Plavi Orkestar is a pop rock band originally formed in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia in 1982, and since 1998 based in Slovenia. Plavi Orkestar was one of the most popular acts of the 1980s Yugoslav rock scene and one of the best selling acts of the Yugoslav popular music scene in general.
Saša Lošić "Loša" is a Bosnian and Yugoslav singer, guitarist, songwriter, composer and music producer currently residing in Slovenia. He is best known as the frontman of the highly popular pop rock band Plavi Orkestar.
Bajaga i Instruktori are a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1984. Founded and led by vocalist, guitarist and principal composer and lyricist Momčilo Bajagić "Bajaga", the group is one of the most notable acts of the Yugoslav rock scene.
Parni Valjak is a Croatian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Zagreb in 1975. They were one of the most popular acts of the Yugoslav rock scene, and have maintained large popularity in all former Yugoslav republics after the breakup of the country.
Film is a Croatian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Zagreb in 1978. Film is generally considered one of the most prominent acts of the Yugoslav new wave scene, as well as one of the most notable acts of the Yugoslav rock scene in general.
KUD Idijoti was a punk rock band from Pula, Croatia. The name of the band translates to Cultural Artistic Society "Idiots" The word Idijoti is deliberately spelled wrong, the correct Croatian form of the word being idioti. The prefix 'KUD' is a common designation for amateur folklore dance and music groups in the ex-Yugoslav countries.
Van Gogh is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade.
Obojeni Program is a Serbian alternative rock band from Novi Sad. The band are pioneers of the Serbian alternative rock scene. The first letters of the band's first seven studio albums form an acronym of their home town. They have performed at every Exit festival since the first in 2000, with the exception of the virtual Exit held in September 2020.
YU Rock Misija was the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's contribution to Bob Geldof's Band Aid campaign, which culminated with the Live Aid concert. It consisted of recording the "Za milion godina" charity single and staging a concert held at Red Star Stadium in Belgrade on 15 June 1985, both featuring top acts of the Yugoslav rock scene. The proceeds from both the single and the concert were given to Band Aid.
Six Pack is a Serbian punk rock/pop punk band from Smederevska Palanka.
Aerodrom is a Croatian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Zagreb in 1978. Formed and led by guitarist, vocalist and principal songwriter Jurica "Jura" Pađen, Aerodrom was a popular act of the Yugoslav rock scene.
D' Boys was a Yugoslav synth-pop/pop rock band formed in Belgrade in 1982.
Rok Mašina was a short-lasting Yugoslav hard rock and heavy metal band formed in Belgrade in 1980. Formed by former members of the progressive/hard rock band Pop Mašina Robert Nemeček and brothers Zoran and Vidoja Božinović (guitars), Rok Mašina released only one studio album, Rok Mašina, before disbanding in 1982, while in the midst of recording of their second album. Part of the material recorded for their second album appeared in 1983 on the influential mini-album Izrod na granici.
Buvlja pijaca is the fourth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1982.
Aleksandar "Aki" Rahimovski was a Croatian and Yugoslav rock musician of Macedonian descent. Best known as the vocalist of the highly popular band Parni Valjak, Rahimovski is widely considered one of the most prominent vocalists and frontmans of the Yugoslav rock scene.
Jakarta is a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1981.
Bolje jedno vruće pivo nego četiri 'ladna is a live album released in 2004 by Montenegrin-Serbian musician Rambo Amadeus. It was recorded in 2002 during his concert in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
Rockovnik is a forty-episode documentary aired on Radio Television of Serbia in 2011, written by Sandra Rančić and Dušan Vesić and directed by Vesić. The series focuses on the history of former Yugoslav rock scene from its beginnings in the late 1950s until the year 2000. The name of the show is a bilingual pun based on the words "rock" and "rokovnik".
Samir Ćeremida "Ćera I" is a Bosnian and Yugoslav musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the pop rock band Plavi Orkestar. His twin brother Admir Ćeremida "Ćera II" is the drummer in the same band.
New Partisans was a short-lived mid-1980s movement on the Yugoslav rock scene. The term was used to denote albums by Sarajevo-based bands Bijelo Dugme, Plavi Orkestar and Merlin which were characterized by pop rock and power pop sound with elements of folk music and lyrics and imagery heavily inspired by Yugoslav Partisans and the ideals of Yugoslavism.
