Korni Grupa was a Yugoslav symphonic-rock band that released fourteen singles and the 1972–74 albums Korni Grupa and Not an Ordinary Life. Members: Kornelije Kovač (keyboards, 1968-74), Seka Kojadinović (vocals, 1968), Borko Kacl (guitar, 1968-69), Bojan Hreljac (bass, 1968-74), Vladimir Furduj Furda (drums, 1968-74), Dušan Prelević (vocals, 1969), Dalibor Brun (vocals, 1969), Dado Topić (vocals, […]
Bijelo Dugme was a Yugoslav symphonic/hard-rock band from Sarajevo in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. Between 1974 and 1988, the band released nine albums, three live recordings, and assorted singles, mostly on Jugoton and Diskoton. Members: Goran Bregović (guitar, vocals, 1974-89), Željko Bebek (vocals, 1974-84), Mladen Vojičić [aka Tifa] (vocals, 1984-85), Alen Islamović (vocals, 1985-89), Goran […]
Smak was a Yugoslav hard-rock/funk band that released six albums between 1985 and 1986 on RTB. Guitarist Radomir Mihajlović Točak cut sporadic solo discs during this period, including the popular 1976 release R.М. Тоčак. Members: Radomir Mihajlović Točak (guitar), Slobodan Stojanović Kepa (drums), Slobodan Kominac Koma (vocals, 1971-73), Slobodan Jovanović Johan (vocals, 1972), Miša Nikolić […]
YU Grupa was a Yugoslav hard-rock band from Beograd, Serbia, that released five albums and ten singles between 1973 and 1979 on Jugoton. Further titles followed from 1987 onward. Members: Dragi Jelić (vocals, guitar), Žika Jelić (bass, vocals), Miodrag Okrugić [Mive] (organ, 1970-71), Velibor Bogdanović [Boka] (drums, 1970-72, 1987-89), Miodrag-Bata Kostić (guitar, 1971-72, 1973-75, 1978-92), […]
Tako was a Yugoslav symphonic/space-rock band released the 1978–80 albums Tako and U Vreći za Spavanje, both later reissued with bonus tracks and alternate cover art. Members: Dušan Ćućuz [aka Dule] (bass, vocals), Đorđe Ilijin (keyboards, flute, harp), Sava Bojić (guitar, vocals, 1975-77), Milan Lolić [aka Mića Žorž] (drums, 1975-77), Miroslav Dukić (guitar, vocals, 1977-81), […]
Igra Staklenih Perli was a Yugoslav space-rock band that released the 1979/80 RTB albums Igra Staklenih Perli and Vrt Svetlosti. Pre-record material (1976–78) surfaced on the archival discs Inner Flow and Drives. Members: Svaba the Kraut [aka Zoran Lakić] (keyboards, 1976-1985), Joshua N’Goma [aka Vojkan Rakić] (guitar, 1976-80), Predrag Vuković (percussion), Draško “Dracula” Nikodijević (bass, […]
September was a Yugoslav symphonic/jazz-rock band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, that debuted with a 1976 Jugoton single. That same year, they released the RTB album Zadnja Avantura, followed by a 1977 standalone single. Lengthy September live tracks appeared on the Boom ’76 document and the Jugoton compilation Randevu S Muzikom (20 Godina Radio Novi Sad). In […]
Oko was a Yugoslav hard-rock band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, that issued a single on ZKP RTVLJ in 1975, followed by the album Raskorak on Jugaton in 1976. Members: Pavel Kavec (vocals, guitar), Miro Tomassini (bass, 1972-75), Jani Tutta (drums, 1972-73), Dragan Gajič (drums, 1973-1975), Tone Dimnik (drums, 1975-76), Franjo Martinec (bass, 1975-76), Zlatko Klun (drums, […]
Begnagrad was a Yugoslav avant-garde/trad band from Ljubljana, located in modern-day Slovenia. In 1982, the band released a self-titled album on ZKP RTVLJ that was reissued in 1990 as Konzert for a Broken Dance. Material for a proposed earlier album, recorded in 1977, was finally issued as Tastare (Theoldwones) in 1992. Members: Bratko Bibič (accordion, […]
Den za Den was a Yugoslav jazz-rock band from Skopje in modern-day Macedonia. In 1980, the band released a self-titled album on ZKP RTVLJ. Members: Vladimir Jankulovski (bass), Dragiša Soldatović (keyboards, piano, Moog), Dimitar Čočorovski (drums, percussion), Siniša Stojanovski (guitar, 1978), Arian Dema (guitar, 1978-80) Background Den za Den formed as an instrumental jazz-rock quartet […]
Fire was a Yugoslav hard-rock/psych trio that released the 1973 album Could You Understand Me. Members: Jura Havidić (guitar, vocals), Miljenko Balić (bass), Emil Vugrinec (drums, vocals) Background Fire formed in Čakovec, then part of Yugoslavia, after guitarist-singer Juraj Havidić, bassist Miljenko Balić, and drummer Emil Vugrinec met in a Yugoslav Army military band. Havidić […]
Ekatarina Velika was a Yugoslav new wave band from Beograd in modern-day Serbia. Between 1985 and 1989, they four albums and a live recording on ZKP RTVLJ and RTB. The band evolved from Katarina II, which sprung from the ashes of Šarlo Akrobata. Members: Milan Mladenović (vocals, guitar), Margita Stefanović [Magi] (keyboards), Bojan Pečar (bass, […]
Katarina II were a Yugoslav New Wave band for Beograd, Serbia, formed in 1982. The band released a self-titled album in 1984 on ZKP RTVLJ and subsequently changed their name to Ekatarina Velika for two additional albums on the label, switching to RTB in the late 1980s. Members: Milan Mladenović (vocals, guitar), Margita Stefanović [Magi] […]
Xenia was a Yugoslav new wave band behind the 1983/84 Jugoton albums Kad nedjelja prođe and Tko je to učinio? Members: Vesna Vrandečić (vocals), Robert Funčić (guitar), Joško Serdarević (drums), Marinko Radetić (bass) Background Xenia formed in late 1981 in Rijeka when singer Vesna Vrandečić and guitarist-songwriter Robert Funčić teamed with bassist Marinko Radetić and […]
Tomaž Pengov (1949 — Feb. 10, 2014) was a Slovenian singer/songwriter who was sporadically active for nearly four decades, debuting with the 1973 album Odpotovanja and releasing subsequent material at five-to-ten-year intervals into the 2010s. Discography: Odpotovanja (1973) “Napisi padajo” / “Črna pega čez oči” (1978) Pripovedi (1988) Rimska cesta (1992) Biti tu (1995)
Tihomir Pop Asanović (Nov. 16, 1948) is a Macedonian keyboardist who played in the bands Time, September, Boomerang, and Jugoslavenska Pop Selekcija during the 1970s. Between 1974 and 1976, he released two jazz-funk solo albums on Jugoton. Discography: Majko Zemljo (1974) Pop (1976)
Teška Industrija were a Yugoslav hard-rock band from Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, that released seven singles and three albums on Jugoton between 1975 and 1978. A second round of activity produced two further albums during the early 1980s. Sporadic revivals have followed in the decades since. Members: Gabor Lenđel (keyboards, 1974-77, 2007), Vedad Hadžiabdić (guitar), Ivica Propadalo […]
Suncokret were a Yugoslav folk-rock ensemble from Beograd, Serbia, with a revolving-door lineup over a five-year period of activity. Between 1975 and 1979, the band issued seven singles on RTB, Diskos, and ZKP RTVLJ. The last of those labels issued the band’s singular album, Moje Bube, in 1977. The band also have a song apiece […]
Spektar were a Yugoslav symphonic/jazz-funk trio from Zagreb, Croatia, that released a self-titled album on Suzy in 1974. In 2015, 38 minutes of unreleased 1973–75 material was issued as Nepoznate Boje Spektra by archivists Black Pearl. Members: Enco Lesić (vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer, percussion), Davor Rocco (bass, acoustic guitar, percussion), Dragan Brčić (drums, congas, percussion) […]
Rezonansa were a Yugoslav folk/pop band from Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, that issued five albums and eight singles between 1975 and 1982, mostly on RTB and Diskoton. Members: Brano Likić (vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards), Branka Seka Likić (vocals), Ljubo Pavlović (drums, 1975-81), Mario Barišić (violin, 1975-82), Božidar Bobo Arkus (violin, 1975-82), Darko Arkus (keyboards, 1975-77), Josip Mijač […]
Radomir Mihajlović Točak (born June 13, 1950) is a Yugoslav guitarist from Čačak, Serbia, principally known as the driving force behind funk-rockers Smak, with whom he recorded six albums and numerous shortplayers between 1974 and 1986. In 1976, he released the popular solo album R.М. Тоčак on ZKP RTVLJ. Discography: R.М. Тоčак (1976) “Mantilja” / […]
Predmestje was a Yugoslav jazz-rock band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, that issued four albums between 1977 and 1982 on RTB. Members: Andrej Pompe (keyboards), Peter Gruden (guitar, vocals, 1975-80), Aleksander Malahovsky (saxophone, 1975-80), Gabriel Lah (bass, 1975-80), Janez Hvale (drums, 1975-79), Lado Jakša (saxophone, 1979-80), Tone Dimnik (drums, 1979-80), Marko Bitenc (vocals, percussion, 1980), Marjan Lebar […]
Pop Mašina were a Yugoslav hard-rock band from Beograd, Serbia, that issued five singles, two albums and a live LP on RTB and ZKP RTVLJ between 1972 and 1977. Members: Robert Nemeček (bass, vocals, 1972-76), Zoran Božinović (guitar, vocals), Raša Đelmaš (drums, 1972), Sava Bojić (guitar, vocals, 1972), Mihajlo Bata Popović (drums, 1972-76), Oliver Mandić […]
Petar Ugrin (Jan. 12, 1944 — Sept, 14, 2001) was a Yugoslav trumpeter, violinist, and composer who issued the album Samo Muzika on RTV Ljubljana in 1979. Discography: Samo Muzika (1979)
Oddelek 8 were a Yugoslav ethno-jazz ensemble that issued the album Quartar on Helidon in 1979. Members: Berislav Puhlovsky, Bernhardt Gerths, Koce Andonov, Miroslav Erjavec, Miroslav Karlović, Slavko Avsenik Jr. Discography: Quartar (1979)
Miha Kralj (born Aug. 22, 1949) is a Slovenian electronic musician who released three albums on RTB between 1980 and 1985. Discography: Andromeda (1980) Odyssey (1982) Electric Dreams (1985)
Luna were a Yugoslav goth-rock band from Novi Sad, Serbia, that issued the album Nestvarne Stvari in 1984 on Helidon. Members: Slobodan Tišma (vocals), Zoran Bulatović [aka Balé] (guitar, vocals), Ivan Fece (drums), Jasmina “Mina” Mitrušić (keyboards, vocals) Discography: Nestvarne Stvari (1984)
Leb i Sol were a Yugoslav jazz-rock/pop band from Skopje, Macedonia, formed in 1976. The band debuted with two tracks on a double-album document of the 1977 Boom Festival, issued as Boom ’77 on the Suzy label. In 1978, the band released their first two albums on RTB, following those up with three further longplayers […]
Laza i Ipe were a Yugoslav symphonic/electronic duo comprised of keyboardist/composer Laza Ristovski and drummer/vocalist Ipe Ivandić, both of Bijelo Dugme. The two issued a 7″ on Jugoton in 1976, followed by the 1977 RTV Ljubljana release Stižemo, recorded with guitarist/bassist Zlatko Hold. Members: Laza Ristovski (Piano, Organ [Hammond C-3], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Polymoog, Arp […]
Aerodrom were a Yugoslav New Wave/art-rock band from Zagreb in modern-day Croatia. Between 1979 and 1986, the band released five albums and assorted singles on Jugoton. Members: Jurica Pađen (guitar, vocals), Zlatan Živkovic (vocals, drums, 1978-81, 1984-87, 2001), Remo Krstanović Kartagine (bass, 1978-87), Mladen Krajnik (keyboards, 1978-81, 2001), Paolo Sfeci (drums, 1978-79), Branko Knežević [aka […]
Josipa Lisac (born Feb. 14, 1950) is a Croatian vocalist who briefly sang with the Zagreb pop groups O’Hara and Zlatni Akordi during the late 1960s. In 1969, she began a long run of solo singles on Jugoton, which issued her popular 1973 album Dnevnik Jedne Ljubavi. Over the next 14 years she released six […]
Indexi were a Yugoslav pop/rock/psych band from Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, formed in 1962. Between 1964 and 1969, the band sporadically issued shortplayers on RTB. The band’s output increased during the 1970s with two singles per-year, mostly on Diskoton. In 1972, the band released a self-titled album on ZKP RTVLJ, followed in 1978 by the popular Modra Rijeka […]
Gordi were a Yugoslav hard-rock/metal band from Beograd, Serbia, that was active for seven years, starting in 1977. The band debuted with the popular Čovek album on ZKP RTVLJ in 1978, followed that with two numerically self-titled releases on RTB, and followed those with two further albums on Jugoton between 1981 and 1982. Members: Zlatko […]
Film were a Yugoslav New Wave band from Zagreb in modern-day Croatia. The band debuted with a 1980 single on Suzy, followed by a further single and studio album on Helidon. All subsequent releases appeared on Jugoton. Members: Jura Stublić (vocals), Mladen Jurčić [aka Max], Marino Pelaić [aka Baracuda] (bass), Ivan Stančić [aka Piko] (drums) […]
Dorian Gray were a Croatian New Wave band that released two albums on Jugoton between 1983 and 1985. Members: Massimo (guitars, vocals), Vedran Čupić (guitar), Branko Terzić (drums), Toni Ostojić (keyboards), Emil Krnjić (bass) Discography: Sjaj u tami (1983) Za tvoje oči (1985)
Đorđe Ilijin is a Serbian keyboardist, flutist, and harpist who recorded two albums with the band Tako between 1978 and 1980. In 1983, he released the album Zabranjeno Prisluškivanje! on the Suzy label. Discography: Zabranjeno Prisluškivanje! (1983)
Denis & Denis were a Yugoslav male/female synthpop duo from Rijeka in modern-day Croatia. They made the 1984 album Čuvaj Se! and the 1985 EP Ja Sam Lažljiva, both on Jugoton, after which vocalist Marina Perazić left for a solo career. Keyboardist Davor Tolja enlisted fellow synth player Edi Kraljić for the 1988 album Budi […]
Cod were a Yugoslav pop band from Sarajevo in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. Between 1975 and 1980, the band released six singles and two albums on Jugoton. Members: Selver Brdarić (vocals), Nenad Jurin (keyboards, 1972-1976), Džemal Novaković (guitar, 1972-1976), Izidor Kajić (saxophone, bass), Miro Oberan (drums), Ivica Propadalo (bass), Petar Kenjić (drums), Enes Bajramović (guitar), […]
Buldožer was a Yugoslav avant-garde/rock band from Ljubljana in modern-day Slovenia. They debuted with the 1975 Alta album Pljuni Istini u Oči, followed by three albums, two EPs, and a live set through 1983 on Helidon. Members: Boris Bele (guitar, vocals), Marko Brecelj (lead vocals, 1975-79), Borut Cinc (keyboards), Štefan Jež (drums, 1975-76), Uroš Lovšin […]
Boa were a Yugoslav New Wave band from Zagreb in modern-day Croatia. The band released three albums circa 1982/83 on the Suzy label, followed by a seven-year break in activity. The band has reactivated several times since 1990. Members: Mladen Puljiz (keyboards, vocals), Slavko Remenarić (guitar), Igor Šoštarić (drums, 1979-89), Damir Košpić (bass, 1979-89), Zvonimir […]
Birdland were a jazz-rock band from Bern, Switzerland, formed by Yugoslav students. Between 1980 and 1982, the band released three albums on RTB, Zytglogge, and Mpz. Members: Predrag Banković (guitar), Dragan Marinković (bass, 1978-79), Boris Relja (piano), Beat Rauch (drums, percussion), Umil Bengi (percussion, 1978-79), Borivoje Vukadinović (bass, 1979-?), Peter Hurni (drum, 1979-?) Discography: Darkness […]
Beograd were a Serbian New Wave/coldwave combo that released a standalone single on Jugaton and the album Remek Depo on RTB, both in 1982. Members: Ljubodrag Bubalo (synthesizer, bass), Milan Bubalo (rhythm machine), Dejan Stanisavljević (vocals, synthesizer), Slobodan Stanić (synthesizer, 1981-?) Discography: Remek Depo (1982) “Sanjaš li u boji?” / “T.V.” (1982)
Jutro were a Yugoslav jazz-rock band from Ljubljana in modern-day Slovenia, formed in 1970. The band’s ’70s-era output was limited to a 1972 single on Beograd and a 1976 7″ on RTB, plus a song apiece on the 1973/74 Boom Festival documents. In 1980, the band released their singular album Dobro Jutro on ZKP RTVLJ. Members: […]
Vita Nova was a Munich-based symphonic/psych trio comprised of German multi-instrumentalist Eddy Marron, Yugoslavian keyboardist Sylvester Levay, and Swiss drummer Christian von Hoffmann. They released a self-titled album in 1971 on the Austrian Life Records label. Members: Eddy Marron (lead vocals, bass, zaz, guitar), Sylvester Levay (keyboards, percussion, vocals), Christian von Hoffmann (drums, percussion, vocals) […]
