms proposed by the Slovene representatives. The tactic failed and Slovenia, along with its ally Croatia, abdicated from the Yugoslav Communist Party. This caused the Yugoslav Communist party to fall apart, and then the state of Yugoslavia itself one year later. Since 1945, the most senior state official in Serbia, and thus de facto head of state,
3230-433: The actual Jugoton, and not all the Yugoslav artists represented in its program were really signed to the label. Yugoton is a Polish tribute album to the former Yugoslav rock scene released in 2001. Its title is a nod to Jugoton. Yugoslav pop and rock Popular music in Yugoslavia includes the pop and rock music of the former SFR Yugoslavia , including all their genres and subgenres. The scene included
3325-851: The artists that have been signed to Jugoton include: Jugoton also released the influential compilation album Paket aranžman . Many artists that represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest were signed with Jugoton, including the 1989 winners Riva . Like other former Yugoslav labels, Jugoton also had a licence to release foreign titles for the Yugoslav market including notable international popular music stars such as: Rick Astley , The Beatles , David Bowie , Kate Bush , Deep Purple , Eurythmics , Iron Maiden , Kraftwerk , John Lennon , Madonna , Gary Moore , Mötley Crüe , Elvis Presley , Pink Floyd , Public Image Limited , Queen , The Rolling Stones , Scorpions , U2 , Whitesnake , Kim Wilde and others. Other major labels in
3420-517: The autonomy of the autonomous provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina and installed politicians loyal to him to serve as their representatives. In the congress of the Yugoslav League of Communists in 1990, Milosević and his subordinate representatives for Vojvodina, Kosovo and the Socialist Republic of Montenegro attempted to silence opposition from the Socialist Republic of Slovenia who opposed
3515-425: The band's frontman Bora Đorđević was one of the most important groups of the Yugoslav and Serbian rock in general. Riblja Čorba drummer Vicko Milatović formed heavy metal band Warriors , which later moved to Canada and recorded an album for the foreign market. The eminent heavy metal group Divlje Jagode from Bihać, led by guitarist Sead "Zele" Lipovača started a short-lasting international career in 1987 under
3610-473: The border with Italy, several Yugoslav-Italian beat music festivals took place. In the mid-1960s many bands such as Džentlmeni , Roboti and the reformed Siluete were influenced by the rhythm and blues artists, while others were more pop oriented. Mod oriented bands also emerged. The most popular foreign bands were The Animals , The Byrds , The Monkees The Kinks , The Who , Manfred Mann and others. The garage rock sound (also labeled as "1960s Punk")
3705-409: The constitutional solution from 1974 could satisfy all the claims of the Socialist Republic of Serbia, but also respect the specifics and special interests of the autonomous provinces. Although the conflict was (temporarily) pacified in this way, the issue remained unresolved. For most of its existence in the SFRY, Serbia was loyal and generally subordinate to the federal government. This changed after
3800-546: The death of Josip Broz Tito in 1980, when Albanian, as well as Serbian nationalism in Kosovo arose. In 1981, major protests erupted in Kosovo demanding the status of republic. The League of Communists was split on how to respond. At the same time, an economic crisis in Yugoslavia started. The leaders of the country were unable to carry out any reforms due to the political instability. President of League of Communists of Serbia Slobodan Milošević visited Kosovo in April 1987 and promised rapid action in order to protect peace and
3895-600: The end of the Uprising in Serbia , switching instead to extensive collaboration with Axis forces. Partisans advocated transformation of Yugoslavia into a federation, with Serbia becoming one of its federal units. In the autumn of 1941, first provisional institutions were established by partisans in some liberated territories, headed by the Main National Liberation Committee for Serbia . It was seated in Užice , and thus
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3990-699: The expansion of Beatlemania . Many new bands formed influenced by The Beatles or by the Rolling Stones , both of whom had large fanbases in SFR Yugoslavia. There were frequent arguments between the fans of both groups, though not necessarily violent. One of the important source of information for the youths to stay up-to-date with the rock music developments around the world was Radio Luxembourg . Certain British artists held concerts in Yugoslavia (e.g. The Searchers , The Hollies ) and also Yugoslav artists performed around Europe, especially neighbouring Italy and Austria. On
4085-572: The first who rose to prominence was the guitarist Mile Lojpur from Belgrade (born in Zrenjanin in 1930). He was tributed by many musicians later, notably by Nikola Čuturilo . Other eminent act that started in the 1950s rock 'n' roll scene was Karlo Metikoš from Zagreb , who after moving to Paris started an international career under the pseudonym Matt Collins. He recorded for Philips Records and had an opportunity to meet legends such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Paul Anka . A notable singer who emerged in
4180-523: The former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were: PGP-RTB and Jugodisk from Belgrade , Suzy from Zagreb, Diskoton from Sarajevo , ZKP RTLJ from Ljubljana , Diskos from Aleksandrovac , and others. Jugoton, as an important part of the former Yugoslav culture is one of the subjects of Yugonostalgia . The former Jugoton record shop located in the main shopping mall in Skopje ( Gradski Trgovski Centar ), North Macedonia , still operates under
4275-513: The former Yugoslav music is considered a "Golden age". All of these artists still have status of cult bands . Symbols of the Yugoslav new wave era are the compilation albums Paket aranžman , Novi Punk Val , Artistička Radna Akcija and especially movies Davitelj protiv davitelja (starring Idoli member Srđan Šaper ) and Dečko koji obećava (starring Aleksandar Berček and featuring appearances by members of Šarlo Akrobata and Idoli ). An important rockumentary covering this period
4370-604: The late 1950s was Đorđe Marjanović , who became the first Yugoslav megastar . The beginning of the 1960s saw the emergence of numerous bands, many of them initially inspired by the then-popular Cliff Richard and The Shadows : in 1960 Uragani were formed in Rijeka , Bijele Strijele and Siluete , formed in 1961; the Zagreb-based Crveni Koralji and Belgrade's Zlatni Dečaci in 1962; in 1963 two other important Belgrade bands were formed, Samonikli and Crni Biseri ,
4465-643: The late 1970s, influenced by the first wave of punk rock bands from the United Kingdom and United States, such as Sex Pistols and The Clash and others, but also the proto-punk bands such as MC5 , The Stooges and New York Dolls . The DIY punkzine scene also started to develop. The Yugoslav punk bands were the first punk bands ever formed in a socialist state . Some of the first ones were formed in SR Slovenia and SR Croatia : Pankrti from Ljubljana (formed in 1977) and Paraf from Rijeka (depending on
4560-537: The latter featuring Vlada Janković-Džet , a prominent Yugoslav musician, who got his nickname after Jet Harris . The Zagreb-based Delfini were also formed the same year. After the British invasion , many of these bands later moved on to British rhythm and blues . In Skopje , a popular 1960s rock 'n' roll group was formed named Bisbez who were considered "The Macedonian Beatles". They were formed by merging two already existing bands Biseri and Bezimeni. The 1960s also saw
4655-556: The legendary group Disciplina Kičme (a unique noisy mix of punk rock, funk , jazz fusion and many other styles). The band later rose to international prominence and appeared on MTV . Zoran Kostić-Cane , the former vocalist of Radnička Kontrola , formed the furious garage punk group Partibrejkers and achieved huge success. Idoli , Prljavo Kazalište and Film (the latter under the moniker Jura Stublić i Film ) became pop-rock and all of them respectively achieved great mainstream success; The cult band Azra gradually moved on to
4750-402: The media as kitschy euro disco band obviously influenced by Boney M. , who were quite popular in Yugoslavia, especially after their only male member Bobby Farrell married a girl from Skopje 's predominantly Romani inhabited municipality Šuto Orizari . [2] Mirzino Jato's style encompassed the deep, subwoofer shaking voice of Sarajevo opera and classical choir singer Mirza Alijagić and
4845-530: The most popular ex-Yugoslav acts ever, Bajaga i Instruktori . Later, Dejan Cukić , one of the members of Instruktori left the band and started a successful solo career. Family-friendly pop acts during the 1980s were Novi Fosili and the Split based group Magazin , both featuring female vocalists. 1983 was marked by Danijel Popović , the Yugoslav performer at the Eurovision Song Contest in Munich . He instantly became
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#17329012505994940-565: The most renowned rock groups ever formed in SFR Yugoslavia came to prominence, the Sarajevo based Bijelo Dugme , with Željko Bebek as its first singer. Many foreign pop and rock stars visited Yugoslavia, including the Deep Purple concerts in Zagreb and Belgrade in 1975 with the local support acts Hobo and Smak in each of the cities respectively, and the Rolling Stones concert in Zagreb in 1976. Several rock music festivals existed of which BOOM
5035-637: The movement became known as the Republic of Užice . However, the German offensive crushed this proto-state in December of the same year. After that, main partisan forces moved to Bosnia. Serbia was liberated in the autumn of 1944, by partisan forces and the Red Army . Soon after the liberation of Belgrade on 20 October, creation of new administration was initiated. In November 1944, the Anti-fascist Assembly for
5130-663: The name Wild Strawberries. Another notable Bosnian hard rock group was Vatreni Poljubac led by charismatic Milić Vukašinović , formerly a member of Bijelo Dugme . Other notable hard rock and heavy metal bands include Generacija 5 , Rok Mašina , Kerber and Griva from Serbia; Atomsko sklonište , Osmi Putnik (whose frontman Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni , later started a successful pop music career) and Crna Udovica (later changed their name to Big Blue) from Croatia; Pomaranča from Slovenia, and others. Yugoslav glam metal scene featured few acts, most notable being Krom , Karizma and Osvajači . The Yugoslav punk rock scene emerged in
5225-486: The new constitution was adopted, Dragoslav Marković , then President of Serbia ordered a secret study on this issue. In January 1975, the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Serbia requested a revision of constitutional solutions with explanation that the constitution divided the republic into three parts, thus preventing Serbia from exercising its "historic right to a nation state in the Yugoslav federation". Furthermore,
5320-426: The north, Romania and Bulgaria to the east and Albania to the south-west. Within Yugoslavia, it bordered SR Macedonia to the south and SRs Montenegro , Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia to the west. In 1971, total population of the Socialist Republic of Serbia numbered 8,446,590 people, including: In 1981, total population of the Socialist Republic of Serbia numbered 9,313,677 people, including: During
5415-474: The notable punk bands in SR Macedonia included: Fol Jazik , arguably the first punk band in Skopje , formed in 1978; Afektiven naboj from Struga formed in 1979 feat. Goran Trajkoski ; Other notable acts from Skopje included Badmingtons and Saraceni , both led by Vladimir Petrovski Karter . In Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina , the following artists emerged: Ozbiljno Pitanje (which later evolved into
5510-505: The other socialist states . Yugoslavs enjoyed freedom of travel greater than that of other socialist states and had an easy access to Western popular culture. The western-influenced pop and rock music was socially accepted, the Yugoslav pop and rock music scene was well developed and covered in the media, which included numerous magazines, radio and TV shows. Numerous artists even played for president Josip Broz Tito himself, notably Bijelo Dugme , Zdravko Čolić and Rani Mraz . SFR Yugoslavia
5605-446: The pop-rock star band Crvena Jabuka ), Ševa (which later evolved into Bombaj Štampa led by the charismatic Branko Đurić ), and the cult band Zabranjeno Pušenje . These Sarajevian bands later formed the punk-inspired New Primitives movement, an important phenomenon in the former Yugoslav culture. In the late 1970s, some punk bands were affiliated with the new wave music scene, and were labeled as both punk rock and new wave. During
5700-432: The popularity he had at home. His song about a relationship with a posh girl "Pusti, Pusti modu" became a nationwide disco megahit in 1980. Despite that the disco fashion soon faded, Čolić continued his successful career as a pop music singer occasionally using folk music elements and remained popular in the former Yugoslav countries up to this day. This era also brought in a one-hit wonder called Mirzino Jato, labeled by
5795-469: The provisional People's Assembly of Serbia was created, also appointing the first People's Government of Serbia . Two newly created regions, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and Autonomous Region of Kosovo and Metohija , decided to merge into Serbia. On November 29 (1945), Yugoslavia was officially proclaimed as federal republic , and in January 1946, after the first Constitution of federal Yugoslavia
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#17329012505995890-591: The ruling League of Communists of Yugoslavia collapsed, followed by the crisis of federal institutions. After these events, in 1989 Assembly of Socialist Republic of Serbia voted for constitution amendments that revoked high autonomy for provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo. After Slovenian authorities forbid a group of Serbs supporting his politics to gather in Ljubljana, Milosević started a trade war with Socialist Republic of Slovenia in late 1989. This Serbian–Slovenian conflict culminated in January 1990 on 14th Congress of
5985-509: The same name managed by the Macedonian record label Lithium Records. An example of different kind is the online radio and web tv station called Jugoton which operates in the Yugoslav diaspora in Vienna , Austria . It plays music from the former Yugoslavia , but also from all the contemporary former Yugoslav countries , including pop , rock and folk . However, it is not formally related to
6080-444: The same title in 1985. Beside musicians, the Yugoslav punk subculture also included punk writers and artists , with Ivan Glišić from Šabac being one of the notable ones. The new wave music scene emerged in the late 1970s and had a significant impact on Yugoslav culture. As its counterparts – the British and the US new wave music scenes, from which the main influences came from,
6175-506: The secret of their success was a third contributor, Jakša Fiamengo , who wrote the lyrics to some of Dragojević's most iconic songs, namely: "Nadalina", "Piva klapa ispod volta", "Karoca", "Ništa nova", "Infiša san u te", and "Ostavljam te samu". In 1990, Dragojević won the Split Festival with Ti is moj san , and got third place at the Yugoslav selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with
6270-610: The socialist era in Yugoslavia, the only legal political parties were the three branches of the federal League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ): League of Communists of Serbia (SKS), League of Communists of Vojvodina (SKV) and League of Communists of Kosovo (SKK). The Serbian branch remained relatively stable and loyal to the federal party until the late 1980s, when it became split over what action to take in Kosovo when protests and fights broke out between ethnic Albanians and Serbs. The more traditional Communists supported President Ivan Stambolić , who advocated continued neutrality as
6365-475: The song Sreća je tamo gdje si ti , both in collaboration with Zorica Kondža . His style blended traditional klapa melodies of Dalmatia with jazz motifs wrapped up in a modern production. For his influential musical career, he reached critical and commercial acclaim in Yugoslavia and later Croatia, and his music continues to be popular today in the ex-Yugoslavian countries. Dragojević achieved numerous accolades, including numerous Porin and Indexi awards . He
6460-469: The song "Ča će mi Copacabana". A year later, composer Zdenko Runjić and Dragojević, released the song "Galeb i ja". It proved to be a big hit across the former SFR Yugoslavia and made Dragojević a household name. This was followed by hits "Romanca", "Oprosti mi, pape", "Stari morski vuk". Between 1975 and 1980, the Dragojević/Runjić duo dominated the music scene of the former SFR Yugoslavia. Part of
6555-405: The sound in a similar way to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . Indexi gradually moved to a more psychedelic sound, with more complex guitar and keyboard solos adding occasional folk and even classical music elements. One of the band's notable members Kornelije Kovač , left Indeksi to form another legendary band, Korni Grupa , in Belgrade in 1968. As the end of the 1960s was approaching,
6650-484: The source, formed in 1976 or 1977). The Slovenian and Croatian scene of that period is featured in the compilation album Novi Punk Val , compiled by Igor Vidmar . Late 1970s-early 1980s Belgrade scene included: Urbana Gerila , Radnička Kontrola and many others. This generation of bands was included on the Artistička Radna Akcija compilation. Pekinška Patka was a cult band coming from Novi Sad . Some of
6745-424: The study Marković requested was completed in 1977 and was named The Blue Book . Although there were differing opinions in the state leadership on the position of the provinces – for example, Edvard Kardelj supported the demands of Serbian leaders – the result of the arbitration was the conclusion that the position of the provinces within Serbia should not be changed. The Federal leadership, led by Tito, believed that
6840-434: The three sexy back vocalists called "Jato" (trans. Flock ). Music was written and produced by Divlje Jagode guitarist Sead Lipovača , while the author of most lyrics was Marina Tucaković , who later wrote lyrics for other musical styles. Despite their huge popularity at the time, Mirzino Jato never got past the first album. Its only considerable hit was "Apsolutno tvoj". One of the best known dance songs in this period
6935-504: The world since its American debut in 1967, for example in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Brazil , Argentina , Israel and Japan. The Yugoslav production was the first staged in a Socialist state , and it was highly praised by the Hair' s original authors Gerome Ragni and James Rado , who were travelling from one country to another to watch each of the performances. As Ragni said, they found
7030-836: The youths was ITD , which also had a version called Super ITD in a bigger format. The most prominent rock music magazines were Rock and Džuboks . Musical genres such as Post-punk , Gothic rock , Darkwave , New Romantic and Synthpop were already expanded in SFR Yugoslavia during the early 1980s, and especially at the end of 1980s because of coming of new technologies such as Video recorders and Satellite Television in many homes in SFR Yugoslavia. The former punks Pekinška Patka moved to post-punk and darkwave on their second, less acclaimed album Strah od monotonije released in 1981 and soon disbanded. Another legendary band, Paraf , moved from their initial punk rock phase and released their psychedelic album Izleti in 1982 with elements of post-punk and gothic rock . Električni Orgazam had
7125-483: Was President of the People's Assembly of Serbia , who also presided over the collective Presidency of the People's Assembly (1945–1953), and Presidency of the Assembly (1953–1990). In 1974, new Constitution of Serbia was adopted, and collective state presidency was formed, not as a committee of the Assembly, but as a supreme governing body. Since then, President of the Presidency served as the most senior state official of
7220-454: Was Psihomodo Pop from Croatia (heavily influenced by The Ramones ). Many eminent foreign punk bands played concerts around former Yugoslavia including: The Ruts , Siouxsie and the Banshees , U.K. Subs , Angelic Upstarts , The Exploited and The Anti-Nowhere League . In 1983 The Anti-Nowhere League released their album Live in Yugoslavia , while Angelic Upstarts released a live album with
7315-409: Was Zdravko Čolić , who went solo later and was acclaimed as the biggest pop star in the former Yugoslavia. The most notable female vocalist was Josipa Lisac who still enjoys huge popularity across the former SFR Yugoslavia. Boba Stefanović was one of the most prominent Yugoslav male solo vocalists. The Hippie era was marked by the musical Hair . Numerous subsequent productions were staged around
7410-421: Was Ivica Percl, formerly of Roboti. He was an acoustic musician and peace activist playing guitar and harmonica influenced by Bob Dylan and Donovan . The year of 1968 was marked by youth protests around the world including massive student demonstrations in many cities all over SFR Yugoslavia. Another popular act at the time was the group Ambasadori . One of the members of both Ambasadori and Korni Grupa
7505-542: Was a reaction pointed against the musical scene of the time. The Yugoslav scene also featured several notable singer-songwriters, who emphasized their poetry over music, and usually performed accompanying themselves by an acoustic guitar or piano . Some of them were inspired by the French chanson or folk rock . One of the first critically acclaimed singer-songwriters was the Croatian artist Arsen Dedić who started his career in
7600-413: Was adopted, increasing the powers of provinces, and making them de facto republics. For the first time the institution of president was formed, as President of the Presidency of Socialist Republic of Serbia . Assembly was electing 15 members of the presidency and one president for a 4-year term, and later 2-year term. The new constitution practically suspended Serbia's authority over the provinces. After
7695-629: Was adopted, the Federated State of Serbia was renamed to People's Republic of Serbia ( Serbo-Croatian : Народна Република Србија / Narodna Republika Srbija ). In November 1946, elections for the Constitutional Assembly of Serbia were held, and in January 1947, Constitution of Serbia was adopted, reaffirming its position within Yugoslav federation, and also regulating the position of autonomous units (Vojvodina as autonomous province; Kosovo and Metohija as autonomous region). In 1953,
7790-460: Was also attended by representatives of a West German record label . Impressed by Čolić's popularity they offered him a record contract. He released the songs "Jedina" and "Zagrli me" for the Western German market and also an English language single featuring the songs "I'm not a Robot Man" and "Light Me". Čolić was offered to move to West Germany and start a career there, but he refused favouring
7885-486: Was also popular. The charismatic frontman of Siluete, Zoran Miščević , became an idol of the new generation and a sex symbol . The band had a bad reputation for causing scandals and riots at their concerts. Their main rivals were the group Elipse, which, after getting a new vocalist, the African student from Congo Edi Dekeng, went on to play soul music . The prominent Croatian singer Tereza Kesovija represented Monaco at
7980-452: Was also the Dado Topić 's opening track of the 1979 film Nacionalna klasa starring Dragan Nikolić as Floyd, the fanatic car racer. Gordi were one of the first Yugoslav heavy metal bands and are considered one of the pioneers of classic heavy metal in Yugoslavia. Hard rock group Riblja Čorba , known for their provocative social-related lyrics and controversial political attitudes of
8075-737: Was also the federal capital of Yugoslavia. After the collapse of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the April War (1941), the entire country was occupied and partitioned between Axis powers . Central territories of Serbia and the northern region of Banat were occupied by Nazi Germany , that enforced direct control over the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia , with a puppet Government installed in Belgrade. Southern regions of Metohija and Kosovo were occupied by Fascist Italy and annexed into
8170-410: Was at the "Split Children's Festival" in 1961 with the song "Baloni". In a competition of amateur singers, his cult band from Split , "Batali" won first place for their rendition of " Yesterday ", a Beatles classic. In 1972, Oliver went abroad to further develop his craft. He played in clubs across Germany, Sweden and Mexico. His solo singing career began in 1974 at the Split Festival , where he won with
8265-595: Was elected as President of the State Presidency of Serbia. He demanded that the federal Yugoslav government act for the interests of Serbia in Kosovo by sending in the Yugoslav People's Army to suppress separatism in the province. At the same time, several reforms of federal electoral system were proposed, with Serbia supporting a "one-citizen, one-vote" system, which would have given a majority of votes to Serbs. By that time, ethnic tensions in Yugoslavia increased, and
8360-568: Was established. The family-friendly pop music played at those festivals was comparable to older Eurovision Song Contests , the German schlager genre, the Italian Sanremo Music Festival or the adult oriented pop music category. The specific Dalmatian pop sound featuring local folk elements performed at festivals held along the touristy Adriatic coast was very popular and some of its most notable exponents were Oliver Dragojević and Mišo Kovač . Dragojević's first performance
8455-462: Was initiated in 1941, and achieved in 1944–1946, when it was established as a federated republic within Yugoslavia. In that form, it lasted until the constitutional reforms from 1990 to 1992, when it was reconstituted, as the Republic of Serbia within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . It was the largest constituent republic of Yugoslavia, in terms of population and territory. Its capital, Belgrade ,
8550-685: Was led by Massimo Savić , later a successful pop singer . Boa formed in the 1970s, influenced by Yes , King Crimson and Genesis , but later turned to New Romantic . In 1990, it performed as David Bowie 's opening act at Maksimir stadium . During the New Romantic era popularized around the world by Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet , prominent acts in Yugoslavia were the aforementioned Zagreb based group Boa and Jakarta from Belgrade . SR Serbia The Socialist Republic of Serbia ( Serbo-Croatian : Социјалистичка Република Србија / Socijalistička Republika Srbija ), previously known as
8645-589: Was one of the most popular. A rock music event that marked the decade, but also the Yugoslav rock history in general, was the Bijelo Dugme's concert at Hajdučka česma in Košutnjak Park in Belgrade on August 22, 1977, which was attended by around 80,000 people. (Parts of) the recorded material were released on the live album Koncert kod Hajdučke česme . 1975 saw the emergence of a very influential act, Buldožer from Slovenia, noted for its experimental rock , which
8740-500: Was re-formed into Serbia and Montenegro , and in 2006, Serbia became an independent republic after Montenegro separated. Within Socialist Republic of Serbia two autonomous provinces existed: Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo . The central part of the Socialist Republic of Serbia located outside of the two autonomous provinces was generally known as " Serbia proper " ( "Uža Srbija" ). Geographically SR Serbia bordered Hungary to
8835-544: Was released in numerous versions such as In the Beginning (Circa 1960) , The Beatles' First and Beatles Bop - Hamburg Days . The rock and roll scene in Yugoslavia started to emerge in the 1950s influenced by the classic rock and roll and rockabilly acts such as Elvis Presley , Chuck Berry , Bill Haley , Carl Perkins , Buddy Holly and others. Many young people started to play this new " electric music ", as they called it, naming themselves "električari", but one of
8930-460: Was the only communist country which was taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest . It joined in 1961 even before some Western and NATO nations such as Portugal , Ireland , Greece and Turkey , which joined in 1964 , 1965 , 1974 and 1975 respectively. One of the first stars in the former Socialist Yugoslavia and one of its first internationally acclaimed artists, was the traditional pop singer Ivo Robić from Croatia, who emerged in
9025-573: Was the song "Jabuke i vino" by Željko Bebek and Zana Nimani . Zana Nimani was a notable artist from the Albanian minority , she was a frontress of the band Zana from Belgrade and later started a solo career. The most popular TV show during the decade was Hit meseca ( Hit of the Month ) which was a sort of Yugoslav Top of the Pops . The host of the show was Dubravka "Duca" Marković. A popular magazine among
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