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Dragoljub ðuričić
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Dragoljub ðuričić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгољуб Dragoljub ðuričić
Ђуричић) is a Belgrade, Serbia-based Montenegrin
musician. He is known as the drummer for the bands
YU grupa, Leb i Sol, and Kerber, as a member of
Zdravko Čolić's and ðorñe Balašević's backing bands,
as well as for his solo work.
Contents
■ 1 Biography Background information
■ 1.1 Other works
Born 1954
■ 2 Legacy
Cetinje, SR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia
■ 3 Discography
■ 3.1 With YU grupa Genres Traditional music, pop, rock,
■ 3.1.1 Studio albums
progressive rock, hard rock, folk
■ 3.1.2 Singles
rock, instrumental rock, jazz
■ 3.2 With Leb i Sol
■ 3.2.1 Studio albums Occupations Musician, composer
■ 3.2.2 Live albums Instruments Drums
■ 3.3 With Kerber
Years active Early 1970s – present
■ 3.3.1 Studio albums
■ 3.3.2 Singles Labels PGP-RTB, Jugoton, UFA Media,
■ 3.4 With ðorñe Balašević Atelje 212, Metropolis Records,
■ 3.4.1 Studio albums PGP-RTS, Energia, City Records
■ 3.5 Solo Associated Zdravko Čolić, YU grupa, Leb i Sol,
■ 3.5.1 Studio albums acts Kerber, Rambo Amadeus, Dejan
■ 3.5.2 Live albums
Cukić, Nikola Čuturilo, Jugosloveni,
■ 3.6 With Voodoo Popeye Nebojša Krstić and Srñan Šaper
■ 3.6.1 Singles
Website www.dragoljubdjuricic.com
■ 3.7 With Zdravko Čolić
(http://www.dragoljubdjuricic.com/)
■ 3.7.1 Live albums
■ 3.8 As session musician
■ 3.8.1 With Dejan
Cukić
■ 3.8.2 With
Jugosloveni
■ 3.8.3 With Nebojša
Krstić and Srñan
Šaper
■ 3.8.4 With Nikola
Čuturilo
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■ 4 References
■ 5 External links
Biography
ðuričić was born in 1954 in Cetinje. He started performing with bands from Herceg Novi, and initially
he played the guitar. As a member of the band Krune (The Crowns) he switched from bass guitar to
drums. After he left Krune, he played with the bands Veritas 19 and Exodus. At the time he also
practiced water polo and swimming, and often won medals on junior championships.
He made his first studio recordings as a member of the group Bokelji, with which he recorded an album
with traditional songs from Dalmatia. In August 1975, he moved to Belgrade. Initially he lived in
Belgrade as a homeless man, before he met Belgrade musicians gathering in the kafana Šumatovac. He
soon went on a Soviet Union tour as a member of the backing band for several Yugoslav pop singers. In
1976, he became a member of the band Ribeli (Rebels), which, after they were joined by the singer
Dado Topić, changed their name to Mama Co Co. Wit Mama Co Co ðuričić performed with numerous
Yugoslav pop starts, and in 1978, he was a member of Zdravko Čolić's backing band on his Putujući
zemljotres (Travelling Earthquake) tour. At the end of 1978, he became a member of the
progressive/hard rock band YU grupa, with which he recorded the album Samo napred....[1] In 1981 he
moved to the progressive rock band Leb i Sol, with which he recorded the albums Sledovanje (1982),
Kalabalak (1983), Tangenta (1984), and the double live album Akustična trauma (1982), and performed
in clubs across Europe and the United States. In 1982 Leb i Sol spent two and a half months on a United
States tour with the KPGT theatre. The theatre performed the play Osloboñenje Skoplja (Liberation of
Skopje), directed by Ljubiša Ristić, in which ðuričić played the role of Crazy Vana. In 1985 he left Leb i
Sol and joined the hard rock band Kerber, with which he recorded the albums Seobe (1986), Ljudi i
bogovi (1988), Peta strana sveta (1990), and the live album 121288 (1989). In 1986, when the
alternative rock musician Rambo Amadeus started his career, he and ðuričić performed live, in the
lineup which featured only two of them, ðuričić on drums, and Rambo Amadeus on vocals. On this
concerts Rambo Amadeus used megaphone instead of the microphone. In 1987, in Belgrade's SKC,
ðuričić and the drummer Ivan Fece "Firchie" held a concert on which they, on percussion instruments,
played various covers, mostly by the Beatles. The concert was held with regard to 70 years since the
October Revolution. ðuričić returned to Leb i Sol in 1990. The recording of the band's concert in New
York's CBGB was released on the live album Live in New York in 1991. During this period ðuričić also
started working with ðorñe Balašević, playing drums on his album Jedan od onih života...,[2] and
becoming a member of his backing band.
ðuričić participated in the 1996–1997 protests in Serbia, joining the group of young drummers which
gave tempo to the marching of the protesters. At the end of 1997 he started holding concerts on which he
played with the Darkwood Dub drummer Lav Bratuša, percussionist Uroš Šećerov, and a well-known
actor and drummer Bogdan Diklić. The recording of the concert Dragoljub ðuričić Trio held on
February 7, 1988 in Atelje 212 was released on the album Two Drums & Percussion. On that evening
the trio, consisting of ðurićić, Bratuša and Šećerov, was joined on drums by Diklić, the journalist Ivan
Ivačković and the painter Janoš Mesaroš. In April 1998 the band performed in Montreux, and, while
playing on cookware and bakeware, they were joined by Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. In 1998
ðuričić and the hip hop musician Voodoo Popeye recorded the football song "Imamo iDeju", which was
released on the compilation album Fudbalske himne 98. During 1998 ðuričić once again played on
Zdravko Čolić's tour as a member of his backing band. At the end of February 1998 ðuričić, with
Šećerov, Bratuša, St. george String Orchestra, composer Zoran Erić, a choir, and twenty young
drummers, held a concert in Belgrade's Sava Centar. With the performance, walking in the hall and on
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the stage, the performers reminded the audience of the 1996–1997 protests. At the end of 1999, ðuričić
joined the group of economists G17 as cultural adviser, and took part in the Democratic Opposition of
Serbia 2000 election campaign. After the Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević, ðuričić continued to
perform with the group of young drummers, opening the Theatre Spectacle in Zurich and the Summer
Jazz Festival in Kumanovo. He recorded his second solo album, Ritam slobode (Rhythm of Freedom),
with his Drums Company, consisting of Maša Božović, Lav Bratuša, and Ivan Dimitrijević.[3] The
album featured numerous guests: the flutist Bora Dugić, the string quartet Belotti, the violinist Dobrica
Vasić, and others.[4] On the album ðuričić presented himself as the author of the diverse material.
Other works
During the period he spent in Kerber, ðuričić also cooperated with Dejan Cukić, playing drums on his
album Spori ritam,[5] Jugosloveni, playing drums on their album Vruće osvežavajuće,[6] Nebojša Krstić
and Srñan Šaper, playing drums on their album Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji,[7] and Nikola Čuturilo,
playing drums on his album Raskršće.[8] In 1988 he participated in the recording of the jazz album
Ritual by the pianist Vladimir Maričić and his Ritual Band.[9]
He wrote music for theatre plays Zapali me (Light Me Up), Alisa u zemlji čuda (Alice in Wonderland)
Anitina čarobna soba (Anita's Magic Room), Art (all four directed by Alisa Stojanović), Cyrano de
Bergerac (directed by Bule Goncić), Reservoir Dogs (directed by Omar Abu El Rub), Policajci
(Policemen, directed by Darijan Mihajlović), Djetinjarije (Kid's Stuff, directed by Dušan Petrović),
Popcorn, and Bliže (Closer, co-author of the music with Koki Dimuševski). As a drummer he performed
in the theatre play Kako je divan taj prizor... (What a Beautiful Scene...), directed by Ljubivoje Tadić.
ðuričić also paints, mostly nudes in pointillist manner. He illustrated the book Rubato by Vladimir
Savić, and the book of poems Kuća od stakla by Tatjana Debeljački.
Legacy
Mirko Jakovljević wrote ðuričić's biography entitled Stubovi slobode (Pillars of Freedom), published in
2001.
Discography
With YU grupa
Studio albums
■ Samo napred... (1979)
Singles
■ "Identitet" / "Ideš mi na nerve" (1979)
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With Leb i Sol
Studio albums
■ Sledovanje (1982)
■ Kalabalak (1983)
■ Tangenta (1982)
Live albums
■ Akustična trauma (1982)
■ Live in New York (1991)
With Kerber
Studio albums
■ Seobe (1986)
■ Ljudi i bogovi (1988)
■ Peta strana sveta (1990)
Singles
■ 121288 (1989)
With ðorñe Balašević
Studio albums
■ Jedan od onih života... (1993)
Solo
Studio albums
■ Ritam slobode (as Dragoljub ðuričić & the Drums Company, 2001)
Live albums
■ Two Drums & Percussion (as Dragoljub ðuričić Trio, 1998)
With Voodoo Popeye
Singles
■ "Imamo iDeju" (1998)
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With Zdravko Čolić
Live albums
■ Arena 2005 - Beogradska Arena: Uživo (2005)
As session musician
With Dejan Cukić
■ Spori ritam (1987)
With Jugosloveni
■ Vruće osvežavajuće (1987)
With Nebojša Krstić and Srñan Šaper
■ Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji (1987)
With Nikola Čuturilo
■ Raskršće (1989)
References
1. ^ Samo napred... at Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/YU-Grupa-Samo-Napred-/release/2510795)
2. ^ Raskršće at Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/Čutura-Raskršće/release/1649749)
3. ^ Ritam slobode at Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/Dragoljub-ðuričić-Drums-Company-Ritam-
Slobode/release/1681455)
4. ^ Ritam slobode at Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/Dragoljub-ðuričić-Drums-Company-Ritam-
Slobode/release/1681455)
5. ^ Spori ritam at Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/Dejan-Cukić-Spori-Ritam/release/1040518)
6. ^ Vruće osvežavajuće at Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/Jugosloveni-Vruće-
Osvežavajuće/release/2342907)
7. ^ Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji at Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/Krstić-i-Šaper-Poslednja-Mladost-U-
Jugoslaviji/release/1522508)
8. ^ Raskršće at Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/Čutura-Raskršće/release/1649749)
9. ^ Ritual at Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/Vlada-Maricic-The-Ritual-Band-Ritual/release/1948097)
■ EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
External links
■ Official website (http://www.dragoljubdjuricic.com/)
■ Official MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/dragoljubdjuricic)
■ Dragoljub ðuričić's YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/DragoljubDjuricic)
■ Dragoljub ðuričić's at Discogs (http://www.discogs.com/artist/Dragoljub+ðuričić)
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■ 4 References
■ 5 External links
Biography
ðuričić was born in 1954 in Cetinje. He started performing with bands from Herceg Novi, and initially
he played the guitar. As a member of the band Krune (The Crowns) he switched from bass guitar to
drums. After he left Krune, he played with the bands Veritas 19 and Exodus. At the time he also
practiced water polo and swimming, and often won medals on junior championships.
He made his first studio recordings as a member of the group Bokelji, with which he recorded an album
with traditional songs from Dalmatia. In August 1975, he moved to Belgrade. Initially he lived in
Belgrade as a homeless man, before he met Belgrade musicians gathering in the kafana Šumatovac. He
soon went on a Soviet Union tour as a member of the backing band for several Yugoslav pop singers. In
1976, he became a member of the band Ribeli (Rebels), which, after they were joined by the singer
Dado Topić, changed their name to Mama Co Co. Wit Mama Co Co ðuričić performed with numerous
Yugoslav pop starts, and in 1978, he was a member of Zdravko Čolić's backing band on his Putujući
zemljotres (Travelling Earthquake) tour. At the end of 1978, he became a member of the
progressive/hard rock band YU grupa, with which he recorded the album Samo napred....[1] In 1981 he
moved to the progressive rock band Leb i Sol, with which he recorded the albums Sledovanje (1982),
Kalabalak (1983), Tangenta (1984), and the double live album Akustična trauma (1982), and performed
in clubs across Europe and the United States. In 1982 Leb i Sol spent two and a half months on a United
States tour with the KPGT theatre. The theatre performed the play Osloboñenje Skoplja (Liberation of
Skopje), directed by Ljubiša Ristić, in which ðuričić played the role of Crazy Vana. In 1985 he left Leb i
Sol and joined the hard rock band Kerber, with which he recorded the albums Seobe (1986), Ljudi i
bogovi (1988), Peta strana sveta (1990), and the live album 121288 (1989). In 1986, when the
alternative rock musician Rambo Amadeus started his career, he and ðuričić performed live, in the
lineup which featured only two of them, ðuričić on drums, and Rambo Amadeus on vocals. On this
concerts Rambo Amadeus used megaphone instead of the microphone. In 1987, in Belgrade's SKC,
ðuričić and the drummer Ivan Fece "Firchie" held a concert on which they, on percussion instruments,
played various covers, mostly by the Beatles. The concert was held with regard to 70 years since the
October Revolution. ðuričić returned to Leb i Sol in 1990. The recording of the band's concert in New
York's CBGB was released on the live album Live in New York in 1991. During this period ðuričić also
started working with ðorñe Balašević, playing drums on his album Jedan od onih života...,[2] and
becoming a member of his backing band.
ðuričić participated in the 1996–1997 protests in Serbia, joining the group of young drummers which
gave tempo to the marching of the protesters. At the end of 1997 he started holding concerts on which he
played with the Darkwood Dub drummer Lav Bratuša, percussionist Uroš Šećerov, and a well-known
actor and drummer Bogdan Diklić. The recording of the concert Dragoljub ðuričić Trio held on
February 7, 1988 in Atelje 212 was released on the album Two Drums & Percussion. On that evening
the trio, consisting of ðurićić, Bratuša and Šećerov, was joined on drums by Diklić, the journalist Ivan
Ivačković and the painter Janoš Mesaroš. In April 1998 the band performed in Montreux, and, while
playing on cookware and bakeware, they were joined by Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. In 1998
ðuričić and the hip hop musician Voodoo Popeye recorded the football song "Imamo iDeju", which was
released on the compilation album Fudbalske himne 98. During 1998 ðuričić once again played on
Zdravko Čolić's tour as a member of his backing band. At the end of February 1998 ðuričić, with
Šećerov, Bratuša, St. george String Orchestra, composer Zoran Erić, a choir, and twenty young
drummers, held a concert in Belgrade's Sava Centar. With the performance, walking in the hall and on
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