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BOOM Festival
BOOM Festival was a rock music festival held annually throughout SFR Yugoslavia between 1971 and 1978. The festival was held for the first time in 1971 in Maribor and for the last time in 1978 in Novi Sad. The festival featured numerous prominent acts of the Yugoslav rock scene, and five various artists live albums were recorded on various editions of the festival. Most of the editions of the festival were sponsored by the League of Socialist Youth of Yugoslavia. History See also *List of historic rock festivals A rock festival is an open-air rock concert featuring many different performers, typically spread over two or three days and having a campsite and other amenities and forms of entertainment provided at the venue. Some festivals are singular eve ... * List of jam band music festivals References {{Historic rock festival Music festivals in Yugoslavia Rock festivals in Slovenia Rock festivals in Croatia Rock festivals in Serbia Yugoslav rock music Serbian roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maribor
Maribor ( , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is the seat of the Urban Municipality of Maribor and the Drava Statistical Region, Drava statistical region. Maribor is also the economic, administrative, educational, and cultural centre of eastern Slovenia. Maribor was first mentioned as a castle in 1164, as a settlement in 1209, and as a city in 1254. Like most Slovene Lands, Slovene ethnic territory, Maribor was under Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg rule until 1918, when Rudolf Maister and his men secured the city for the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, which then joined the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1991 Maribor became part of independent Slovenia. Maribor, along with the Portuguese city of Guimarães, was selected as the European Capital of Culture for 2012. Name Maribo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tivoli Hall
Tivoli Hall () is a complex of two multi-purpose indoor sports arenas in the Tivoli City Park in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The complex was opened in 1965. The larger, ice hockey arena has a seating capacity of 6,800 people and is the home of HK Olimpija ice hockey club. During the EuroBasket 2013, the capacity was adjusted to 5,600.EuroBasket2013.org Tivoli Hall Capacity: 5,600. The smaller hall has a capacity for 4,500 spectators and is the secondary home venue of the basketball team |
Dah (band)
Dah ( sr-cyr, Дах, trans. ''Breath'') was a Yugoslav and later Belgian progressive rock band formed in Belgrade in 1972. Dah was formed by guitarist Zlatko Manojlović and guitarist and vocalist Branko Marušić "Čutura", the two previously performing together in the band Džentlmeni. After the release of Dah's debut single in 1973, Marušić left the band, so Manojlović took the singing duties. After the release of their debut album, ''Veliki cirkus'' (1974), the band moved to Belgium, changing their name to Land. After spending a year in Belgium and having an international hit with the song "Shoshana", the band returned to Yugoslavia, where they released their second album, ''Povratak'' (1976). In 1976, Zlatko Manojlović went to serve his mandatory stint in the Yugoslav army, his brother, keyboardist Goran Manojlović, took over leading of Dah, the group disbanding in 1977. Zlatko Manojlović would continue his career as the leader of the band Gordi, and later as a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drago Mlinarec (musician)
Drago Mlinarec (born 14 December 1942) is a Croatian rock musician who became known in the former Yugoslavia with popular progressive rock band Grupa 220. Life Mlinarec was born and grew up in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. During his formative years, Yugoslavia was under Tito's form of communism though it had open borders with the West. He has stated that his lyrics were inspired, at least in part, by the Noir films he had seen at the cinema. jetset.cro.net Work Besides playing in one of the most popular rock bands in Yugoslavia, , Mlinarec in the 1970s composed music for several theatre plays, TV shows, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdenka Kovačiček
Zdenka Kovačiček (16 January 1944) is a Croatian jazz and rock vocalist. She remains one of the most prominent musicians on the Croatian music scene. Early life Zdenka Kovačiček was born on 16 January 1944 in Zagreb. Her father was from Tuheljske Toplice and her mother was from Dubravica. She attended the musical high school where she learned to play piano and accordion. At the age of 19, she enrolled in the foreign trade study on her parents' wish, but she never graduated due to the lack of interest. She started a career as a child at the Zagreb Youth Theater where she sang and danced. In 1957, she co-founded the duo ''Hani'' together with Nada Žitnik. They performed on TV and recorded a movie. Career After the duo Hani split in the late 1960s, Kovačiček started a solo career by performing at various European clubs with many successful musicians, including Bill Haley, The Kinks and The Ink Spots. It was then that she became aware of her talent for jazz, soul, and blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janez Bončina
Janez Bončina, nicknamed Benč (born 3 December 1947) is a Slovenian composer, guitarist and singer. He is one of the leading authors and performers of Slovenian and Popular music in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavian rock music. In the middle of the 1960s, Bončina with his friend Tomaž Domicelj from the group Helioni, showed his talent for music. Later with the group "Mladi Levi" he created projects which started the Slovenian pop rock scene. Biography In 1970–1972, he collaborated with the international group The Generals, and in 1972 he founded the rock group Srce. With selected Yugoslavian musicians, he founded the group September (band), September in 1975. Their music consisted of jazz rock, and was recognised domestically and internationally. September used to be the ambassador of Yugoslavian rock abroad; in the years 1976–1979 they were guests in the Soviet Union, Belgium, Italy, Cuba, Germany, France and finally United States, where they r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buco I Srđan
Bijo (also, Bijoy, Bidzhov) is a village and municipality in the Aghsu district (Agsu Rayon) of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,860 as of 2012 Etymology Some sources indicates the name of village as "Bijoy" or "Bija". During the Tsar Russian and most part of the Soviet empires periods it has been mainly called as "Bijov" or "Bidzov". Though it would not be realistic to strict upon one of the versions about the etymology of "Bojo", the two of them are grounded on more reliable sources as well as reasonable explanation methods: #It comes from the name of "pechoys" or a pecheneg tribes that is related to Oghuz Turks. #It is from the same origin which is used in the name of the country - Azerbaijan. In Middle Ages the name "Azerbaijan" has been mostly used as "Azerbijan" ("أذربيجان") in Arabic alphabet. History Bijo is one of the ancient village of Azerbaijan. Although its history has not yet been investigated properly, the obvious evidence inform u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grupa Marina Škrgatića
Grupa Marina Škrgatića (transl. ''Marin Škrgatić Band'') was a Yugoslav progressive rock band formed in Zagreb in 1970. Fronted by vocalist and trombonist Marin Škrgatić, the group was a prominent act of the 1970s Yugoslav rock scene. Band history 1970–1976 The band was formed in 1970 in Zagreb. The forming members of the band were Marin Škrgatić (formerly of Soul Soul Band, vocals and trombone), Mladen Leib (guitar, bassoon), Branko Kezele (bass guitar, clarinet), Dragan Brčić (drums, viola) and Miro Matošević (percussion, oboe). During the following years Rajko Dujmić (organ, electric violin), Vladimir Georgev (bass guitar) and Hrvoje Galeković (drums) also performed with the band. Soon after the formation, the band attracted the attention of the audience and the media with their avant-garde approach to rock music. Only several months after the formation, they got the opportunity to make recordings for Radio Zagreb. During the early 1970s they presented themsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time (rock Band)
Time was a Yugoslav rock band formed in Zagreb in 1971. They were one of the most prominent acts of the 1970s Yugoslav rock scene. The band was formed by former Dinamiti and Korni Grupa vocalist Adolf "Dado" Topić. The first lineup featured, beside Topić, Vedran Božić (guitar), Tihomir "Pop" Asanović (keyboards), Mario Mavrin (bass guitar), Ratomir "Ratko" Divjak (drums) and Branislav "Labmert" Živković (piano and flute). The band gained large popularity and media attention with the release of their self-titled debut album in 1972—today considered one of the most important albums in the history of Yugoslav rock music—presenting themselves with jazz-influenced progressive rock sound. Despite the success of their debut release, the band did not manage to maintain a steady lineup, with Topić remaining the only permanent member during the following years. Despite experiencing multiple lineup changes and taking breaks, the band managed to release two additional studio a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivica Percl
Ivica is a Slavic masculine given name, a diminutive form of Ivan. The direct English equivalent of the name is Johnny, while the equivalent of its augmentative Ivan is John. It is one of the frequent male given names in Croatia, and is also present in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Croatia, the name Ivica became one of the most common masculine given name in the decades between 1950 and 1989, peaking at second most common 1970-1979. Ivica is also a common character in Croatian jokes, like Perica. In Slovenian, Ivica is both a masculine and feminine given name. Notable people named Ivica * Ivica Avramović, Serbian footballer * Ivica Dačić, Serbian politician, Prime Minister of Serbia * Ivica Dragutinović, Serbian footballer * Ivica Džidić, Croatian footballer * Ivica Grlić, Bosnian Croat footballer * Ivica Kostelić, Croatian alpine skier * Ivica Kralj, Montenegrin footballer * * Ivica Mornar, Croatian footballer * Ivica Olić, Croatian footballer * Ivica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
