Zona B
| Zona B | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Genres | Blues rock |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | PGP-RTB, Round Records, One Records, PGP-RTS |
| Associated acts | Idoli, Suncokret, Pop Mašina, Rok Mašina |
| Website | www.zona-b.com |
| Members |
Zdenko Kolar Dušan Ristić Dušan Bezuha Petar Zarija Dadi Stojanović |
| Past members |
Jovan Savić Tomislav Rakijaš Vladimir Filipović Ljuba Đordević Zoran Božinović |
Zona B is a Serbian blues rock band from Belgrade.
History
Former Idoli bassist Zdenko Kolar and drummer Dušan Ristić "Rista" officially formed Zona B on November 29, 1986.[1] After several personnel changes, the band got a default lineup featuring Jovan "Lole" Savić (vocals), Dušan "Duda" Bezuha (a former Suncokret member, guitar), Tomislav "Toma" Rakijaš (guitar) and Vladimir "Buca" Filipović (keyboards). The band performed cover versions of blues classics by B.B. King, Muddy Waters, J.J. Cale, and became one of the most notable club bands in Belgrade.
In 1991 the band released their debut album called Bestseller featuring cover versions of blues classics and produced by Bezuha. The album featured covers of Willie Dixon's "Spoonful", Fleetwood Mac's "Oh Well", J.J. Cale's "Cocaine)", The Nashville Teens' "Tobacco Road", among others. The album was released through PGP RTB. Guest appearances on the album featured Bebi Dol on vocals and Petar "Pera Joe" Miladinović on harmonica.
The next release was Juke-Box which, beside cover versions, featured two Zona B songs written by Bezuha and Savić, "My Woman" and "Don't Put Me Down". The album was produced by Bezuha and was released by PGP-RTB. As guests on the album appeared Saša Lokner (Hammond organ), Svetozar "Zoran" Božinović (guitar, vocals), Petar "Pera Joe" Miladinović (harmonica), Miroslav "Cvele" Cvetković (bass, vocals), Ivan Božinović "DJ. Ike" (vocals)
After the album release, Savić, Rakijaš and Filipović left the band. Their replacements were Petar "Pera" Zarija (vocals), Svetozar "Zoran" Božinović (a former Pop Mašina and Rok Mašina member, guitar, vocals) and Ljuba Đordević (harmonica).
The new lineup performed Božinović's song "Negde daleko" which was originally recorded by Pop Mašina. The cover appeared on the Blues Summit Coupe Vol. 1 various artists compilation. The new lineup also recorded a new album, Pirat, released in 1999 by Round Records. Guest appearances featured Vlada Divljan (guitar), Ognjan "Ogi" Radivojević (Hammond organ), Petar "Pera" Radmilović (drums), Miroslav "Cvele" Cvetković (vocals), Ivana Ćosić (vocals). After the album release, Đordević left the band and guitarist Dragan "Dadi" Stojanović joined the band. In 2000 the first two LPs were rereleased on CD on the Two on One compilation.
In 2005 after a five-year discography pause, the band released the album Original with fifteen Zona B songs written by Slobodan "Boca" Samardžić, Miomir "Muki" Mušicki and Dragan "Dadi" Stojanović. The album was released through One Records and produced by Duda Bezuha, like all the previous releases. Guest appearances featured the band's first vocalist, Jovan "Lole" Savić and Petar "Pera Joe" Miladinović on harmonica.
The band's latest studio album, Devil Blues, was released in 2007. However, Božinović in the meantime died, and the band became a five-piece.[2] The album was released by One Records and produced by Bezuha. In 2007 appeared the band's live release which is actually an official bootleg recording of the bands 2006 appearance in Aleksinac.
In 2010, the band recorded the song "The Joker", dedicating it to Serbian tennis player Novak Đoković.[3][4] In 2011, the band celebrated 25 years of existence with a concert with the blues band Point Blank, held in Gun club in Belgrade.[5] During the same year, the band released the album Joker, featuring 15 songs, with music written by Bezuha, and the lyrics written by Mušicki. The album featured numerous guests: Vasil Hadžimanov, Ognjen Radivojević, Tanja Jovićević, Miroslav Cvetković "Cvele", and others.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
- Bestseller (1991)
- Juke-Box (1993)
- Pirat (1999)
- Original (2005)
- Devil Blues (2007)
- Joker (2011)
Live albums
- Zdravo-živo - Aleksinac 11.08.2006. (Official bootleg, 2007)
Compilation albums
- Two on One (2000)
Various artists compilations
- Belgrade The Blues Today Vol. 1 (1994)
- Blues Summit Coupe Vol. 1 (2000)
- Blues Summit Coupe Vol. 2 (2000)
References
- ↑ Zdenko Kolar: "Svirati bluz je privilegija", balkanrock.com
- ↑ NAJAVA: NOĆ POSVEĆENA ZORANU BOŽINOVIĆU — Put ka suncu, popboks.com
- ↑ "Bluz grupa ZONA B snimila pesmu u Noletovu čast", novakdjokovic.rs
- ↑ Zdenko Kolar: "Svirati bluz je privilegija", balkanrock.com
- ↑ Zdenko Kolar: "Svirati bluz je privilegija", balkanrock.com
- ↑ Joker review at timemachinemusic.org
- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
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