Riva was a pop rock band from Zadar, Croatia, then Yugoslavia, in the late 1980s.
Ekatarina Velika, sometimes referred to as EKV for short, was a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade, being one of the most successful and influential Yugoslav music acts.
Serbian rock is the rock music scene of Serbia. During the 1960s, 1970s and the 1980s, while Serbia was a constituent republic of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbian rock scene was a part of the SFR Yugoslav rock scene.
Prljavo kazalište is a rock band from Zagreb, Croatia. Since its formation in 1977, the group changed several music styles and line ups but remained one of the top acts of both the Croatian and Yugoslav rock scenes.
Film was a Yugoslav rock group founded in 1978 in Zagreb. Film was one of the most popular rock groups of the former Yugoslav new wave in the late 1970s to early 1980s.
Mizar is a Macedonian rock band from Skopje. They achieved a status of a cult band, especially in North Macedonia and across the former Yugoslavian countries.
New wave in Yugoslavia was the new wave music scene of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. As its counterparts, the British and the US new wave, from which the main influences came, the Yugoslav scene was also closely related to punk rock, ska, reggae, 2 Tone, power pop and mod revival. Some of its acts are also counted as belonging to the Yugoslav punk scene which already existed prior to new wave. Such artists were labeled as both punk rock and new wave.
Divlje Jagode is a Bosnian and former Yugoslavian hard rock / heavy metal band, formed in 1977. The band is widely considered to be regional pioneers of the heavy metal genre and one of the most popular and enduring icons of rock music in Bosnia and Herzegovina and former Yugoslavia. They have endured many lineup changes over the years, remained active in the music industry and retained their popularity throughout the years. In 40 years since its founding, the band have released 13 studio albums, many singles, compilation albums, and sold around 4 million records.
Hladno pivo is a Croatian punk rock band. The recording act, fronted by Mile Kekin, remains one of the most popular rock bands in Croatia.
Šarlo Akrobata were a seminal Serbian new wave/post-punk band from Belgrade. Short-lived but extremely influential, in addition to being one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav new wave scene, the three piece left an indelible mark on the entire music scene of former Yugoslavia.
Punk rock in Yugoslavia was the punk subculture of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The most developed scenes across the federation existed in the Socialist Republic of Slovenia, the Adriatic coast of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, the Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and Belgrade, the capital of both Yugoslavia and the Socialist Republic of Serbia. Some notable acts included: Pankrti, Paraf, Pekinška patka, KUD Idijoti, Niet, Patareni and KBO!.
Popular music in Yugoslavia includes the pop and rock music of the former SFR Yugoslavia, including all their genres and subgenres. The scene included the constituent republics: SR Slovenia, SR Croatia, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR Montenegro, SR Macedonia and SR Serbia and its subunits: SAP Vojvodina and SAP Kosovo. The pop and rock scene was a part of the general Music of Yugoslavia, which also included folk, classical music, jazz etc. Within Yugoslavia and internationally, the phrases ex-YU or ex-Yugoslav Pop and Rock both formally and informally always refers to the SFRY period only, not including Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1992–2003).
Pekinška Patka is an eminent Serbian and former Yugoslav punk rock band from Novi Sad. Their debut album, Plitka poezija, released in 1980, is considered the first punk rock album by a band coming from Serbia. Being one of the first punk acts in Yugoslavia, they played a major role in opening doors for many bands that came after.
Boa is a Croatian pop rock music group, which was especially prominent during the 1980s around the former SFR Yugoslavia.
Croatian popular music is the popular music of Croatia.
Aleksandar Makedonski was a Macedonian rock band.
Pips, Chips & Videoclips are a rock band from Zagreb, Croatia. They formed in the early 1990s and have released seven studio albums and a number of singles.
KinoKlub was a Croatian pop/punk band from Zagreb, Croatia. The band consisted of Luka Tomas (Vocals), Damjan Spajić (Guitar/Vocals), Goran Rusmir and Mario Mlakar (Drums). Ex-members: Tomislav Franjo Šušak and Dinko Sinovčić (Drums).Their debut album "Ajmo Klinci" was released on April 30 2010. The band was signed to Aquarius Records, and was from Zagreb, Croatia. The band has released three singles to date, all charting high in the Croatian music charts, the regional MTV Adria music channel and the Croatian news portal Index. Their first video for the song "Za nju" has reached over two million hits on YouTube. Their third single, "Nije bed, imamo 20min pjeske" was also chosen as the theme song for the startup of the Croatian TV channel RTL 2. The band has shared the stage with Sum 41 and The Get Up Kids and played at some of the largest festivals in the region, including EXIT in Novi Sad, Serbia, in 2011. In 2014. they released an EP called "Henganje EP" with six new songs, including "Slatka tajna, a nije slatkis", "Druge zene" and "Oh ne, Langolijeri!".
Radislav Jovanov, also known as Gonzo, is a Croatian music video director and cinematographer.
Zdenka Kovačiček is a Croatian jazz and rock vocalist. She remains one of the most prominent musicians on the Croatian music scene.
