Banana (band)
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Banana performing live in Niš in 1985 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Rock, pop rock, power pop |
| Years active | 1985 – 1988 |
| Labels | PGP-RTB |
| Associated acts | Partibrejkers |
| Past members |
Aleksandra Toković Boban Šaranović Dragan Lončar Srđan Cincar Igor Borojević |
Banana (Serbian Cyrillic: Банана) were a former Yugoslav pop rock band.
Band history
Banana was formed in 1985 in Belgrade. They released their debut album Ponoćni pasaži (Midnight Sections) in 1986 in the following lineup: Aleksandra Toković (daughter of the famous composer Dragan Toković, vocals), Dragan Lončar (guitar), Boban Šaranović (bass guitar), Srđan Cincar (keyboards) and Igor Borojević (drums).[1] The album was pop rock-oriented and featured the guitarist Duda Bezuha, Bajaga i Instruktori keyboardist Saša Lokner and former Zamba vocalist and bass guitarist Bogdan Dragović as guest musicians.[2] In the summer of 1987, the band performed in Czechoslovakia, and at the beginning of 1988, they released their second album Banana‚ produced by keyboardist Đorđe Petrović.[3] Aleksandra Toković wrote seven songs[4] which marked the band's shift towards power pop. Soon after, Banana disbanded.
Post breakup
Borojević became a member of Partibrejkers, Aleksandra Toković became a television presenter at Radio Television of Serbia and Cincar formed the band Fantomi.
Discography
- Ponoćni pasaži (1986)
- Banana (1988)
References
- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
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