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Dah ( sr-cyr, Дах, trans. ''Breath'') was a Yugoslav and later Belgian
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band formed in
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in 1972. Dah was formed by guitarist
Zlatko Manojlović Zlatko Manojlović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Златко Манојловић; born 1951), also known internationally as Zed Mitchell, is a Serbian and Yugoslav guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, currently based in Germany. Manojlović rose to prom ...
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 successful solo artist.


History

Prior to the formation of Dah, guitarist
Zlatko Manojlović Zlatko Manojlović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Златко Манојловић; born 1951), also known internationally as Zed Mitchell, is a Serbian and Yugoslav guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, currently based in Germany. Manojlović rose to prom ...
performed in the bands Džentlmeni and Fleš (''Flash''), recording a
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with the latter, released in 1972 and featuring the songs "Ne laži, draga" ("Don't Lie, Darling") and "Svet bez ljubavi" ("World Without Love"). In 1972, Manojović formed Dah with Branko Marušić "Čutura" (a former Albatrosi and Džentlmeni member, guitar and vocals), Branko Gluščević (a former Iskre,
Siluete Siluete ( sr-cyr, Силуете, trans. ''The Silhouettes'') were a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1961. They were one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav rock scene. Soon after the formation, Siluete, fronted by charismatic ...
and Lutalice member, bass guitar) and Radomir Dubičanin (a former Fleš member, drums). In April 1973, the band performed at the third edition of the
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, and their song "Ako poželiš" ("If You Wish") was released on the double live album ''BOOM Pop Fest '73'' recorded on the festival. Soon after, the band released their debut
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with the studio version of "Ako poželiš" and the song "Noćna buka" ("Night Noise"), which they promoted performing in the display window of a record shop. After the release of the single, Marušić left the band and began his solo career. Manojlović took the singing duties, and Dah performed as a
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for a year and a half. After Dubičanin moved to Siluete, he was replaced by Velibor "Boka" Bogdanović (a former Plavi Dečaci, Džentlmeni, YU Grupa and
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member). On several occasions the band worked in studio with
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Miodrag Okrugić (a former Beduini, YU Grupa and Opus member), the result of this cooperation being the single "Gitareska" ("Gitaresque"). Dah's debut album ''Veliki cirkus'' (''The Big Circus'') was released in 1974 through
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. The album lyrics were written by the
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Zoran Modli, with his lyrics for some of the songs, such as "Prohujalo sa vihorom" ("
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"), "Majka Jugovića" ("Mother of the
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") and "Troil i Kesida" ("
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"), being inspired by great works of literature. In 1975, the band moved to
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, where they performed under the name Land. The Belgian lineup of the band featured, alongside Manojlović and Bogdanović, Zlatko Manojlović's brother Goran (keyboards), and two Belgian musicians, Tommy Splitwood (bass guitar) and Willy Pultz (guitar). This lineup released the single "Shoshana", the melody of which was based on Yosef Hadar's composition " Erev Shel Shoshanim". The single was very successful,
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releasing it in
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,
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, Belgium,
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,
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,
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and
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, and reaching No. 1 on the
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national radio chart. After the single release, the band performed as the opening act for
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on their concerts in
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and
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, as well as on several Focus concerts in
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."Preslušao sam: Gordi - 'Fenix', dobri, stari, gitarski rok (Croatia Records 2024.)", Telegraf.rs
/ref> Eventually, the lineup split-up, Splitwood and Pultz continuing their career in the band Cool Breeze from Luxembourg.Cool Breeze at Discogs
/ref> In 1976, Zlatko Manojlović reformed Dah in Yugoslavia. The new lineup featured, beside the Manojlović brothers, Zdenko Pomper (bass guitar), Stevan Miutinović (drums) and Dragan Mihajlović (violin). The new lineup recorded the band's second album, ''Povratak'' (''The Return''), which featured a
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version of "Shoshana", entitled "Šošana". Soon after the album release, the band leader Zlatko Manojlović went to serve his mandatory stint in the
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, so his brother Goran became the temporary leader of Dah. The last Dah lineup featured, beside Goran Manojlović and Zdenko Pomper, Vidoja Božinović (a former Dim Bez Vatre and
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member, guitar) and Dušan Đukić "Đuka" (a former Immamorata and Pop Mašina member, drums). This lineup of the band performed for a year and disbanded.


Post breakup

During one of his army leaves, Manojlović recorded a highly successful single "Jednoj ženi" ("To a Woman"). In 1977, upon his return from the army, he formed the band Gordi. The first lineup of Gordi featured two former Dah members, Goran Manojlović and Stevan Milutinović. After Gordi disbanded in 1984, Manojlović dedicated himself to his solo career. For a short period of time during 1978, Zdenko Pomper played bass guitar in Gordi. He lost his life in a street fight at the beginning of the 1980s. In 2021,
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released a Zlatko Manojlović
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entitled ''Od Daha do Gordih'' (''From Dah to Gordi''), featuring a reissue of ''Veliki cirkus''.


Legacy

In 1991,
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n and Yugoslav
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band
Disciplina Kičme Disciplin A Kitschme, originally known as Disciplina Kičme ( sr-Cyrl, Дисциплина Кичме, transl. ''Backbone Discipline''), was a Serbian and SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslav and, for a period of time, Great Britain, British Rock music, r ...
sampled Dah song "Noćna buka" in their song "Buka u modi" ("Noise in Fashion"). In 1994, Serbian and Yugoslav
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band Ruž covered the song "Šošana" on their album ''N˚4'', which was produced by Manojlović.


Discography


Studio albums

*''Veliki cirkus'' (1974) *''Povratak'' (1976)


Singles

*"Ako poželiš" / "Noćna buka" (1973) *"Samo jedna noć" / "Cvrčak" (1973) *"Gitareska" / "Ti si ta" (1974) *"Mali princ" / "Ime" (1974) *"Šošana" / "Please, Don't Say Nothing" (1975) *"Žeđ" / "Misli" (1976) *"Tomorrow" / "Under The Sky" (1977)


Other appearances

*"Ako poželiš" (''BOOM Pop Fest '73'', 1973)


References


External links


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