DAG (former Yugoslav band)
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DAG also known as Trio DAG (Трио ДАГ) were a former Yugoslav acoustic rock band from Belgrade
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s of their first names.
In 1972 the band released their debut single "Voz" ("Train"), and with the song "Rastanak" ("The Leave"), released on a 7" single in 1973, they won at the 1973 Zagreb
Festival. In 1974 they released their only studio album, Sećanja (Memories). Although DAG was one of the representatives of the Belgrade acoustic rock scene, on the album they used electric instrument
s. The poetic
lyrics were written by Marina Tucaković
, and the album cover was designed by Grujica Milanović. The album was produced by the band members themselves and Boban Petrović, and featured numerous guests: Sloba Marković on keyboards, Robert Nemeček on bass guitar, Ljubomir Ristić on sitar
, Branimir Malkoč on flute
, and drummers Raša Đelmaš, Nikola Jager, and Mihajlo Popović. Although praised by the critics, the album saw little commercial success. After it was released, Popović left the band, forming the acoustic band Maj (May), with Aleksandar Bijelić and Bane Zarin. Meanwhile, DAG recorded a single "Kako ti je ime, devojčice" ("What's Your Name, Little Girl") with Miki Jevremović. The B-side featured DAG song "Za dečji san" ("For a Child's Dream").
After Popović left the band, DAG, for a short period of time performed with the female singer Suzana Mančić, but after the release of the single "Daj mi ruku" ("Give Me Your Hand"), recorded with Popović, in 1975, they ended their activity.
, and worked with him on his early albums as a guitarist and arranger.
Dragan Popović, with the band Maj, recorded the single "Još uvek sanjam" ("I'm Still Dreaming"), and "A ja bih je ljubio" ("And I Would Kiss Her"), released on the various artists album Uspomene (Memories). After Maj ended their activity, Popović worked as a journalist for Omladinske novine and Mladost. Various artists album Index 202, released in 1981, featured four songs written by him. During 1981 he worked with a short-lived band Dragstor (Drugstore), and later formed the band Lift (Elevator) with the bass guitarist Boba Orlić. He participated in the recording of Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bića
album Dijagnoza. During the 1980s he worked in the Akademija Studio and composed children's music
. During the 1990s he moved to Sweden
, where he performed in clubs, worked as a music teacher and in the company Ericsson
. He was a founder of the theatre
Teatar Kapija, and with the actress Jana Ericsson he formed the duo Itch.
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...
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Band history
The band was formed in 1972 by Dragan Popović (guitar, vocals), and brothers Grujica (percussion, vocals) and Aleksandar Milanović (guitar, vocals). They named the band using the initialInitial
In a written or published work, an initial is a letter at the beginning of a work, a chapter, or a paragraph that is larger than the rest of the text. The word is derived from the Latin initialis, which means standing at the beginning...
s of their first names.
In 1972 the band released their debut single "Voz" ("Train"), and with the song "Rastanak" ("The Leave"), released on a 7" single in 1973, they won at the 1973 Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
Festival. In 1974 they released their only studio album, Sećanja (Memories). Although DAG was one of the representatives of the Belgrade acoustic rock scene, on the album they used electric instrument
Electric instrument
An electric musical instrument is one in which the use of electric devices determines or affects the sound produced by an instrument. It is also known as an amplified musical instrument due to the common utilization of an electronic instrument amplifier to project the intended sound as determined...
s. The poetic
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
lyrics were written by Marina Tucaković
Marina Tucaković
Marina Tucaković is a Serbian songwriter who has composed several hit albums in former Yugoslavia. She is a known collaborator with Ceca, Lepa Brena, Jelena Karleusa among others...
, and the album cover was designed by Grujica Milanović. The album was produced by the band members themselves and Boban Petrović, and featured numerous guests: Sloba Marković on keyboards, Robert Nemeček on bass guitar, Ljubomir Ristić on sitar
Sitar
The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
, Branimir Malkoč on flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, and drummers Raša Đelmaš, Nikola Jager, and Mihajlo Popović. Although praised by the critics, the album saw little commercial success. After it was released, Popović left the band, forming the acoustic band Maj (May), with Aleksandar Bijelić and Bane Zarin. Meanwhile, DAG recorded a single "Kako ti je ime, devojčice" ("What's Your Name, Little Girl") with Miki Jevremović. The B-side featured DAG song "Za dečji san" ("For a Child's Dream").
After Popović left the band, DAG, for a short period of time performed with the female singer Suzana Mančić, but after the release of the single "Daj mi ruku" ("Give Me Your Hand"), recorded with Popović, in 1975, they ended their activity.
Post breakup
Aleksandar Milanović sold part of his unrecorded songs to Oliver MandićOliver Mandic
Oliver Mandić is a Serbian pop musician, composer, and producer - very prominent and popular throughout the 1980s.-Early biography:...
, and worked with him on his early albums as a guitarist and arranger.
Dragan Popović, with the band Maj, recorded the single "Još uvek sanjam" ("I'm Still Dreaming"), and "A ja bih je ljubio" ("And I Would Kiss Her"), released on the various artists album Uspomene (Memories). After Maj ended their activity, Popović worked as a journalist for Omladinske novine and Mladost. Various artists album Index 202, released in 1981, featured four songs written by him. During 1981 he worked with a short-lived band Dragstor (Drugstore), and later formed the band Lift (Elevator) with the bass guitarist Boba Orlić. He participated in the recording of Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bića
Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bića
Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bića was a Serbian New Wave/alternative rock band from Belgrade.- Mira i Spira, band formation :...
album Dijagnoza. During the 1980s he worked in the Akademija Studio and composed children's music
Children's music
Children's music is used here to refer to music composed and performed for children by adults. In European influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience. The composers are usually adults. Children's music has historically held both entertainment...
. During the 1990s he moved to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, where he performed in clubs, worked as a music teacher and in the company Ericsson
Ericsson
Ericsson , one of Sweden's largest companies, is a provider of telecommunication and data communication systems, and related services, covering a range of technologies, including especially mobile networks...
. He was a founder of the theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
Teatar Kapija, and with the actress Jana Ericsson he formed the duo Itch.
Singles
- "Voz" / "Smiljana" (1972)
- "Rastanak" / "Svitanje" (1973)
- "Kako ti je ime devojčice" / "Za dečji san" (with Miki Jevremović, 1974)
- "Tragovi u pesku" / "I sad..." (1974)
- "Daj mi ruku" / "Jedan dan u Vojvodini" (1975)