Branislav Babić
Encyclopedia
Branislav "Kebra" Babić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Бабић Кебра) is a Serbia
n rock
vocalist and the founding member of the band Obojeni Program
. Beside working with Obojeni Program, he was the vocalist of the Belgrade
post-punk
band Urbana Gerila
.
, featuring the second generation of the New Wave
and punk rock
bands from Belgrade
, Urbana Gerila
vocalist Zoran Kostić "Cane"
left the band, being replaced by Babić. At the time, the band moved towards post-punk
, influenced by Joy Division
and Bauhaus
. However, the lineup existed until 1982, when they disbanded.
(capital of Vojvodina
) by a group of people who were strongly influenced by the ideas and actions of the punk rock
movement. Obojeni Program were later also influenced by the New Wave
and post-punk
bands such as The Fall, Television
, Magazine
, Gang of Four
and others. From the early beginning, the band was trying to create and maintain an authentic and independent sound.
After 10 years of constant concerting (at first, the band was against publishing), mostly on the territory of former Yugoslavia, they released the album Najvažnije je biti zdrav (The Most Important Thing Is to Be Healthy) in 1990, for the first indie record label in Yugoslavia, Search and Enjoy.
In spite of the hard political situation in the country throughout next ten years, the band succeeded to publish and promote 5 more studio
and 1 live album
. Obojeni Program were one of the first Yugoslav bands to have a video played on MTV
's 120 Minutes
and they were also on John Peel
's tracklistings in year 2002. They were the support band at the Placebo
concert in Belgrade
, 2003. Also, Obojeni Program is one of the rare bands that performed at the EXIT festival every year since its conception.
During the 20 years of the band's existence, its members were changing, but for the last few years the lineup was: Branislav Babić Kebra (lead vocal), Dragan Knežević (guitar
), Ljubomir Pejić (bass guitar
), Vladimir Cinkocki (drums
), Miloš Romić (sound engineer and DJ on Yamaha
's re-mixer sequencer
).
Their latest music presents a combination of guitar groove and electronic sound
s with lead male vocals and female backing vocals. Their last album was recorded, mixed and produced in Studio Sing Sing in the Netherlands, in the late 2004, which followed with a very successful promotion tour across Europe in year 2005.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
vocalist and the founding member of the band Obojeni Program
Obojeni Program
Obojeni Program is a Serbian alternative rock band from Novi Sad. The band are pioneers of the Serbian alternative rock scene. The band is also famous for giving strange names to their albums, which is explained by the fact that the first letters of all the studio albums form an acronym of their...
. Beside working with Obojeni Program, he was the vocalist of the Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
band Urbana Gerila
Urbana gerila
Urbana Gerila was a former Yugoslav punk rock and New Wave band from Belgrade. The band is notable as the participant of the Artistička radna akcija project in 1981...
.
Urbana Gerila
Having appeared on the 1981 the compilation album Artistička radna akcijaArtisticka radna akcija
Artistička radna akcija is a new wave and punk rock compilation album released in late 1981 by Jugoton in SFR Yugoslavia...
, featuring the second generation of the New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
and punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
bands from Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Urbana Gerila
Urbana gerila
Urbana Gerila was a former Yugoslav punk rock and New Wave band from Belgrade. The band is notable as the participant of the Artistička radna akcija project in 1981...
vocalist Zoran Kostić "Cane"
Zoran Kostic
Zoran Kostić is a Serbian football player who plays for FC Aktobe.-External links:* at FC-Ural.ru * * * at Srbijafudbal.* at Utakmica.rs...
left the band, being replaced by Babić. At the time, the band moved towards post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
, influenced by Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
and Bauhaus
Bauhaus (band)
Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...
. However, the lineup existed until 1982, when they disbanded.
Obojeni Program
In 1980, Babić became the vocalist of the Novi SadNovi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
(capital of Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
) by a group of people who were strongly influenced by the ideas and actions of the punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
movement. Obojeni Program were later also influenced by the New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
and post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
bands such as The Fall, Television
Television (band)
Television was an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973. They are best known for the album Marquee Moon and widely regarded as one of the founders of "punk" and New Wave music. Television was part of the early 1970s New York underground rock scene, along with bands like the Patti...
, Magazine
Magazine (band)
Magazine are an English post-punk group active from 1977 to 1981, then reformed in 2009. Their debut single, "Shot by Both Sides", is now acknowledged as a classic and their debut album, Real Life, is still widely admired as one of the greatest albums of all time...
, Gang of Four
Gang of Four (band)
Gang of Four are an English post-punk group from Leeds. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. They were fully active from 1977 to 1984, and then re-emerged twice in the 1990s with King and Gill...
and others. From the early beginning, the band was trying to create and maintain an authentic and independent sound.
After 10 years of constant concerting (at first, the band was against publishing), mostly on the territory of former Yugoslavia, they released the album Najvažnije je biti zdrav (The Most Important Thing Is to Be Healthy) in 1990, for the first indie record label in Yugoslavia, Search and Enjoy.
In spite of the hard political situation in the country throughout next ten years, the band succeeded to publish and promote 5 more studio
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
and 1 live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
. Obojeni Program were one of the first Yugoslav bands to have a video played on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's 120 Minutes
120 Minutes
120 Minutes is a television show in the United States dedicated to alternative music, originally airing on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and then on MTV's sister channel MTV2 from 2001 to 2003....
and they were also on John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
's tracklistings in year 2002. They were the support band at the Placebo
Placebo (band)
Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...
concert in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, 2003. Also, Obojeni Program is one of the rare bands that performed at the EXIT festival every year since its conception.
During the 20 years of the band's existence, its members were changing, but for the last few years the lineup was: Branislav Babić Kebra (lead vocal), Dragan Knežević (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), Ljubomir Pejić (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), Vladimir Cinkocki (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
), Miloš Romić (sound engineer and DJ on Yamaha
Yamaha
Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
's re-mixer sequencer
Music sequencer
The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...
).
Their latest music presents a combination of guitar groove and electronic sound
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
s with lead male vocals and female backing vocals. Their last album was recorded, mixed and produced in Studio Sing Sing in the Netherlands, in the late 2004, which followed with a very successful promotion tour across Europe in year 2005.
Discography
- Najvažnije je biti zdrav (1990)
- Ovaj zid stoji krivo (1991)
- Prijatelju kočnice ti ne rade baš sve (1992)
- Verujem ti jer smo isti (1994)
- Ili 5 minuta ispred tebe (1996)
- Sva sreća general voli decu (1999)
- Ako nisam dobra, šta ćemo onda? (2002)
- Da li je to čovek ili je mašina (2005)
- Kosmos u tvom srcu / Igračke se voze levom rukom (2009)
Videography
- Kad se neko nečem dobrom nada(2001)
- Da li je to čovek ili je mašina (2005)
- Bilo jednom...Bilo jednom...Bilo jednom... is a 2006 rockumentary by Serbian filmmakerJovan Đerić. The film's premiere in a packed Arena cinema, was followed by live sets from punk-rock bands Mitesers and Generacija bez budućnosti. The film is about the punk-rock scene of Serbia's second city, Novi Sad, in the first half of...
(2006)