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Riblja Čorba
Riblja Čorba performing live in Kosovska Mitrovica in 2007
Background information
Origin	Belgrade, Serbia
Genre(s)	Hard Rock Rock Heavy Metal
Years active	1978 – present
Label(s)	PGP RTB, Jugoton, Samy, WIT, Hi-Fi Centar, M Factory
Associated acts	SOS Bajaga i Instruktori Warriors
Website	www.riblja-corba.com
Members
Bora Đorđević Miša Aleksić Miroslav Milatović Vidoja Božinović Nikola Zorić
Former members
Radislav Kojić (deceased) Momčilo Bajagić Vladimir Golubović Nikola Čuturilo Zoran Ilić Vladimir Barjaktarević

Riblja Čorba (Serbian Cyrillic: Рибља Чорба; translation: Fish Stew, although the name of a 1989 compilation album titled in English is The Best Of Fish Dish) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music PGP-RTB (Full Serbian name Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Beograd) was a major Record label and chain Record store Jugoton was the largest Record label and chain Record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb Bajaga i Instruktori ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бајага и Инструктори trans Warriors were a former Yugoslav / Canadian heavy metal band They were originally known as Ratnici ( Serbian for "Warriors" and changed Borisav "Bora" Đorđević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Борисав-Бора Ђорђевић also known as Bora Čorba (Serbian Cyrillic Бора Чорба Miroslav "Vicko" Milatović ( Serbian: Мирослав-Вицко Милатовић is a Serbian Musician. Vidoja Božinović ( Serbian: Видоја Божиновић also known as Džindžer, is a Serbian Musician. Momčilo Bajagić - Bajaga ( Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Бајагић - Бајага is a highly popular Serbian rock Musician. The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (српска/Вукова ћирилица srpska/Vukova ćirilica, literally " Serbian/Vuk's Cyrillic alphabet " is English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. 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. Borisav "Bora" Đorđević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Борисав-Бора Ђорђевић also known as Bora Čorba (Serbian Cyrillic Бора Чорба Known for their provocative social-related lyrics, Riblja Čorba were one of the top acts of the former Yugoslav Rock scene.

1 Band history
2 Side projects
3 Influence
4 Trivia
5 Discography
6 References
7 External links
8 See also

Band history

1970s: The beginning and rise to fame

Original Riblja Čorba lineup, from left to right: Vicko Milatović, Bora Đorđević, Rajko Kojić, Momčilo Bajagić and Miša Aleksić

Riblja Čorba was officially formed on the August 15 1978 in kafana Šumatovac. Miroslav "Vicko" Milatović ( Serbian: Мирослав-Вицко Милатовић is a Serbian Musician. Borisav "Bora" Đorđević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Борисав-Бора Ђорђевић also known as Bora Čorba (Serbian Cyrillic Бора Чорба Momčilo Bajagić - Bajaga ( Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Бајагић - Бајага is a highly popular Serbian rock Musician. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Kafana (also Kahvana or Kavana; plural Kafane, Cyrillic: Kафана Kафане is a term for Bistro The band was formed by former Rani Mraz member Bora Đorđević (vocals, acoustic guitar and songwriter) and former SOS members Miša Aleksić (bass guitar), Miroslav Milatović (drums) and Rajko Kojić (guitar). Rani Mraz ( Serbian Cyrillic: Рани Мраз trans Early Frost) were a former Yugoslav rock band Miroslav "Vicko" Milatović ( Serbian: Мирослав-Вицко Милатовић is a Serbian Musician. Their intention was to name the band Bora & Ratnici (Bora and the Warriors), but eventually, the band was named Riblja Čorba, which was at the time Belgrade slang for menstruation. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. See also "Mensuration" a term sometimes used to describe Measurement, particularly in the context of Forestry.

Riblja Čorba had its first concert in Elemir on the September 8. Elemir (Елемир is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality in the Central Banat District of Serbia. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz In November, Radio Belgrade show Veče uz radio celebrated its birthday in Subotica sport hall. Radio Belgrade ( Радио Београд / Radio Beograd) is a state-owned and operated radio station in Belgrade, Serbia. Subotica ( Serbian: Суботица Subotica,, Hungarian: Szabadka, Croatian: Subotica) is a city and municipality in Riblja Čorba played only two songs and animated the audience. They won new fans at the fundraising concert in Sarajevo and BOOM festival in Novi Sad. TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Novi Sad ( Cyrillic: Нови Сад 'nɔviː 'saːd; Hungarian: Újvidék Slovak On the December 22 they released their first single, "Lutka sa naslovne strane", a hard rock ballad about a fame-hungry model, which became an immediate hit on radio stations. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock At the time Đorđević decided to leave acoustic guitar and dedicate himself to singing. Soon Riblja Čorba got rhythm guitarist, Momčilo Bajagić, who became a member of the band on Kojić's suggestion. Momčilo Bajagić - Bajaga ( Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Бајагић - Бајага is a highly popular Serbian rock Musician. This lineup held its first concert on the January 7, 1979 in Jarkovac. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Jarkovac (Јарковац is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sečanj municipality Central Banat District, Vojvodina province On the February 28 they held a long promoted concert in Dom omladine, which was the band's first concert in Belgrade. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. While the band performed "Lutka sa naslovne strane" Đorđević broke a fashion doll. Fashion dolls are Dolls designed to be dressed and redressed to reflect Fashion trends or occasionally fantasy play Minka Kamberović's ballerinas also took part in the concert. See also,,, A ballerina ( Italian for female dancer) is a Female Ballet Dancer; the male equivalent to this title That evening Riblja Čorba played most of the songs that would be released on their first album. In the beginning of March the band held several concerts in Macedonia. On their concert in Dolovo Aleksić fell from the stage and broke his leg, so until the end of the tour he was replaced by Aleksandar Cvetković. Dolovo (Долово Doloave is a Village in Serbia. It is situated in the Pančevo Municipality, in the South Banat District On March 19 they released their second single with songs "Rock'n'Roll za kućni savet" and "Valentino iz restorana". Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Marina Tucaković wrote part of "Valentino iz restorana" lyrics, which was the only time in Riblja Čorba career that the writer of the lyrics was someone outside the band. Riblja Čorba spent the summer in Makarska, where they practiced for the coming debut album promotin. Makarska ( Italian: Macarsca; German: Macharscha) is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about 60 km southeast The concert was held on September 1 in Tašmajdan. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Tašmajdan Park ( Serbian Cyrillic: Ташмајдански парк, Latin: Tašmajdanski park) colloquially Tašmajdan Although the album was released ten days after the concert, Tašmajdan was sold out. Bulevar, Formula 4 and Meri Cakić's antiballet group Ribetine also performed at the concert. Bulevar ( Serbian Cyrillic: Булевар trans Boulevard) were a former Yugoslav new wave band Meri Cakić, who appeared on the concert wearing garter belts, has, by some, inspired Đorđević to write "Lutka sa naslovne strane". Garters are articles of Clothing: narrow bands of fabric fastened about the leg used to keep Stockings up On this concert Đorđević got his concert nickname Bora Majstor (Bora the Master). Several days later Đorđević went to Doboj and Kojić went to Sarajevo, due to their army obligations. Doboj ( Serbian Cyrillic: Добој is a city and a Municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated on the river On November 28, the band, without Đorđević and Kojić performed at the marathon concert in Sarajevo. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events

Riblja Čorba's debut album, Kost u grlu (Bone in the troat) was soon released. Kost u grlu (trans "Bone in the throat" is the 1979 debut LP from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock band Riblja Album was met with a great thrill. It brought a large number of hits: "Zvezda potkrovlja i suterena", "Egoista", "Ja sam još ona ista budala", "Ostani đubre do kraja". The album was sold in more than 120,000 copies, Đorđević was proclaimed the rock musician of the year by some music magazines, and Riblja Čorba's hard rock sound with blues inputs achieved high success, although the age of New Wave was about to begin. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression

Early 1980s

At the end of the July 1980 Đorđević appeared in Belgrade to record "Nazad u veliki prljavi grad" with Bajagić, Milatović and Kojić. On December 31 and January 1, 1981 Riblja Čorba held two concerts with Atomsko Sklonište. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Atomsko sklonište is a Croatian and former Yugoslav rock band formed in Pula in 1977 Concerts were held in Pionir Hall in Belgrade and were advertised as "Atomska Čorba" ("Atomic Stew"). Pionir Hall ( Serbian, Хала Пионир / Hala Pionir) is a sports arena in Belgrade, Serbia, located in the Belgrade's municipality of In February 1981 Riblja Čorba released its second album Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti (Perverted Imagination and Sordid Passions). Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti (trans "Perverted Imagination and Sordid Passions" is the second studio album from influential Serbian and Album brought a whole series of hits: "Ostaću slobodan", "Lak muškarac", ballads "Neke su žene pratile vojnike", "Nemoj srećo, nemoj danas", "Dva dinara druže", "Rekla je". Riblja Čorba promoted album on their Yugoslav tour. After their return to Belgrade, they held a concert in Kalemegdan's Rockoteka. Kalemegdan ( Serbian Cyrillic: Калемегдан) is a Park in an urban area neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital Band's special guest was Ian Gillan Band's bass guitarist John McCoy. The Ian Gillan Band was a jazz-rock fusion band formed by Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan in 1975. John McCoy is a British Bass guitarist who is best known for his work with Ian Gillan and Mammoth as well as numerous other bands In the summer band recorded its third album Mrtva priroda (Still life) with McCoy as the producer. Mrtva priroda (trans "Still Life" is the third studio album from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock band Riblja Mrtva priroda brought Riblja Čorba's first political song, "Na zapadu ništa novo". Album was sold in more than 450,000 copies.

Ledena dvorana incident

In January 1982 Riblja Čorba started its Yugoslav tour with concert in Čačak. Čačak ( Serbian Cyrillic: Чачак is a city and municipality located 140 km south from Belgrade in Serbia at 43°50' North 20°20' East The tour's slogan was "Ko preživi, pričaće" ("The one who survives will tell about it"), which later proved to be a fatal mistake. On their concert in Ledena dvorana in Zagreb, due to the organizers' inconsideration, there was 15,000 people in the hall with only 10,500 seats. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. In the rush at the end of the concert a fourteen-year old Željka Marković was ran over. This was a good reason for some people to publicly attack Riblja Čorba and rock music in general. After the concert in Zagreb some of their concerts were canceled.

This was the time of the first political scandal that followed Riblja Čorba. League of Communist Youth of Bosnia and Herzegovina demanded for Mrtva priroda to be banned because of the lyrics "Za ideale ginu budale" ("Fools get killed for their ideals") and "Kreteni dižu bune i ginu" ("Jerks uprise and get killed"). Before the concert in Sarajevo, Đorđević had to write an explanation for this problematic lyrics. This was only an opening for the political censorship Đorđević will fight in the rest of his career.

Riblja Čorba finished the tour with four concert in Pionir Hall. Live album U ime naroda (In the name of the people) was recorded on their concert on April 11. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. On the Youth Day the band was unexpectedly awarded with Majska nagrada award by the Belgrade Committee of the League of Socialist Youth. Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the Youths of a country International Youth Day International Youth Day is an International observance Several days later they performed on the Marx and Engels Square in Belgrade on a concert held as a sign of solidarity with the people of Palestine. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.

Their next album Buvlja pijaca (Flea market) was released in at the end of 1982. Buvlja pijaca (trans "Flea market" is the fourth studio album from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock band Riblja The producer was once again McCoy. Some of the songs featured string instruments which made the sound more sophisticated than on previous Riblja Čorba albums. A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a Musical instrument that produces Sound by means of Vibrating strings In the Hornbostel-Sachs This album brought a number of successful songs: ironical love songs "Draga ne budi peder", "U dva će čistači odneti đubre", "Dobro jutro" and political songs "Ja ratujem sam", "Pravila, pravila", "Kako je lepo biti glup". However, the final number of copies sold was 250,000 which was less than the number of previous albums' copies sold. Album was followed by a tour, which finished in Belgrade's Sajmište which hosted a rock concert after sixteen years. After the concert Milatović left the band due to his army obligations, and was replaced by former Tilt and Suncokret member Vladimir Golubović.

During 1983 Bajagić was working on his first solo album Pozitivna geografija (Positive geography), but he also wrote songs for Riblja Čorba's next album Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju (Tonight You Will Be Entertained By Musicians Who Drink). Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju (trans "Tonight You Will Be Entertained By Musicians Who Drink" is the fifth studio album from influential Serbian Album was produced by Kornelije Kovač. Kornelije Kovač ( Serbian Cyrillic: Корнелије Ковач Hungarian: Kovács Kornell (b Immediately after the album was released, state's censors declared songs "Mangupi vam kvare dete" and "Besni psi" ethically unacceptable. "Besni psi" caused an international scandal. Because of the lyrics "Grčki sverceri, arapski studenti, negativni elementi, maloletni delikventi i besni psi". ("Greek smugglers, Arab students, negative elements, juvenile hooligans and mad dogs") embassys of three Arab countries and Zaire protested because, in their words: "Đorđević equated foreign students and mad dogs"). Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in The Republic of Zaire (pronunciation; République du Zaïre was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between October 27, 1971 Yugoslav Ministry of culture ordered an analysis of the song by the experts. With dark, depressive atmosphere, album was not as nearly successful as Riblja Čorba's previous albums, bringing only one hit, ballad "Kad hodaš". Spring tour was also unsuccessful, bringing conflicts inside the band. Đorđević and Aleksić soon excluded Kojić and Bajagić from the band. Bajagić soon started a successful career as a frontman of Bajaga i Instruktori. Bajaga i Instruktori ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бајага и Инструктори trans

Vidoja Božinović, a former Opus and Rok Mašina member, and Zoran Dašić became band's new guitarists. Vidoja Božinović ( Serbian: Видоја Божиновић also known as Džindžer, is a Serbian Musician. Rok Mašina ( Serbian Cyrillic: Рок Машина trans Rock Machine) was a former Yugoslav Hard rock band After only couple of rehearsals Dašić left the band, and was replaced by former Siluete and Električni Orgazam member Nikola Čuturilo. Električni orgazam ( Serbian Cyrillic: Електрични оргазам trans During this period the band performed mostly at the clubs. At this time Đorđević made a guest appearance on Bijelo Dugme's self-titled album Bijelo Dugme, on the song "Pediculis Pubis", having co-written it with his main rival at the time, Goran Bregović. Goran Bregović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Бреговић (born March 22, 1950) is a Yugoslav Musician from Bosnia and This guest appearance helped Riblja Čorba's shattered status. During the winter the band entered the studio to record its next album.

Istina

Istina (Truth) was released in 1985. Istina (trans "Truth" is the sixth studio album released by Serbian and former Yugoslav Hard rock band Riblja Čorba Although many critics claimed that Riblja Čorba belongs to the past, Istina represents the first real comeback in the history of Yugoslav Rock. More heavy metal-oriented than any of the band's previous works, album is considered Riblja Čorba's magnum opus. Magnum opus (sometimes Opus magnum, plural magna opera) from the Latin meaning great work, refers to the best the greatest Album is perhaps most memorable for apocalyptical "Pogledaj dom svoj anđele", which went on to become one of Riblja Čorba's signature songs. A signature song is the one Song (or in some cases one of a few songs that a popular and well-established On the Bosnian tour that followed the album release YU grupa bass guitarist Žika Jelić replaced Aleksić. YU grupa (trans YU band) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band

Late 1980s

In February 1986 the band released Osmi nervni slom (Eighth Nervous Breakdown). Osmi nervni slom (trans "Eightth nervous breakdown" is the seventh studio album released by Serbian and former Yugoslav Hard rock Album featured Eddy Grant on vocals in the song "Amsterdam". Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948 in Plaisance, Guyana) is a British Reggae Musician. Other hits include "Nemoj da ideš mojom ulicom", "Tu nema Boga, nema pravde", "Južna Afrika '85 (Ja ću da pevam)". In the beginning of 1986 Central Committee of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia discussed Riblja Čorba's lyrics, but that did not influence the audience. League of Communists of Yugoslavia ( Savez komunista Jugoslavije) before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia ( Komunistička partija Jugoslavije) was On March 8, in front of the 10,000 people in Sarajevo's Skenderija Riblja Čorba started its most successful tour since Mrtva priroda. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Skenderija is a city center in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In February 1987 they released their ninth studio album Ujed za dušu (Soul bite), which featured their first cover, "Zadnji voz za Čačak" (cover of Neil Diamond's "Last Train to Clarksville"). Ujed za dušu (trans "Soul bite" is the eighth studio album released by Serbian and former Yugoslav Hard rock band Riblja In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actor. " Last Train to Clarksville " is the debut and number-one single by The Monkees, included on the group's 1966 self-titled album, that was released two months Except "Član mafije", album did not feature any political songs. Songs "Nesrećnice nije te sramota" and "Zašto kuče arlauče" were released on the single which was a gift given with the first thousand copies of Ujed za dušu.

Đorđević, who released his first book of poems in 1985, was indicted for "disturbing the public" in 1987, when he red his poems in Sava Centar, but because he was reading poems already published in his books and in magazines, charges were dropped. Sava Centar ( Serbian: Сава центар / Sava centar) is an international congress cultural and business centre of various multi-functional activities In 1988, after reading his poems in Bar, he was indicted for "insulting the working people of Yugoslavia", but eventually the charges were dropped.

In 1988 Riblja Čorba celebrated the ten years of existence by releasing Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi (Talking About Love Is Usually Annoying) and compilation album Riblja Čorba 10. Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi ("Talking About Love Is Usually Annoying" is the ninth studio album from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav The band planned to hold a fund raising concert in front of the Cathedral of Saint Sava with Đorđe Balašević, Ekatarina Velika and Piloti as special guests, but did not manage to get permission to organize it. The Temple of Saint Sava ( Serbian: Храм светог Саве or Hram svetog Save) is the largest Orthodox church in the world situated in Belgrade Đorđe Balašević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Балашевић born May 11 1953 in Novi Sad, Serbia, then Yugoslavia Ekatarina Velika ( English: Catherine the Great; also called EKV for short was a rock group from Belgrade, Serbia and Piloti ( Serbian Cyrillic: Пилоти English: The Pilots) was a famous band from Belgrade, Serbia. In 1988 Čuturilo released his first solo album 9 lakih komada (9 easy steps). After releasing his second studio album Raskršće (Crossroads), Čuturilo left the band. He was replaced by Zoran Ilić, a former Bezobrazno Zeleno member. In 1990 the band released Koza nostra (Cosa Nostra). Koza nostra (trans " Cosa Nostra " also a Word play, with "Koza" meaning Goat in Serbian) is the tenth studio The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century Album featured Branimir Štulić and Azra members as backing vocals on the track "Al Kapone" ("Al Capone", however, the song is reffering to Josip Broz Tito). Branimir "Johnny" Štulić ( Macedonian Cyrillic: Бранимир “Џони" Штулиќ (born April 11, 1953) is a Singer Azra was a rock band from Zagreb, Croatia, then Yugoslavia, that was popular across the entire country in the 1980s Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17 1899 &ndash January 25 1947 commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian American Gangster who

1990s: Yugoslav wars and Milošević era

After the outbreak of the Yugoslaw wars Riblja Čorba members decided to record their farewell album. The Yugoslav Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY that took place between 1991 and Labudova pesma (Swan song), with a number of anti-war songs but only one hit, "Kad sam bio mlad" (cover of Eric Burdon's "When I Was Young"), did not turn out to be Riblja Čorba's last album, as they eventually changed their decision to disband. Labudova pesma (trans "Swan Song" is the eleventh studio album from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock band Riblja Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne) is the former lead singer of The Animals and War Oliver Mandić, who was approached to join the band as a keyboard player, eventually did not become Riblja Čorba member, and two songs he wrote were not released on the album. Oliver Mandić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Мандић born July 13, 1953 in Titovo Užice, Serbia, Yugoslavia Next album Zbogom, Srbijo (Farewell, Serbia) was not very successful either. Zbogom Srbijo (trans "Farewell Serbia " is the twelfth studio album from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock band It featured "Zelena trava doma mog" (cover of Tom Jones' "Green Green Grass of Home"), "Danas nema mleka" (cover of Herman's Hermits' "No Milk Today") and "Tamna je noć" (cover of Mark Bernes' "The Dark Night") as album's only hits. Tom Jones can refer to Tom Jones (singer (born 1940 Welsh pop music singer Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946 American actor and director " Green Green Grass of Home " written by Claude "Curly" Putman Jr Herman's Hermits were an English Pop band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as 'Herman & The Hermits' Mark Naumovich Bernes (Ма́рк Нау́мович Берне́с Mark Naumovič Bernes) ( Nezhin, Russian Empire - August 16, 1969 At this period Vlada Barjaktarević, a former Van Gogh member, became the band's keyboard player. The band Van Gogh is a highly successful Rock music group from Serbia.

At this time Đorđević became an active supporter of the Serbian troops in Republika Srpska and Republika Srpska Krajina. Republika Srpska ( Serbian: Република Српска Republika Srpska ( often abbreviated PC or RS) also Српска Srpska The Republic of Serbian Krajina abbreviated RSK (Република Српска Крајина РСК sometimes also translated "Republic of Serb Krajina" With Knin band Minđušari he recorded controversial "E moj druže Zagrebački" ("Oh, my Zagreb comrade") as a response to Jura Stublić's song "E moj druže Beogradski" ("Oh, my Belgrade comrade"). Knin ( Croatian: Knin Latin and medieval Hungarian: Tinin, Italian Tenin, Serbian: Книн is a historical town in the Jurislav "Jura" Stublić was born in 1954 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Đorđević also worked with turbo folk singer Baja Mali Knindža known for his nationalist songs. Turbo-folk is a popular musical sub-genre that originated in Serbia, Balkans during early 1990s Baja Mali Knindža (Баја Мали Книнџа whose real name is Mirko Pajčin (Мирко Пајчин is a Serbian Folk cantautore singer This has, alongside with the unsuccessful Riblja Čorba albums, made Riblja Čorba lose part of its fans in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan

Đorđević's support for Serbian nationalism did not, however, imply support for the government of Slobodan Milošević, and in 1996 Đorđević relased his solo album Njihovi dani (Their days) in his own name rather than that of his band. "Baba Jula" (the song that innuends to Mirjana Marković) became an athem on 1990s protests in Serbia. Mirjana "Mira" Marković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Мирјана Марковић (born on July 10, 1942 in Požarevac

In the summer of 1996 Ilić left Riblja Čorba. Album Ostalo je ćutanje (The rest is silence) featured a cover of John Lennon's song "Jelaous Guy", Riblja Čorba version titled "Ljubomorko". Ostalo je ćutanje (trans "The rest is silence" is the thirteenth studio album from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock band John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born At the beginning of 1997 a compilation album Treći srpski ustanak (The third Serbian Uprising) with a number of Riblja Čorba political songs, previously unreleased "Snage opozicije" and the new song "Volim i ja vas". In 1997 the band held a tour named "Po slobodnim gradovima Srbije" ("Around the free cities of Serbia") which finished with two concerts in Tašmajdan, during which they recorded live album Beograd, uživo `97 - 1 i 2 (Belgrade Live 97 - 1 and 2). Đorđević's political involment caused their concert in Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana to be banned. Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants

In 1999 Riblja Čorba released Nojeva barka (Noah's Ark), produced by Aleksić and Miša Popović. Nojeva barka (trans " Noah's Ark " is the fourteenth studio album from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock band Noah's Ark, according to the Book of Genesis (chapters 6-9 is the story of a large vessel built at God 's command to save Noah, his family Album featured a cover of Merle Travis' "Sixteen Tons" (Riblja Čorba version titled "16 noći"). Merle Robert Travis ( November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American Country and western singer songwriter " Sixteen Tons " is a song about the misery of Coal mining, first recorded in 1946 by U Bajagić made a guest appearance on the song "Gde si". At the beginning of 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Riblja Čorba recorded patriotical "Samo Sloga Srbina Spašava" with Bajagić, Dejan Cukić, Van Gogh frontman Zvonimir Đukić, No Smoking Orchestra frontman Nele Karajlić and Generacija 5 frontman Đorđe David. The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (code-named Operation Allied Force) was NATO 's military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that Dejan Cukić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Цукић born November 4, 1953) is a Serbian Rock musician, Journalist Zabranjeno Pušenje (meaning "No Smoking" was a Yugoslavian Garage rock band from Sarajevo, closely associated with the New primitivism dr Nele Karajlić aka Nelle Karajlic (born December 11, 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal People's Republic Generacija 5 ( Serbian Cyrillic: Генерација 5 trans

2000s

First Riblja Čorba album after the democrating changes in Serbia was Pišanje uz vetar (Pissing Against the Wind). Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Pišanje uz vetar (trans "Pissing Against the Wind" is the fifteenth studio album from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock "Ljubav ovde više ne stanuje" and "Srbin je lud" became major hits. "Crno-beli svet" featured Eyesburn frontman Nemanja Kojić on vocals. Eyesburn is a Serbian hardcore - Reggae band The band was formed in the capital of Serbia Belgrade. In 2004 Riblja Čorba relased Ovde (Here), with songs "Zašto uvek kurcu sviram" and "Pičkin dim" on the bonus CD and ballad "Poslednja pesma o tebi" as the only hit. Ovde (trans "Here" is the sixteenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav Hard rock band Riblja Čorba. In 2005 the band released Trilogija 1: Nevinost bez zaštite (Trilogy 1: Virginity witout protection), the first part of the trilogy with which Riblja Čorba took part in the battle against piracy. A trilogy is a set of three works of art usually Literature, Film, or Video games, that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or three 'Copyright infringement' (or copyright violation) is the unauthorized use of material that is covered by Copyright law in a manner that violates Two other parts of the trilogy, Trilogija 2: Devičanska ostrva (Trilogy 2: Virgin Islands) and Trilogija 3: Ambasadori loše volje (Trilogy 3: Badwill Ambassadors), were released in 2006. See also Culture of the Virgin Islands Music of the Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Creole Trilogija 3 Ambasadori loše volje (trans "Trilogy 3 Badwill Ambassadors" is the third EP from Serbian and former Yugoslav Hard Although imagined as Riblja Čorba's comeback to the top of the Serbian rock scene, trilogy did not manage to recover Riblja Čorba's popularity in Serbia, mostly decreased because of Đorđević's Democratic Party of Serbia membership and political involvement. Serbian rock is the Rock music scene of Serbia. During the 1950s 1960s 1970s and the 1980s while Serbia was a constituent republic inside Socialist The Democratic Party of Serbia ( Serbian: Демократска странка Србије or Demokratska stranka Srbije) is the largest Conservative

Side projects

Riblja Čorba members were involved in numerous side projects.

Bora Đorđević has released two solo albums: Njihovi dani, which heavily criticizes Slobodan Milošević and Mirjana Marković, and Bora priča gluposti, which features a recording of his poetry evening. Mirjana "Mira" Marković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Мирјана Марковић (born on July 10, 1942 in Požarevac Performance poetry is Poetry that is specifically composed for or during performance before an audience His unplugged performance with Arsen Dedić in Terazije Theatre resulted in a famous bootleg album Arsen & Bora Čorba Unplugged '87. Acoustic music refers to music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means as opposed to Electronic means Arsen Dedić is a Croatian Singer-songwriter, musician and composer and a poet Theatre on Terazije ( Serbian: Позориште на Теразијама / Pozorište na Terazijama is a Broadway -style theatre in the Terazije A bootleg recording is an audio and/or Video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority With Minđušari he recorded controversial songs "E, moj druže zagrebački" and "Ljetovanje", released on Minđušari 1993 album Armija srpska. He wrote music for plays Bonton, Siroti mali hrčki and Tamna je noć, as well as for Stojan Stojanović's movie Atoski vrtovi and Dragan Kresoje's movie Tamna je noć. He made a guest appearance on numerous projects: artist he worked with include Bijelo Dugme, Balkan, Kerber, Zoran Predin, Rambo Amadeus, Biljana Krstić, Dejan Cukić, Vlada i Bajka, Baja Mali Knindža, Zabranjeno Pušenje and others. Bijelo dugme ("White Button" were a highly influential Rock band stationed in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, originally when in Yugoslavia Balkan ( Serbian Cyrillic: Балкан trans Balkans) were a former Yugoslav Hard rock band Kerber ( Serbian Cyrillic: Кербер trans Cerberus) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav Hard rock / Heavy metal Zoran Predin (born June 16 1958) is a musician from Maribor, Slovenia. Rambo Amadeus ( Serbian Cyrillic: Рамбо Амадеус born June 14, 1963 in Kotor, Montenegro, former Yugoslavia Biljana "Bilja" Krstić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Биљана "Биља" Крстић is a Serbian singer and songwriter Dejan Cukić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Цукић born November 4, 1953) is a Serbian Rock musician, Journalist Baja Mali Knindža (Баја Мали Книнџа whose real name is Mirko Pajčin (Мирко Пајчин is a Serbian Folk cantautore singer Zabranjeno Pušenje (meaning "No Smoking" was a Yugoslavian Garage rock band from Sarajevo, closely associated with the New primitivism He was involved in recording of a cult compilation album 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 He wrote songs for Zdravko Čolić, Bisera Veletanić, Đorđe Marjanović, Neda Ukraden, Rajko Kojić, Dušan Prelević, Oliver Mandić, Šaban Šaulić, Poslednja Igra Leptira, Denis & Denis, Viktorija, Željko Bebek, Ceca Ražnatović, Zana, Prljavi inspektor Blaža i Kljunovi and others. Zdravko Čolić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Здравко Чолић (born May 30, 1951 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia Neda Ukraden ( Serbian Cyrillic: Неда Украден was born on August 16, 1950 in Imotski, Yugoslavia, now Croatia Oliver Mandić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Мандић born July 13, 1953 in Titovo Užice, Serbia, Yugoslavia Šaban Šaulić was born on 6 May 1951 in Sabac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. Poslednja Igra Leptira ( Serbian Cyrillic: Последња Игра Лептира trans Viktorija (real name Snežana Mišković, born December 19, 1958) is a Serbian female rock Singer known for her husky Želimir "Željko" Bebek (born December 16, 1945) is a popular Bosnian singer Svetlana Ražnatović (née Veličković) also known as Ceca (pronounced Tsetsa ( Serbian Cyrillic: Светлана Ражнатовић - Zana is a popular music group from Belgrade, Serbia, which was especially successful during the 1980s in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Prljavi Inspektor Blaža i Kljunovi (in English, "The Dirty Inspector Blazha and Honchos" is a popular Serbian rock band

Miroslav Milatović has released two solo albums: U ritmu srca malog dobošara and children music album Dečaci o devojčicama. U ritmu srca malog dobošara (trans "In the rhytm of the little drummer's heart" is the first solo album released by Miroslav Milatović. He was a forming member of heavy metal band Warriors, and in 1994 he formed Indijanci, a hard rock band infamous for their pornographic lyrics. Warriors were a former Yugoslav / Canadian heavy metal band They were originally known as Ratnici ( Serbian for "Warriors" and changed Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer In 2005 he, alongside Božinović, made a guest appearance on AlogiA's live album Priče O Vremenu I Životu. AlogiA is a Serbian progressive / Power metal band Band history AlogiA was formed in 2000 by Brothers Miroslav ( Guitar He worked with Kraljevski Apartman and a number of club bands. Kraljevski Apartman ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевски Апартман trans

Radislav Kojić released his solo EP Ne budi me bez razloga in 1983. Other Riblja Čorba members made guest appearrences on this album.

Vidoja Božinović worked with Babe on their debut album Slike iz života jednog idiota and their second album Lažne slike od ljubavi. Babe ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бабе translation Grandmas) were a Serbian rock band With Milatović, he made a guest appearance on AlogiA's album Priče O Vremenu I Životu.

Influence

Slovenian band Zaklonišče Prepeva released a cover of Riblja Čorba's song "Zvezda potkrovlja i suterena" on their 1996 album Nešto kao Džimi Hendriks. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Serbian hardcore punk band S.M.F. released a cover of "Odlazak u grad" on their 1998 album Lako ćemo. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s SMF, short for Sick Mother Fakers (aka Sick Mother Fuckers is a Hardcore punk band formed in February 1989, in Belgrade, Serbia Serbian band Ništa Ali Logopedi released song "Bora Bora" which referes to Đorđević on their 1998 album Vaspostavljanje. Serbian punk rock band Six Pack released a cover of "Na zapadu ništa novo" on their 2000 album Minut ćutanja. Six Pack is a punk-rock band from Serbia They have released 5 albums with 6th to be released during 2009 Serbian power metal band AlogiA released a cover of "Gde si u ovom glupom hotelu" on their 2004 album Priče O Životu. Power metal is a style of Heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with Thrash metal or Speed metal, often within AlogiA is a Serbian progressive / Power metal band Band history AlogiA was formed in 2000 by Brothers Miroslav ( Guitar

Trivia

Jugoslav Vlahović, a famous cartoonist, is the author of Riblja Čorba logo and most of Riblja Čorba album covers. A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing Cartoons Traditionally much of this work was and still is humorous and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes

Discography

Studio albums

Kost u grlu (PGP RTB, 1979)
Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti (PGP RTB, 1981)
Mrtva priroda (PGP RTB, 1981)
Buvlja pijaca (PGP RTB, 1982)
Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju (Jugoton, 1984)
Istina (PGP RTB, 1985. Kost u grlu (trans "Bone in the throat" is the 1979 debut LP from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock band Riblja PGP-RTB (Full Serbian name Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Beograd) was a major Record label and chain Record store Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti (trans "Perverted Imagination and Sordid Passions" is the second studio album from influential Serbian and PGP-RTB (Full Serbian name Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Beograd) was a major Record label and chain Record store Mrtva priroda (trans "Still Life" is the third studio album from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock band Riblja PGP-RTB (Full Serbian name Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Beograd) was a major Record label and chain Record store Buvlja pijaca (trans "Flea market" is the fourth studio album from influential Serbian and former Yugoslav Rock band Riblja PGP-RTB (Full Serbian name Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Beograd) was a major Record label and chain Record store Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju (trans "Tonight You Will Be Entertained By Musicians Who Drink" is the fifth studio album from influential Serbian Jugoton was the largest Record label and chain Record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb Istina (trans "Truth" is the sixth studio album released by Serbian and former Yugoslav Hard rock band Riblja Čorba PGP-RTB (Full Serbian name Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Beograd) was a major Record label and chain Record store )
Osmi nervni slom (PGP RTB, 1986)
Ujed za dušu (PGP RTB, 1987)
Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi (PGP RTB, 1988)
Koza nostra (PGP RTB, 1990)
Labudova pesma (Samy, 1992)
Zbogom, Srbijo (WIT, 1993)
Ostalo je ćutanje (WIT, 1996)
Nojeva barka (Hi-Fi Centar 1999)
Pišanje uz vetar (Hi-Fi Centar 2001)
Ovde (Hi-Fi Centar 2003)

Live albums

U ime naroda (PGP RTB, 1982)
Od Vardara pa do Triglava (1996)
Beograd, uživo `97 - 1 i 2 (Hi Fi Centar, 1997)
Nema laži, nema prevare - Zagreb uživo `85 (Biveco, 1998)
Gladijatori u BG Areni (City Records 2007)

EPs

Trilogija 1: Nevinost bez zaštite (M-Factory 2005)
Trilogija 2: Devičanska ostrva (M-Factory 2006)
Trilogija 3: Ambasadori loše volje (M-Factory 2006)

Compilations

Riblja Čorba 10 (PGP RTB, 1988)
Treći srpski ustanak (Čorba Rekords, 1997)
Trilogija (City Records 2008)

Singles

"Lutka sa naslovne strane" / "On i njegov BMW" (PGP RTB, 1978)
"Rock n Roll za kućni savet" / "Valentino iz restorana" (PGP RTB, 1979)
"Nazad u prljavi veliki grad" / "Mirno spavaj" (PGP RTB, 1980)
"Kad hodaš" / "Priča o Žiki Živcu" (Jugoton, 1984)
"Nesrećnice, nije te sramota" / "Zašto kuče arlauče" (PGP RTB, 1987)

References

EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
Riblja čorba, Jakovljević Mirko; ISBN 86-83525-39-2

External links

Official site

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