Bajaga i Instruktori | |
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Bajaga i Instruktori performing live in 2009
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Background information | |
Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
Genres | Rock, pop rock |
Years active | 1984 – 1994 1996 – present |
Labels | PGP-RTB, Diskoton, Red Luna Records, Produkcija Stig, PGP-RTS, Komuna Belgrade, Biveco, Dallas Records, Metropolis Records, Hi-Fi Centar, Take It Or Leave It Records, Long Play |
Associated acts | Riblja Čorba, Bulevar, Pop Mašina, Zebra, Suncokret, Galija, Dejan Cukić & Spori Ritam Band, Babe, Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bića, Slađana Milošević, Tunel, Legija, Revolveri, Neverne Bebe, Viktorija, Piloti, Propaganda, Rubber Soul Project |
Website | www.bajaga.com |
Members |
Momčilo Bajagić Žika Milenković Saša Lokner Miroslav Cvetković Čeda Macura Marko Nježić |
Past members |
Dejan Cukić Dragan Mitrić Ljubiša Opačić Nenad Stamatović Vlada Golubović Vladimir Negovanović |
Bajaga i Instruktori (Serbian Cyrillic: Бајага и Инструктори; trans. Bajaga and the Instructors) are a highly popular Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Founded in Belgrade in 1984 by composer, lyricist and guitarist Momčilo Bajagić "Bajaga", the group possesses a rich discography and a plethora of hit songs that placed them at the top of the former Yugoslav rock scene, alongside other mega-selling bands such as Bijelo Dugme and Riblja Čorba.
The band's history begins in 1983. At the time Momčilo Bajagić "Bajaga" was the guitarist for the hard rock band Riblja Čorba. During his work with Riblja Čorba, Bajagić wrote music and both music and lyrics for several Riblja Čorba hits, but also wrote a large number of humorous pop-oriented songs that did not fit into Riblja Čorba's sound. He decided to release these songs on a solo album, and he started working on the album with a group of Belgrade musicians: vocalist Dejan Cukić (a former Dizel, Tilt, and Bulevar member, and at the time a journalist working in the magazine Rock), bass guitarist Miroslav Cvetković "Cvele" (a former Tilt, Pop Mašina, and Papatra member), guitarist Nenad Stamatović (a former Tilt, Zebra, Suncokret, and Bulevar member), and drummer Vladimir Golubović (a former Tilt and Suncokret member, at the time temporarily replacing Vicko Milatović in Riblja Čorba).