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Predrag Bobić
Predrag Bobić (born May 18, 1960), sometimes credited as Dragan Bobić and known by his nickname Bleka, is a Croatian musician, guitarist and music pedagogue. He is most notable as a former bassist of rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje. Music career Bobić started his guitarist career in the late 1970s. His first band was Epitaf. During 1980s he performed with many local-known bands, such as Jesen, Band, No.1 and Brod and Animatori. In late 1980s he made a collaboration with Sarajevo-based rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje and appeared as guest bassist on their 1987 album ''Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari''. After his stint with Animatori, he left his music career for a while. In 1996, Bobić joined with Sejo Sexon and Elvis J. Kurtović in a refreshed lineup of Zabranjeno Pušenje after the band's dissolution in early 1990s. Bobić played on four studio albums; ''Fildžan viška'' (1997), ''Agent tajne sile'' (1999), ''Bog vozi Mercedes'' (2001) and ''Hodi da ti čiko nešto da'' (2006); and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavonski Brod
Slavonski Brod (, ), commonly shortened to simply Brod, is a city in eastern Croatia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Being one of the principal cities in the historical regions of Slavonia and Posavina, Slavonski Brod is the 7th largest city in the country, with a population of 59,141 at the 2011 census. It is the centre of Brod-Posavina County and a major river port on the Sava river. Names Although ''brod'' means 'ship' in modern Croatian language, Croatian, the city's name bears witness to an older meaning - 'water crossing', 'Ford (crossing), ford'. Among the names historically in use: ''Marsonia'' in the Roman Empire, ''Brood'' (in Slawonien) in the German speaking Austrian period, ''Brod na Savi'' after 1934. The ancient name "Marsonia" probably comes from the Proto-Indo-European word *mory (marsh), and the same root is seen in the nearby toponyms such as "Mursa" and "Mariniana". Geography The city is located southeast of Zagreb and at an elevation of . It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bog Vozi Mercedes
''Bog vozi Mercedes'' () is the seventh studio album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released in December 2001. It was released through Menart Records and TLN-Europa in Croatia and Active Time in Yugoslavia. Track listing SourceDiscogs/small> Samples *The album contains samples of the choir of "Gazi Husref-begova medresa" and Hafiz Abdurahman Sulejman. Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Zabranjeno Pušenje *Sejo Sexon – lead vocals, acoustic guitar *Dragomir Herendić – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, accordion, keyboards, tambura * Bruno Urlić Prco – violin, viola, keyboards, backing vocals * Branko Trajkov Trak – drums, percussion, backing vocals * Predrag Bobić Bleka – bass * Albin Jarić (credited as Jimi Rasta von Zenica) – percussion Additional musicians *Zdenka Kovačiček – vocals (track 5) *Ivanka Mazurkijević – vocals (waitress role) (track 7) *Ibrica Jusić – vocals (track 11) * Comdr. Žarko Radić Jas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Zagreb
A musician is someone who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate a person who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters, who write both music and lyrics for songs; conductors, who direct a musical performance; and performers, who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer (also known as a vocalist), who provides vocals, or an instrumentalist, who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians can specialize in a musical genre, though many play a variety of different styles and blend or cross said genres, a musician's musical output depending on a variety of technical and other background influences including their culture, skillset, life experience, education, and creative preferences. A musician who records and releases music is often referred to as a recordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Rock Musicians
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Living People
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1960 Births
It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * January 1 – Cameroon becomes independent from France. * January 9– 11 – Aswan Dam construction begins in Egypt. * January 10 – British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan makes the "Wind of Change" speech for the first time, to little publicity, in Accra, Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana). * January 19 – A revised version of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan ("U.S.-Japan Security Treaty" or "''Anpo (jōyaku)''"), which allows U.S. troops to be based on Japanese soil, is signed in Washington, D.C. by Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The new treaty is opposed by the massive Anpo protests in Japan. * January 21 ** Coalbrook mining disaster: A coal mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''The New York Times'' as "Wikipedia-like". While the site was originally created with the goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, it now includes releases in all genres and on all formats. By 2015, it had a new goal: that of "cataloging every single piece of physical music ever created." As of 2025, its database contains over 18 million user-submitted album listings. History Discogs was started in 2000 by Kevin Lewandowski who worked as a programmer at Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo .... It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Pedagogy
Music education is a field of practice in which educators are trained for careers as elementary or secondary music teachers, school or music conservatory ensemble directors. Music education is also a research area in which scholars do original research on ways of teaching and learning music. Music education scholars publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals, and teach undergraduate and graduate education students at university education or music schools, who are training to become music teachers. Music education touches on all learning domains, including the domain (the development of skills), the cognitive domain (the acquisition of knowledge), and, in particular and the affective domain (the learner's willingness to receive, internalize, and share what is learned), including music appreciation and sensitivity. Many music education curriculums incorporate the usage of mathematical skills as well fluid usage and understanding of a secondary language or culture. The co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 767,131, while the population of Zagreb metropolitan area is 1,086,528. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Šćitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851, Janko Kamauf became Zagreb's List of mayors of Zagreb, first mayor. Zagreb has special status as a Administrative divisions of Croatia, Croatian administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's Administrative divisions of Croatia, primary subdivisions, with Counties of Croatia, twenty counties. Other major urban centers include Split, Croatia, Split, Rijeka and Osijek. The country spans , and has a population of nearly 3.9 million. The Croats arrived in modern-day Croatia, then part of Illyria, Roman Illyria, in the late 6th century. By the 7th century, they had organized the territory into Duchy of Croatia, two duchies. Croatia was first internationally recognized as independent on 7 June 879 during the reign of Duke Branimir of Croatia, Branimir. Tomislav of Croatia, Tomis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundek
Bundek is a park in the Novi Zagreb - istok city district of Zagreb, Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze .... It is located north of the Zapruđe and Središće neighborhoods. Bundek was renovated during 2005 to turn a badly maintained lake into a tourism and events center of Novi Zagreb. Gallery Footpath and flowers in park Bundek.jpg, Footpath and flowers in park Bundek Beach at Lake Bundek.jpg, ''Beach at Lake Bundek'' Bundek climbing frame 20150307 DSC 0109.JPG, Bundek climbing frame Carousel Floraart 2010 Bundek.jpg, ''Flora art'' 2010. Bundek Neboderi 2.JPG, Southeast view to Zapruđe Bridge in park Bundek 02.jpg, Bridge in park Bundek Zagreb Bundek Swans.jpg, Swans Zagreb Bundek Carousel.jpg, Bundek during the summer festival Crvena jabuka 20161009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
