Neues und Altes aus dem "ehemaligen Staat" (Jugoslawien)
24 May is Bob Dylan's birthday. 25 May is "Youth Day", which was celebrated in Yugoslavia as Tito's birthday, even though it was not. How do we bring these two facts together in one post? The answer is actually quite simple: we are reporting on Bob Dylan's only two concerts he gave in Yugoslavia, which... Weiterlesen →
Finally we have the chance to combine two of our favourite topics in one news item: Yugoslavia and the Beatles. The occasion is the new film Get Back, which retells the story of the recording of the album "Let it Be" and in which Yugoslavia is mentioned twice. On the Nova.rs website it says: It... Weiterlesen →
Image Source: Screenshot from You Tube We wish all visitors to this website a Happy New Year. We would like to do so by pointing out three specifically Yugoslavian videos with New Year wishes. 1967: Criticism between the lines The first is the song "Srećna nova godina" (Happy New Year) from 1967, which was written... Weiterlesen →
Strange topics and separate paths Because of the themes sung about on it, the single „Raćunajte na nas“ (freely translated: „You can count on us“) by the band Rani Mraz (Early Frost), which was released in 1978, is a musical curiosity. The B-side is called „Strašan žulj“ (freely translated: „I have a mighty bubble on... Weiterlesen →
Rock music has aged somewhat: In Britain, it is already routine for rock veterans to be ennobled, Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize and in London and Berlin, plaques commemorate important events in the careers of the Rolling Stones and David Bowie. At least the commemorative plaque trend has now also arrived in... Weiterlesen →
He was an essential part of the soundtrack of Yugoslavia in its last two decades, which he analysed and described critically and melancholically in his songs. In doing so, he did not shy away from critical political commentaries and was not afraid to take on the powerful, first and foremost Slobodan Milošević. And his concert... Weiterlesen →
The portrait of this young man is not necessarily known in the West. In the territory of the former Yugoslavia this is (very) different. And in some areas there, the assessment of this person differs considerably from that in Western Europe. This is borne out by the inscriptions next to these murals of the Sarajevo... Weiterlesen →
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