Zdenko Kolar
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Zdenko Kolar is a Serbia
n bass guitarist, most notable as the member of Idoli and Zona B
.
in 1956 where he lived until 1963 when he moved to inner town in Belgrade
. He moved to a building where two of his future bandmates lived, Vlada Divljan
and Boža Jovanović
. In an interview Kolar noted that Divljan
was the first boy he had met in his new neighborhood on the day his family was moving in.
decided to take up playing and so did Kolar. Divljan
managed to get a mandolin and later bought a guitar while Kolar got his first guitar by getting a vacuum cleaner on a newspaper lottery. His parents sold the vacuum cleaner and bought him a guitar. The two started learning how to play while watching others play in their neighborhood at the places where the young were gathering. Later they went to a guitar course at RU "Braća Stamenković" held by professor Branko Perišić.
In the meantime Kolar, Divljan
and Boža Jovanović
formed a band called Faraoni (Pharaohs) as Divljan
at the time had a necklace from Egypt
. The band was soon renamed to Hoplipe when the three found out there was a popular band from Kopar called Faraoni. In May, 1969 the three had a very successful appearance at their school which Zdenko credits as the beginning of his musical career.
formed in 1976 called MARILYN (after youthful infatuation with Marilyn Monroe - but the first concert that was to be played in I Bgd Gimnasia fatured newly ordered T-shirts from USA which came misspelled, so the name was promptly changed to MERLIN (the magician)) which was soon renamed to Zvuk Ulice. The lineup featured Vlada Divljan
first only on guitar and vocals, Kolar on bass, Kokan Popović
on drums, Dragan Mitrić on keyboards, Bora Antić on saxophone and Dragana Milković on piano and vocals.
The band played a combination of melodic rock, hard rock and jazz rock. Beside their own tracks they also performed songs by The Beatles
, The Rolling Stones
, Jimi Hendrix
, etc.
The band had recording sessions at Radio Belgrade
and the recordings were broadcast on radio stations, but were never released. They performed at the last BOOM festival in Novi Sad
and Zaječar
Guitar festival in 1979. Since the drummer, Kokan Popović
, had to go to serve the Yugoslav People's Army
the band split up.
created a conceptual band called Dečaci (The Boys) with Nebojša Krstić
and Srđan Šaper. The three, with Dragan Papić who was a kind of media activist. He published photographs of Dečaci in youth magazines "Vidici" and "Izgled". In the meantime the three tried to play together but without progress. Then Divljan
invited Kolar and Boža Jovanović
to join the band and, since the both Kolar and Jovanović
wore beards, the band was renamed to Dečaci plus Bradonje (The Boys plus The Bearded).
On March 1, 1980 the band was renamed to Idoli on the first official rehearsal held that day. A month later Papić made a deal with "Vidici" to finance the recording of the first Idoli single which was released as a present with a copy of the magazine. The single "Pomoć, pomoć
" / "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" became a local hit. The next single was released for Jugoton
and performed the Subotica
Youth festival with the song "Zašto su danas devojke ljute".
In the meantime Idoli, with Električni Orgazam
and Šarlo Akrobata
participated the Paket aranžman
compilation. Kolar was credited as writer on the track "Amerika" which appeared to be the only Idoli song he appeared as writer. The release proved to be one of the most influential Yugoslav rock releases. The band also prepared their debut record which came out to be a six song EP
entitled VIS Idoli
it was a huge success and was sold in about 200.000. After the release of the EP, Jovanović
left the band and was replaced by Kolar's and Divljan
's former band mate Kokan Popović
.
In late 1981 the band entered the studio to record their first long play album. Odbrana i poslednji dani was released in early 1982 and proved to be a high appreciated album by the critics and a part of the fans, but due to non-commercial approach and sound, considered a failure by Jugoton
. The album was voted the best in 1982 and had the best album design. In 1985 "Džuboks" magazine voted the album to be the best Yugoslav rock album of the 20th century. The band had a tour following the record release after which Kolar left the band to serve the Yugoslav People's Army
and was replaced by Branko Isaković
.
By the time Kolar came back from the army, the band had already split up. Together with Branko Isaković
, Kolar recorded bass parts on the last Idoli release which is the "Šest dana juna" soundtrack album. After Idoli split up, Kolar took a break with playing and got employed as trolley bus driver. He also worked as an actor in TV commercials.
and became one of the greatest Serbia
n club attractions. Kolar also played in Vlada Divljan
's band on Tajni život A. P. Šandorova tour.
In 1991 Zona B released their debut album entitled Bestseller featuring cover versions of blues classics. The album was released by PGP RTB and was produced by Dušan Bezuha. The next release was also a cover album,Juke-Box (released in 1993), this time featuring two Zona B songs written by Bezuha and Savić, My Woman and Don't Put Me Down. This release was the last featuring Savić, Rakijaš and Filipović.
In 1995 Kolar became the bassist of the Vlada Divljan
backing band called the Old Stars Band also featuring Aleksandar Šandorov (keyboards), Srđan Gojković Gile (guitar, vocals), Marko Milivojević
(drums) and Boris Bunjac (percussion). The band had two concerts at Novi Sad sad Studio "M", an NS Plus Unplugged and a regular show with electric equipment on January 18 and 23, 1996. The material recorded from the shows was released on a live album entitled Odbrana i zaštita released through B92
Records records. Divljan
returned to Australia
and Kolar continued working with Zona B. Kolar also appeared in the "Lepa sela lepo gore" movie as Mirovnjak and "Sudbina jednog razuma" TV drama in 1996. He also appeared on the Električni Orgazam
unplugged album as the band announcer.
The second time Divljan
returned to Yugoslavia
Kolar and the rest of the Old Stars Band recorded a soundtrack album for "Tri palme za dve bitange i ribicu" ("Three Palms Trees On The Isle Of Happiness). They also had a successful tour in Slovenia
in July, 1998. When the tour ended Divljan
and the Old Stars Band entered the studio in Novi Sad
and recorded the Sve laži sveta album which was released in 2000 due to political situation in the country. In the meantime Vlada Divljan
moved to Vienna
.
Petar Pera Zarija (vocals), Pop Mašina
and Rok Mašina
former member Zoran Božinović (guitar, vocals) - brother of guitarist Vidoja Božinović
(Dim Bez Vatre, Pop Mašina, Dah
, Opus
, Rok Mašina and Riblja Čorba
), and Ljuba Đordević (harmonica) became new Zona B members. The new lineup performed the song "Negde daleko", which is a cover of a Pop Mašina hit, which appeared on the Blues Summit Coupe Vol. 1 compilation. By the time Pirat was released, Đordević left the band so the band featured guitarist and producer Dragan Dadi Stojanović in 1999.
In 2002 Vlada Divljan
started working on the Die Tonzentrale project featuring Kolar on bass. The album came out in 2003 as Vlada Divljan presents Die Tonzentrale. The style of the album was a combination of jazz, blues, pop, rock and electronic music. Zona B released a new record Original featuring only Zona B tracks in 2005. The album, like the previous was released by Duda Bezuha. Kolar also appeared as guest on Električni Orgazam
album Harmonajzer in 2002 as backing vocalist.
In 2007 Zona B released the Devil Blues album and celebrated their 20th anniversary. The album design was done by Kolar. He also performed with the Old Stars Band, later reformed as Vlada Divljan & Nevladina Organizacija.
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 bass guitarist, most notable as the member of Idoli and Zona B
Zona B
-History:Former Idoli bassist Zdenko Kolar and drummer Dušan Ristić "Rista" officially formed Zona B on November 29, 1986. After several personnel changes, the band got a default lineup featuring Jovan "Lole" Savić , Dušan "Duda" Bezuha , Tomislav "Toma" Rakijaš and Vladimir "Buca" Filipović...
.
Biography
Kolar was born in ZemunZemun
Zemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
in 1956 where he lived until 1963 when he moved to inner town in 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...
. He moved to a building where two of his future bandmates lived, Vlada Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
and Boža Jovanović
Boža Jovanovic
Boža Jovanović was the first drummer of the Serbian rock band Idoli. He was the band member until 1982 and released two singles and one EP with the band.- Biography :...
. In an interview Kolar noted that Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
was the first boy he had met in his new neighborhood on the day his family was moving in.
First musical steps
In 1968 DivljanVlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
decided to take up playing and so did Kolar. Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
managed to get a mandolin and later bought a guitar while Kolar got his first guitar by getting a vacuum cleaner on a newspaper lottery. His parents sold the vacuum cleaner and bought him a guitar. The two started learning how to play while watching others play in their neighborhood at the places where the young were gathering. Later they went to a guitar course at RU "Braća Stamenković" held by professor Branko Perišić.
In the meantime Kolar, Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
and Boža Jovanović
Boža Jovanovic
Boža Jovanović was the first drummer of the Serbian rock band Idoli. He was the band member until 1982 and released two singles and one EP with the band.- Biography :...
formed a band called Faraoni (Pharaohs) as Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
at the time had a necklace from 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...
. The band was soon renamed to Hoplipe when the three found out there was a popular band from Kopar called Faraoni. In May, 1969 the three had a very successful appearance at their school which Zdenko credits as the beginning of his musical career.
Zvuk Ulice
The first serious band Kolar and DivljanVlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
formed in 1976 called MARILYN (after youthful infatuation with Marilyn Monroe - but the first concert that was to be played in I Bgd Gimnasia fatured newly ordered T-shirts from USA which came misspelled, so the name was promptly changed to MERLIN (the magician)) which was soon renamed to Zvuk Ulice. The lineup featured Vlada Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
first only on guitar and vocals, Kolar on bass, Kokan Popović
Kokan Popovic
Kokan Popović is a Serbian drummer notable for playing in bands Idoli and Propaganda.- Getting interested in music, first bands :Popović was born in Belgrade and lived at Alekse Nenadovica street connecting "Slavija" and "Metropol" hotel, inhabited by people from highest social positions, such as...
on drums, Dragan Mitrić on keyboards, Bora Antić on saxophone and Dragana Milković on piano and vocals.
The band played a combination of melodic rock, hard rock and jazz rock. Beside their own tracks they also performed songs by The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
, Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
, etc.
The band had recording sessions at Radio Belgrade
Radio Belgrade
Radio Belgrade is a state-owned and operated radio station in Belgrade, Serbia.The predecessor of Radio Beograd, Radio Beograd-Rakovica, started its program in 1924 and was a part of a state wireless telegraph station. Radio Beograd, AD started in March 1929...
and the recordings were broadcast on radio stations, but were never released. They performed at the last BOOM festival in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
and Zaječar
Zajecar
Zaječar is a city and municipality in the eastern part of Serbia. According to the 2011 census the town has a population of 36,830, and its coordinates are 43.91° North, 22.30° East...
Guitar festival in 1979. Since the drummer, Kokan Popović
Kokan Popovic
Kokan Popović is a Serbian drummer notable for playing in bands Idoli and Propaganda.- Getting interested in music, first bands :Popović was born in Belgrade and lived at Alekse Nenadovica street connecting "Slavija" and "Metropol" hotel, inhabited by people from highest social positions, such as...
, had to go to serve the Yugoslav People's Army
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...
the band split up.
Dečaci plus Bradonje, Idoli
In late 1979 DivljanVlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
created a conceptual band called Dečaci (The Boys) with Nebojša Krstić
Nebojša Krstic
Nebojša Krstić is an Advisor of the President of Serbia for public relations appointed by Boris Tadić. He was also a member of the Serbian rock band Idoli.- Biography :...
and Srđan Šaper. The three, with Dragan Papić who was a kind of media activist. He published photographs of Dečaci in youth magazines "Vidici" and "Izgled". In the meantime the three tried to play together but without progress. Then Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
invited Kolar and Boža Jovanović
Boža Jovanovic
Boža Jovanović was the first drummer of the Serbian rock band Idoli. He was the band member until 1982 and released two singles and one EP with the band.- Biography :...
to join the band and, since the both Kolar and Jovanović
Boža Jovanovic
Boža Jovanović was the first drummer of the Serbian rock band Idoli. He was the band member until 1982 and released two singles and one EP with the band.- Biography :...
wore beards, the band was renamed to Dečaci plus Bradonje (The Boys plus The Bearded).
On March 1, 1980 the band was renamed to Idoli on the first official rehearsal held that day. A month later Papić made a deal with "Vidici" to finance the recording of the first Idoli single which was released as a present with a copy of the magazine. The single "Pomoć, pomoć
Pomoc, pomoc
"Pomoć, pomoć" is the first song which appeared on the first single by Serbian new wave band Idoli. The song, with "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" appeared on the A-side while the B-side contained Slobodan Škerović's narrative poem called "Poklon"...
" / "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" became a local hit. The next single was released for Jugoton
Jugoton
Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia the company continued to work in independent Republic of Croatia under the name Croatia...
and performed the Subotica
Subotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
Youth festival with the song "Zašto su danas devojke ljute".
In the meantime Idoli, with Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of New Wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed their style, becoming a mainstream rock act.- New Wave years :...
and Šarlo Akrobata
Šarlo Akrobata
Šarlo Akrobata were a seminal Yugoslav rock band often categorized as late punk or New Wave, particularly art-oriented. 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...
participated the Paket aranžman
Paket aranžman
Paket aranžman is a New Wave music compilation album released in 1980 by Jugoton and its one of the most important and influential records ever made in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It features the eminent Belgrade artists: Šarlo Akrobata, Električni Orgazam and Idoli...
compilation. Kolar was credited as writer on the track "Amerika" which appeared to be the only Idoli song he appeared as writer. The release proved to be one of the most influential Yugoslav rock releases. The band also prepared their debut record which came out to be a six song EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
entitled VIS Idoli
VIS Idoli (EP)
VIS Idoli was the first and only EP by the Serbian new wave band Idoli. The cover of the EP is the Red Nude, an act by Amedeo Modigliani.- History :...
it was a huge success and was sold in about 200.000. After the release of the EP, Jovanović
Boža Jovanovic
Boža Jovanović was the first drummer of the Serbian rock band Idoli. He was the band member until 1982 and released two singles and one EP with the band.- Biography :...
left the band and was replaced by Kolar's and Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
's former band mate Kokan Popović
Kokan Popovic
Kokan Popović is a Serbian drummer notable for playing in bands Idoli and Propaganda.- Getting interested in music, first bands :Popović was born in Belgrade and lived at Alekse Nenadovica street connecting "Slavija" and "Metropol" hotel, inhabited by people from highest social positions, such as...
.
In late 1981 the band entered the studio to record their first long play album. Odbrana i poslednji dani was released in early 1982 and proved to be a high appreciated album by the critics and a part of the fans, but due to non-commercial approach and sound, considered a failure by Jugoton
Jugoton
Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia the company continued to work in independent Republic of Croatia under the name Croatia...
. The album was voted the best in 1982 and had the best album design. In 1985 "Džuboks" magazine voted the album to be the best Yugoslav rock album of the 20th century. The band had a tour following the record release after which Kolar left the band to serve the Yugoslav People's Army
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...
and was replaced by Branko Isaković
Branko Isakovic
Branko Isaković is a Serbian bass player born in Valjevo in 1958. He was a member of notable rock bands active in former Yugoslavia. He closely collaborates with Dejan Cukić and Bilja Krstić and has his own projects TeodulIja and Divine Sound, focusing on ambiental, ethno and spiritual music.-...
.
By the time Kolar came back from the army, the band had already split up. Together with Branko Isaković
Branko Isakovic
Branko Isaković is a Serbian bass player born in Valjevo in 1958. He was a member of notable rock bands active in former Yugoslavia. He closely collaborates with Dejan Cukić and Bilja Krstić and has his own projects TeodulIja and Divine Sound, focusing on ambiental, ethno and spiritual music.-...
, Kolar recorded bass parts on the last Idoli release which is the "Šest dana juna" soundtrack album. After Idoli split up, Kolar took a break with playing and got employed as trolley bus driver. He also worked as an actor in TV commercials.
Zona B, work with Vlada Divljan
In 1987 Kolar with drummer Dušan Ristić Rista formed a blues band Zona B. In 1989 after several lineup changes the band featured Jovan Savić Lole (vocals), Dušan Bezuha Duda (guitar), Tomislav Rakijaš Toma (guitar) and Vladimir Filipović Buca (keyboards). The band performed blues classics on numerous appearances in SerbiaSerbia
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...
and became one of the greatest Serbia
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 club attractions. Kolar also played in Vlada Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
's band on Tajni život A. P. Šandorova tour.
In 1991 Zona B released their debut album entitled Bestseller featuring cover versions of blues classics. The album was released by PGP RTB and was produced by Dušan Bezuha. The next release was also a cover album,Juke-Box (released in 1993), this time featuring two Zona B songs written by Bezuha and Savić, My Woman and Don't Put Me Down. This release was the last featuring Savić, Rakijaš and Filipović.
In 1995 Kolar became the bassist of the Vlada Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
backing band called the Old Stars Band also featuring Aleksandar Šandorov (keyboards), Srđan Gojković Gile (guitar, vocals), Marko Milivojević
Marko Milivojevic
Marko Milivojević is a Serbian musician. He played drums and keyboards in various Yugoslav bands Marko Milivojević is a Serbian musician. He played drums and keyboards in various Yugoslav bands Marko Milivojević is a Serbian musician. He played drums and keyboards in various Yugoslav bands...
(drums) and Boris Bunjac (percussion). The band had two concerts at Novi Sad sad Studio "M", an NS Plus Unplugged and a regular show with electric equipment on January 18 and 23, 1996. The material recorded from the shows was released on a live album entitled Odbrana i zaštita released through B92
B92
B92 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...
Records records. Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
returned to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Kolar continued working with Zona B. Kolar also appeared in the "Lepa sela lepo gore" movie as Mirovnjak and "Sudbina jednog razuma" TV drama in 1996. He also appeared on the Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of New Wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed their style, becoming a mainstream rock act.- New Wave years :...
unplugged album as the band announcer.
The second time Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
returned to Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
Kolar and the rest of the Old Stars Band recorded a soundtrack album for "Tri palme za dve bitange i ribicu" ("Three Palms Trees On The Isle Of Happiness). They also had a successful tour in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
in July, 1998. When the tour ended Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
and the Old Stars Band entered the studio in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
and recorded the Sve laži sveta album which was released in 2000 due to political situation in the country. In the meantime Vlada Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
moved to Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
Petar Pera Zarija (vocals), Pop Mašina
Pop Mašina
Pop Mašina was a former Yugoslav progressive rock band from Belgrade. Pop Mašina was formed in 1972, and released two studio albums and one live album before disbanding in 1978...
and Rok Mašina
Rok Mašina
Rok Mašina was a short-lasting former Yugoslav hard rock band from Belgrade. Rok Mašina was formed in 1980 by former members of the progressive/hard rock band Pop Mašina, and it is often considered a continuation of Pop Mašina.-1980 - 1982:The band was formed in 1980 by former Pop Mašina members...
former member Zoran Božinović (guitar, vocals) - brother of guitarist Vidoja Božinović
Vidoja Božinovic
Vidoja Božinović , also known as Džindžer , is a Serbian musician. He is best known as the guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
(Dim Bez Vatre, Pop Mašina, Dah
Dah
Dah may refer to:*Russian language*Dah, Mali*Dah , former Yugoslav/Belgian progressive rock band*Destroy All Humans! , video game franchise...
, Opus
Opus (progressive rock band)
-Band history:The band was formed in Belgrade in 1973 by Miodrag "Mive" Okrugić , Miodrag "Bata" Kostić and Dušan Ćućuz . The band got their name after the song "Opus No...
, Rok Mašina and Riblja Čorba
Riblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
), and Ljuba Đordević (harmonica) became new Zona B members. The new lineup performed the song "Negde daleko", which is a cover of a Pop Mašina hit, which appeared on the Blues Summit Coupe Vol. 1 compilation. By the time Pirat was released, Đordević left the band so the band featured guitarist and producer Dragan Dadi Stojanović in 1999.
In 2002 Vlada Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
started working on the Die Tonzentrale project featuring Kolar on bass. The album came out in 2003 as Vlada Divljan presents Die Tonzentrale. The style of the album was a combination of jazz, blues, pop, rock and electronic music. Zona B released a new record Original featuring only Zona B tracks in 2005. The album, like the previous was released by Duda Bezuha. Kolar also appeared as guest on Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of New Wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed their style, becoming a mainstream rock act.- New Wave years :...
album Harmonajzer in 2002 as backing vocalist.
In 2007 Zona B released the Devil Blues album and celebrated their 20th anniversary. The album design was done by Kolar. He also performed with the Old Stars Band, later reformed as Vlada Divljan & Nevladina Organizacija.
Studio albums
- Sve laži sveta (Automatik, 2000) - as Vlada Divljan Old Stars Band
- Vlada Divljan presents Die Tonzentrale (B92 Records, 2003) - as Die Tonzentrale
Live albums
- Odbrana i zaštita (B92 Records, 1996) - as Vlada Divljan Old Stars Band
Studio albums
- Bestseller (PGP RTB, 1991)
- Juke-Box (PGP RTS, 1993)
- Pirat (Round Records, 1999)
- Original (One RecordsOne Records (Serbia)One Records is a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.Formed in 1999, its catalogue covers a fairly wide musical spectrum - from younger hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Alogia, Cactus Jack, Dargoron, Stratus, and others, to young Irish folk/Celtic rock bands Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of...
, 2005) - Devil Blues (One RecordsOne Records (Serbia)One Records is a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.Formed in 1999, its catalogue covers a fairly wide musical spectrum - from younger hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Alogia, Cactus Jack, Dargoron, Stratus, and others, to young Irish folk/Celtic rock bands Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of...
, 2007)
Various artists compilations
- Belgrade The Blues Today Vol. 1 (PGP RTS, 1994)
- Blues Summit Coupe Vol. 1 (One RecordsOne Records (Serbia)One Records is a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.Formed in 1999, its catalogue covers a fairly wide musical spectrum - from younger hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Alogia, Cactus Jack, Dargoron, Stratus, and others, to young Irish folk/Celtic rock bands Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of...
, 2000) - Blues Summit Coupe Vol. 2 (One RecordsOne Records (Serbia)One Records is a record label based in Belgrade, Serbia.Formed in 1999, its catalogue covers a fairly wide musical spectrum - from younger hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Alogia, Cactus Jack, Dargoron, Stratus, and others, to young Irish folk/Celtic rock bands Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of...
, 2000)
Studio albums
- Godine ljubavi (PGP RTB, 1982) - bassist on the debut U ŠkripcuU ŠkripcuU Škripcu was a former Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade, notable as participant in the Artistička radna akcija project as well as for their later works.- Formation and breakup :...
album - Harmonajzer (PGP RTS, 2002) - backing vocals on the Električni OrgazamElektrični OrgazamElektrični Orgazam is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of New Wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed their style, becoming a mainstream rock act.- New Wave years :...
2002 album
Live albums
- Živo i akustično (B92 Records, 1996]) - announcer on the Električni OrgazamElektrični OrgazamElektrični Orgazam is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of New Wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed their style, becoming a mainstream rock act.- New Wave years :...
unplugged album
External links and references
- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
- Official Zona B page
- Zdenko Kolar at Discogs
- Zdenko Kolar at imdb
- Vlada Divljan interview (Serbian source)