Du Du A
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Du Du A is a Serbia
n alternative rock
band from Belgrade
.
member Dejan Kostić (guitar, bass, vocals) and the former VIA Talas
member Vuk Vujačić. The two started writing material which featured a combination of funk
, reggae
and dance music
. During the late 1981, the band was joined by the former Ganeša member Zoran Zagorčić (keyboards, vocals). A number of musicians collaborated with the group, including Nebojša Antonijević "Riki Rif", Goran Vejvoda
, Bebi Dol, Saša Habić, Dejan Stanisavljević, Igor Gorstuški and Vlada Funtek.
Their debut single "Ja Tarzan, ti Džejn" ("I Tarzan
, You Jane
") was one of the first Yugoslav
recordings to feature a form of rap music. The single appeared on the debut album Primitivni ples (Primitive Dance), produced by Dejan Kostić, presenting the band's interest in a diverse range of at the time popular genres. The album featured the prominent songs "Solar", "Ja ne bi, ne bi, ne bi" ("I Would Not, Would Not, Would Not") and "Strast" ("Passion"), a cover version of the blues standard "Fever". The song "Znaš li devojku" ("Do You Know The Girl") featured the African American
vocalist Steve Haningtnon "Steva Šumadinac".
After the album release, during 1983 and 1984, the band was on hiatus because Kostić had been in Egypt
, performing in Cairo
clubs. On his return, the band resumed their activities. However, with the exception of the single "Irie", released in 1985, the band had not released any material until the appearance of the acoustic version of the song "Era Vulgaris", recorded at the unplugged festival held on January 1994 in Sava Centar, on the various artists live album Bez struje
(Unplugged), released by MTS Records in 1994.
The comeback album Ritual, released in 1996 on compact cassette
only, beside the material entirely written by Kostić also featured a cover version of the Stevie Wonder
song "I Wish
" with lyrics in Serbian language
entitled "San" ("A Dream"). Kostić recorded all the instruments on the album with the help of Miloš Pavlović (guitar, co-producer, co-author, sound technician), Nenad Jovanović (vocals), Srđan Marković "Đile" (vocals) and Dejan Stanisavljević (piano).
The band is currently working in the lineup Dejan Kostić (vocals, sampler, guitars, bass, rhythm machine) and Vesna Zafirović (vocals).
The Serbian alternative rock
band Svi na Pod! covered the song "Afrikanac u Beogradu" in 2008.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band from Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
.
History
Du Du A was formed in 1981 by the former Grupa IGrupa I
Grupa I was a Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave band from Belgrade, active in the late 1970s and early 1980s.- History :...
member Dejan Kostić (guitar, bass, vocals) and the former VIA Talas
VIA Talas
VIA Talas were a former Yugoslav New Wave band notable as one of the participants of the Artistička radna akcija project...
member Vuk Vujačić. The two started writing material which featured a combination of funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
and dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
. During the late 1981, the band was joined by the former Ganeša member Zoran Zagorčić (keyboards, vocals). A number of musicians collaborated with the group, including Nebojša Antonijević "Riki Rif", Goran Vejvoda
Goran Vejvoda
Goran Vejvoda is an English-born, French-based, media artist ....
, Bebi Dol, Saša Habić, Dejan Stanisavljević, Igor Gorstuški and Vlada Funtek.
Their debut single "Ja Tarzan, ti Džejn" ("I Tarzan
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
, You Jane
Jane Porter (Tarzan)
Jane Porter is a major character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Tarzan novels, and in adaptations of the saga to other media, particularly film.- In the novels :...
") was one of the first Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
recordings to feature a form of rap music. The single appeared on the debut album Primitivni ples (Primitive Dance), produced by Dejan Kostić, presenting the band's interest in a diverse range of at the time popular genres. The album featured the prominent songs "Solar", "Ja ne bi, ne bi, ne bi" ("I Would Not, Would Not, Would Not") and "Strast" ("Passion"), a cover version of the blues standard "Fever". The song "Znaš li devojku" ("Do You Know The Girl") featured the African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
vocalist Steve Haningtnon "Steva Šumadinac".
After the album release, during 1983 and 1984, the band was on hiatus because Kostić had been in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, performing in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
clubs. On his return, the band resumed their activities. However, with the exception of the single "Irie", released in 1985, the band had not released any material until the appearance of the acoustic version of the song "Era Vulgaris", recorded at the unplugged festival held on January 1994 in Sava Centar, on the various artists live album Bez struje
Bez struje
Bez struje is a various artists live album, released in 1994, recorded on the unplugged festival held in 1994 in Sava Centar, Belgrade, Serbia. The album features eighteen Serbian acts.-Track listing:-References:*...
(Unplugged), released by MTS Records in 1994.
The comeback album Ritual, released in 1996 on compact cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
only, beside the material entirely written by Kostić also featured a cover version of the Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
song "I Wish
I Wish (Stevie Wonder song)
"I Wish" is a hit song by Stevie Wonder. It was released in 1976 as a single and included on the album Songs in the Key of Life. Written and produced by Wonder, the song focuses on his childhood...
" with lyrics in Serbian language
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
entitled "San" ("A Dream"). Kostić recorded all the instruments on the album with the help of Miloš Pavlović (guitar, co-producer, co-author, sound technician), Nenad Jovanović (vocals), Srđan Marković "Đile" (vocals) and Dejan Stanisavljević (piano).
The band is currently working in the lineup Dejan Kostić (vocals, sampler, guitars, bass, rhythm machine) and Vesna Zafirović (vocals).
Legacy
The song "Znaš li devojku" appeared on the 95th place of the B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs list polled by the listeners of Radio B92 in 2006.The Serbian alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Svi na Pod! covered the song "Afrikanac u Beogradu" in 2008.
External links
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- Du Du A at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
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- Du Du A at SoundClickSoundClickSoundClick is a music-based social community. It offers bands, artists, and music labels a platform for self-promotion. Songs can be streamed, downloaded in MP3 format, sold through the store, or licensed to others. SoundClick compiles daily charts for various genres, based on how many times a...
- Du Du A at Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
- Du Du A at B92.fmB92B92 is a radio and television broadcaster with national coverage headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia. The network's key demographic is chiefly urban and young audience. Its programs, including the news cover topics with fairly liberal political painted attitudes...