''Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari'' () is the third studio album by Yugoslav band

Zabranjeno Pušenje Zabranjeno pušenje () is a Bosnian rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1980. The group's musical style primarily consists of a distinctive garage rock sound with folk influences, often featuring innovative production and complex storytelling. Curre ...

released in 1987. It was released through

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in SFR Yugoslavia.

Legacy

Screenplay

In 2006, Vladimir Đurđević, a first-year dramaturgy student at the University of Arts' Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU), wrote a

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based on the "Balada o Pišonji i Žugi" track as part of a school assignment. Though mostly relying on "Balada o Pišonji i Žugi", the script also references other Zabranjeno pušenje songs such as "Pamtim to kao da je bilo danas", "Lutka sa naslovne strane", "Hadžija il bos", "Murga drot", "Guzonjin sin", and "Pišonja i Žuga u paklu droge". Đurđević placed the plot in summer 1990 on the eve of the Yugoslavia vs. West Germany match at the 1990 FIFA World Cup with two lifelong friends from

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of differing ethno-religious backgrounds and football club loyalties (Pišonja, a Bosniak who's a fan of FK Sarajevo, and Žuga, a

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pulling for

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) trying to get to

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.Istina o pogibiji Pišonje i Žuge
zurnal.info, 2010

Theater staging

Đurđević's script got staged under Slađana Kilibarda's direction, premiering on 20 November 2010 as ''Zbogom žohari'' at Toša Jovanović Theater in

Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbi ...

.Pišonja i Žuga premijerno na pozorišnim daskama Ateljea
;24 sata, 5 March 2012 Kilibarda decided to make a few modifications to Đurđević's script, such as placing the plot a year later in summer 1991, the start of

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. On 11 March 2012, another theatrical staging premiered at Belgrade's

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, directed by Vladan Đurković as ''Balada o Pišonji i Žugi'' with Milan Marić playing the role of Pišonja, Nikola Jovanović as Žuga,

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as Amila, Ivan Zekić as Guzonjin sin, and

Zoran Cvijanović Zoran "Zoki" Cvijanović ( sr-cyr, Зоран "Зоки" Цвијановић; born 25 January 1958) is a Serbian actor and producer. He has starred in over 70 films and television series with his most notable role coming in the drama series '' Si ...

as Murga Drot."Balada o Pišonji i Žugi" postala kazlišna predstava u Beogradu
index.hr, March 2012 In addition to Atelje 212, the play is also performed at Dadov Youth Theater.

Track listing

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Zabranjeno pušenje *

Dražen Janković Dražen Janković ( sr-cyr, Дражен Јанковић; 1965 – 9 November 2018), also known by his nickname Drale, was a Serbian musician, composer, writer and actor. He was a band member of Sarajevo-based rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje under ...

(credited as Seid Karajlić) – keyboards,

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–

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, flute *

Sejo Sexon Davor Sučić (; born June 7, 1961), better known by his stage name Sejo Sexon, is a Bosnian rock and roll musician, film score composer, actor and television director. He is most notably the bandleader and a co-founder of the rock group Zabranjen ...

– rhythm guitar * Predrag Kovačević (credited as Kowalski) –

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Dado Džihan Jadranko "Dado" Džihan (born 24 May 1964), also credited as Dado Jehan, Waves and Patterns, is a composer, music producer and sound master from Bosnia and Herzegovina. A member of New Primitives, Top lista nadrealista an art movement of Sarajevo ...

– keyboards, backing vocals *

Darko Ostojić Darko Ostojić (; born 23 March 1965), known by his nickname Ogi, is a Bosnian musician and actor. He first found mainstream success for his portrayal of Minka and Cane Prebranac in the TV Sarajevo series ''Top lista nadrealista''. Also, he was a ...

(credited as Oggie) – bass, backing vocals *

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– bass * Faris Arapović – drums *

Nele Karajlić Nenad Janković (; ; born 11 December 1962), known as Dr Nele Karajlić (), is a Bosnian Serb musician, composer, comedian, actor, writer and television director living and working in Belgrade, Serbia. One of the founders of the New Primitivism ...

– lead vocals Additional musicians * Predrag Bobić Bleka (credited as Dragan Bobić) – bass, backing vocals * Vlado Džihan –

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* Goran Petranović (credited as Rizo Kurtović) – backing vocals * Ljilja Košpić – backing vocals * Goran Grbić –

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* Milivoje Marković – brass section * Tihomir Jakšić – brass section * Vladimir Krnetić – brass section * Željko Nestorov – brass section Production *Sven Rustempašić – production *Toby Alington –

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(Olympic Studio in

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, UK) *Rajko Bartula – recording *Goran Micić – recording assistant *Miro Purivatra – executive production Design * Zenit Đozić – design *Kemal Hadžić – photos

References

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