Vlada i Bajka

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Vlada i Bajka

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Vladimir Marković "Vlada" (left) and Dragutin Balaban "Bajka" (right) performing at the 1973 Opatija festival
Background information
Also known as Vlada & Bajka
Origin Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Genres Folk rock, soft rock, pop rock
Years active 1968 – 1975
1993 – 1995
(reunions: 2011)
Labels PGP-RTB, PGP-RTS, Jugoton Beograd
Past members Vladimir Marković
Dragutin Balaban

Vlada i Bajka (Serbian Cyrillic : Влада и Бајка; trans. Vlada and Bajka) were a Serbian and former Yugoslav acoustic music duo from Belgrade, consisting of Vladimir Marković "Vlada" and Dragutin Balaban "Bajka".

The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet is an adaptation of the Cyrillic script for Serbo-Croatian, developed in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian and Montenegrin, the other being Latin. In Croatian and Bosnian, only the Latin alphabet is used.

Acoustic music is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means; typically the phrase refers to that made by acoustic string instruments. While all music was once acoustic, the retronym "acoustic music" appeared after the advent of electric instruments, such as the electric guitar, electric violin, electric organ and synthesizer. Acoustic string instrumentations had long been a subset of popular music, particularly in folk. It stood in contrast to various other types of music in various eras, including big band music in the pre-rock era, and electric music in the rock era.

Belgrade City in Serbia

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. The urban area of the City of Belgrade has a population of 1.23 million, while nearly 1.7 million people live within its administrative limits.

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History

Early history (1968-1975)

The duo Vlada i Bajka was formed in 1968 by the childhood friends Vladimir Marković "Vlada" and Dragutin Balaban "Bajka", both playing acoustic guitars and singing lead and backing vocals, after becoming members of the AKUD (Serbian for amateur cultural-artistic society) Branko Krsmanović, being one of the pioneers of the Serbian acoustic rock scene. [1] Three years later, in 1971, with the AKUD Branko Krsmanović, the two went on a United States tour, simultaneously performing as a duo in university clubs the material consisting of cover versions of Simon & Garfunkel songs. [1] Having returned from the USA, the two recorded a cover version of the Simon & Garfunkel song "The Sound of Silence", with lyrics in Serbian language entitled "Zvuk tišine" ("The Sound of Silence"), and with the song recording they won the competition on the Studio VI vam pruža šansu (Studio VI Gives You a Chance) radio show, getting the opportunity to release a single. [1]

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Simon & Garfunkel American music duo

Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the bestselling music groups of the 1960s and became counterculture icons of the decade's social revolution, alongside artists such as the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan. Their biggest hits—including "The Sound of Silence" (1964), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), "The Boxer" (1969), and "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970)—reached number one on singles charts worldwide.

The Sound of Silence song by Simon & Garfunkel

"The Sound of Silence", originally "The Sounds of Silence", is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over a period of several months in 1963 and 1964. A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M..

Their debut single, released by PGP-RTB in 1971, featured "Zvuk tišine" as the single B-side, whereas the A-side was yet another Simon & Garfunkel cover version, "Cecilia". [2] At the time, they had also established a good relationship with Radio Belgrade, often performing live in the studio during the evening program, as well as the television shows Serija koje nema (A Series that is Gone) and Pozdravite sve kod kuće (Say Hello to Everyone at Home). [1] With Marković's songs, the duo also appeared at the major Yugoslav popular music festivals: the 1973 Opatija festival, with the song "Dok te gledam" ("While I am Looking at You"), the 1973 Festival Omladina, with the song "Lutanja" ("Wanderings") and the 1974 Belgrade Spring festival, with the song "Novi svet" ("New World"). [1] Following the release of a four track EP Dok te gledam, [3] the songs "Lutanja" and "Novi svet" were released on single by PGP-RTB in 1973. [4]

PGP-RTB Yugoslavian record label

PGP-RTB was a major state-owned record label and chain record store in the former SFR Yugoslavia, based in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia.

Cecilia (Simon & Garfunkel song) 1970 Simon & Garfunkel song

"Cecilia" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in April 1970 as the third single from the group's fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). Written by Paul Simon, the song's origins lie in a late-night party, in which the duo and friends began banging on a piano bench. They recorded the sound with a tape recorder, employing reverb and matching the rhythm created by the machine. Simon later wrote the song's guitar line and lyrics on the subject of an untrustworthy lover. The song's title refers to St. Cecilia, patron saint of music in the Catholic tradition.

Radio Belgrade is a state-owned and operated radio station in Belgrade, Serbia. It has four different programs, a precious archive of several hundreds of thousands records, magnetic tapes and CDs, and is part of Radio Television of Serbia.

With the release of the single "Oblak" ("A Cloud"), with "Za koju noć" ("In a Few Nights") as the B-side, [5] featuring the lyrics from a poem by Dobriša Cesarić, which had become their most popular recording, the band ceased their discography activities, and after occasional club performances, the duo disbanded. [1] After the Vlada i Bajka disbandment, both Marković and Balaban joined the Radio Television Belgrade choir. [1] Marković finished the Belgrade Music academy and started working as a producer at the Radio Belgrade Studio VI, and Balaban graduated at the Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts organizing sector and became a marketing agent for Radio Television of Serbia and in the 1990s he became the editor of the Belgrade Radio 101. [1]

Dobriša Cesarić Croatian poet and translator

Dobriša Cesarić was a Croatian poet and translator born in Požega. Despite his limited output, Cesarić is considered as one of the greatest Croatian poets of the 20th century.

Radio Television of Serbia television station in Serbia

Radio Television of Serbia is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It broadcasts and produces news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is a member of the European Broadcasting Union.

Reformation (1993-1995)

The "Magnificent Seven", clockwise: Dragan Bjelogrlic, Nikola Kojo, Bora Dordevic, Dusan Prelevic, Dragutin Balaban, Vladimir Markovic and Dragan Nikolic Vlada & Bajka i 7 velcansvenih.jpeg
The "Magnificent Seven", clockwise: Dragan Bjelogrlić, Nikola Kojo, Bora Đorđević, Dušan Prelević, Dragutin Balaban, Vladimir Marković and Dragan Nikolić

In 1993, the duo was reformed and from November until June of the following year, the two were recording material for their first full-length album, Ja nisam ja (I am not I), released by PGP-RTS in 1994. [6] The recording sessions featured numerous guest musicians and the song "Beograd" ("Belgrade") featured guest appearances by singers Bora Đorđević and Dušan Prelević, and actors Dragan Nikolić, Nikola Kojo and Dragan Bjelogrlić. [1] The album featured fourteen songs, including a rerecorded version of "Oblak", with Marković, Balaban and producer Enco Lesić signed as music authors whereas the song lyrics featured quotations from Branko Radičević's poetry, and lyrics by Dušan Kovačević, Ratko Adamović and Petar Lazić. [1] At the same time, the song "Oblak" appeared on Komuna compilation album Sve smo mogli mi: Akustičarska muzika (We Could Have Done All: Acoustic Music), which featured songs by Yugoslav acoustic rock acts. [7]

PGP-RTS major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia

PGP-RTS is a major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a successor of PGP-RTB which was established in 1959 in Belgrade, then capital of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Bora Đorđević Serbian singer

Borisav "Bora" Đorđević, also known as Bora Čorba, is a Serbian singer, songwriter, poet and goalkeeper. He is best known as the lead singer for the Serbian and Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba. Renowned for his brand of poetic lyrics and husky baritone voice, Đorđević is widely considered as one of the top and most influential authors of the Serbian and Yugoslav rock scene.

Dušan Prelević musician

Dušan Prelević "Prele" was a Serbian singer, journalist, and writer.

After the album release, the band organized a live promotion of the album with a concert Odbrana Beograda (Defending Belgrade), on April 5, 1995, alluding on the growing popularity of turbo folk music in Serbia. [1] Songs recorded at the concert were released, along with three studio tracks, "Beograd", "Duga zlatna nit" ("A Long Golden Thread") and "Oj Devojko, Dušo Moja" ("O, Girl, My Darling"), on a compact cassette live album Moj Beograd - Live by Jugoton Beograd during the same year, after which the duo disbanded once again. [8] From 2001 until 2006 Marković was the general manager of PGP-RTS, and in the meantime, in 2004, he wrote the music for the Dragan Marinković movie Take a Deep Breath . [1]

<i>Take a Deep Breath</i> (film) 2004 film

Take a Deep Breath is a 2004 Serbian film, directed by Dragan Marinković and written by Hajdana Baletić. This drama was promoted as the "first Serbian LGBT feature film", even though the writer herself stresses that it is more about the generation gap in the modern family. The premiere was held on November 8, 2004 in Belgrade's Sava Center.

Reunion (2011)

In April 2011, the two reunited in order to participate the Band aid for Japan project organized Radio Television of Serbia as a support for the people of Japan after the Great East Japan earthquake. [9] The single, for which a promotional video had also been recorded, "Kokoro ni ai o" ("Smile Instead of Tears"), beside the duo also featured Lena Kovačević, Bilja Krstić, Ana Milovanović, Ljuba Ninković, Duda Bezuha and the Radio Television of Serbia children choir. [10] During the same year, on December 10, the duo appeared at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Festival Omladina, performing the song "Oblak". [11]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Janjatović, Petar (2006). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006 (in Serbian). p. 238. ISBN   978-86-905317-1-4.
  2. ↑ "Vlada I Bajka - Cecilia / Zvuk Tišine (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  3. ↑ "Vlada I Bajka - Dok Te Gledam (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  4. ↑ "Vlada I Bajka - Novi Svet / Lutanja (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  5. ↑ "Vlada I Bajka - Oblak / Za Koju Noć (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  6. ↑ "Vlada I Bajka - Ja Nisam Ja (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  7. ↑ Sve smo mogli mi: Akustičarska muzika at Discogs
  8. ↑ "Vlada & Bajka* - Moj Beograd - Live (Cassette, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  9. ↑ "Beogradska pesma za Japan | Vesti Krstarice". Vesti.krstarica.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  10. ↑ "Blic Online | Beogradska pesma za Japan". Blic.rs. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  11. ↑ "Vlada & Bajka - Oblak (Uzivo Omladina 2011)". YouTube. 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
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