Gitarijada
Encyclopedia
Gitarijada is a musical festival held in Zaječar
, Serbia
in order to promote demo bands
. Held since 1969, Gitarijada is one of the longest lasting festivals in Serbia and in South Eastern Europe and the largest festival of young and unsinged bands in South Eastern Europe. During the years, apart from the competition of demo bands, the festival program included performances of Serbian and former Yugoslav, as well as of foreign established bands. Some of the foreign acts that appeared in the non-competitive part of the festival were Laibach
, Chicken Shack
, Nightwing
, Girlschool
, Uriah Heep
, Ken Hensley
, Wishbone Ash
and Steve Lukather
.
Zajecar
Zaječar is a city and municipality in the eastern part of Serbia. According to the 2011 census the town has a population of 36,830, and its coordinates are 43.91° North, 22.30° East...
, Serbia
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...
in order to promote demo bands
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
. Held since 1969, Gitarijada is one of the longest lasting festivals in Serbia and in South Eastern Europe and the largest festival of young and unsinged bands in South Eastern Europe. During the years, apart from the competition of demo bands, the festival program included performances of Serbian and former Yugoslav, as well as of foreign established bands. Some of the foreign acts that appeared in the non-competitive part of the festival were Laibach
Laibach
Laibach can refer to one of the following:* German name for Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia* Laibach , Slovenian industrial musical group** Laibach , the title of the debut album by the band with this name...
, Chicken Shack
Chicken Shack
Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb , Andy Silvester , and Alan Morley , who were later joined by Christine Perfect in 1968.-Career:...
, Nightwing
Nightwing (band)
Nightwing is a British heavy metal band, originally formed in 1978 as "Gordon and Friends" by bassist Gordon Rowley and keyboardist Kenny Newton. Their first release was 1981's Something In The Air on the Ovation Records label and featured three drummers before the band reduced its numbers for the...
, Girlschool
Girlschool
Girlschool are a British heavy metal band originating out of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene in 1978 and frequently associated with contemporaries Motörhead. They are the longest running all-female rock band, still active after more than 30 years...
, Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep (band)
Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always been massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and David Byron's operatic vocals...
, Ken Hensley
Ken Hensley
Kenneth William David Hensley is a keyboard player , guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s....
, Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...
and Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather
Steve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...
.
History
Gitarijada was founded in 1969 by band Dar and Vojislav Paunović. First Gitarijada was held in Dom JNA in Zaječar. After several years organisation of Gitarijada was hostile taken from its founder by communist regime . After that Zajecar's Dom Omladine ( Youth Center ) was organisator of Gitariada.Winners
Because there were no official records of winners until 1974, not all the winners before this year are known.| Year | Jury's choice | Audience's choice |
| 1974 | Viktorija (Niš Niš Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,... ) |
Zlatni Prsti (Zaječar Zajecar Zaječar is a city and municipality in the eastern part of Serbia. According to the 2011 census the town has a population of 36,830, and its coordinates are 43.91° North, 22.30° East... ) |
| 1975 | Orion (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... ) |
Оrion (Belgrade) |
| 1976 | Oktopus (Subotica Subotica Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina... ) |
Oktopus (Subotica) |
| 1977 | Mama Rock Mama Rock Mama Rock is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock known for their hit ballad "Eva".-1977 - 1992:History of Mama Rock begins with band Viktorija whose members were Stojanović brothers, Zoran "Ciga" and Dragomir, and Nikolić brothers, Bane and Mirko, and which won the first place at 1974 Gitarijada... (Niš) |
Madrigali (Bitola Bitola Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. The city is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba and Nidže mountains, 14 km north of the... ) |
| 1978 | Galija Galija Galija is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band from Niš. The central figures of the band are brothers Nenad Milosavljević and Predrag Milosavljević... (Niš) |
PU (Skopje Skopje Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre... ) |
| 1979 | OPS (Smederevo Smederevo Smederevo is a city and municipality in Serbia, on the right bank of the Danube, about 40 km downstream of the capital Belgrade. According to official results of the 2011 census, the city has a population of 107,528... ) |
Visoko Mišljenje (Zaječar) |
| 1980 | Pauk (Zavidovići Zavidovici Zavidovići is a town and municipality in Eastern-central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Doboj and Zenica on the confluence of rivers Bosna, Krivaja and Gostović. It sits in a valley surrounded by many mountains of which the largest is Klek... ) |
Dr Ton (Bačka Palanka Backa Palanka Bačka Palanka is a city and municipality located in Serbia, on left bank of the Danube, at 45.15° North, 19.24° East... ) |
| 1981 | Cilindar (Skopje) | Zoster (Zaječar) |
| 1982 | Crna Ruža (Zaječar) | Crna Ruža (Zaječar) |
| 1983 | Nova Zemlja (Valjevo Valjevo Valjevo is a city and municipality located in western Serbia. It is the center of the Kolubara District, which includes five other smaller municipalities with a total population of almost 180,000 people... ) |
Nova Zemlja (Valjevo) |
| 1984 | Dinar (Banja Luka Banja Luka -History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of... ) |
Dinar (Banja Luka) |
| 1985. | Ogledala (Rijeka Rijeka Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants... ) |
Ogledala (Rijeka) |
| 1986 | Dr Steel (Rijeka) | Dr Steel (Rijeka) |
| 1987 | Zijan (Gevgelija Gevgelija Gevgelija is a town with a population of 15,685 located in the very southeast of the Republic of Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border with Greece , the point which links the motorway from Skopje and three other former Yugoslav capitals with... ) |
Zijan (Gevgelija) |
| 1988 | Vrijeme Nježnosti (Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... ) |
Karizma (Belgrade) |
| 1989 | Džersi (Rijeka) | Zippo (Split) |
| 1990 | Don Marcel (Beli Manastir Beli Manastir Beli Manastir is a town and municipality in eastern Croatia, the principal town of the Croatian part of Baranja, in the Osijek-Baranja county.-Name:... ) |
Grof (Belgrade) |
| 1991 | Revolveri (Župa Aleksandrovačka Aleksandrovac Aleksandrovac is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of Serbia. In 2002, the population of the town was 6,265, while population of the municipality was 26,534.-Sport:... ) |
Cirusi (Negotin Negotin Negotin is a town and municipality in the Bor District of north-eastern Central Serbia. It is situated near the borders between Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. It is the judicial center of the Bor District. The population of the town is 16,716 while municipality has 36,879.-Name:The etymology of the... ) |
| 1992 | Kazna Za Uši Kazna Za Uši Kazna Za Uši is a Serbian garage rock band from Belgrade.- Band formation, first releases :... (Belgrade) |
Kazna Za Uši (Belgrade) |
| 1993 | Bjesovi Bjesovi Bjesovi are a Serbian grunge/alternative rock band from Gornji Milanovac.- Formation and breakup :... (Gornji Milanovac Gornji Milanovac Gornji Milanovac is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.012691° North, 20.273572° East. Its name means "Upper Milanovac" while Milanovac stems from name "Milan" in the Serbian language. The population of town is 24,048.The city was founded in 1853... ) |
Bjesovi (Gornji Milanovac) |
| 1994 | Riff (Zaječar) | Ništa Ali Logopedi Ništa Ali Logopedi Ništa Ali Logopedi were a Serbian alternative rock band from Šabac.- History :... (Šabac Šabac Šabac is a city and municipality in western Serbia, along the Sava river, in the historic region of Mačva. It is the administrative center of the Mačva District. The city has a population of 52,822 , while population of the municipality is 115,347... ) |
| 1995 | Jelena U Parku Jure (Zrenjanin Zrenjanin Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia... ) |
Jelena U Parku Jure (Zrenjanin) |
| 1996 | Muve (Novi Sad Novi 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.... ) |
Muve (Novi Sad) |
| 1997 | Tatoo (Prijedor Prijedor Prijedor is a city and municipality in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the Bosanska Krajina region.... ) |
NCF (Raška Raška (town) Raška is a town and municipality in south-central Serbia. Municipality has a population of 24,680 people, while the town has a population of 6,574 people . It covers an area of 670 square kilometers. The town is situated on rivers Raška and Ibar.- External links :*... ) |
| 1998 | Vibe (Belgrade) | Fobija (Ušće) |
| 1999 | Jelizaveta Bam (Zaječar) | Brandon Walsh (Negotin) |
| 2000 | Agenda (Belgrade) | Blood Eruption (Zaječar) |
| 2001 | Prvi Put (Belgrade) | |
| 2002 | Sarah K (Novi Sad) | Midgard (Šabac) |
| 2003 | Redovna Stvar (Zrenjanin) | Moondive (Belgrade) |
| 2004 | Demether (Zrenjanin) | Infest (Jagodina Jagodina Jagodina is a city and municipality located in central Serbia, 136 km south of Belgrade, on the banks of Belica River. Its name stems from the word for strawberry in Serbian. It is the administrative centre of the Pomoravlje District of Serbia... ) |
| 2005 | Broken Strings (Belgrade) | Priručnik Janga Trovača (Zaječar) |
| 2006 | Full Flavor (Belgrade) | Ljute Papričice (Belgrade) |
| 2007 | Nightfall (Belgrade) | Anti Dote (Pirot Pirot Pirot is a town and municipality located in south-eastern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the town has a total population of 38,432, while the population of the municipality is 57,911... ) |
| 2008 | Magma (Belgrade) | Hate-tech (Zaječar) |
| 2009 | The Dark Ocean (Sombor Sombor Sombor is a city and municipality located in northwest part of Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina. The city has a total population of 48,749 , while the Sombor municipality has 87,815 inhabitants... ) |
Brain Damage (Zaječar) Plood (Zaječar) |
| 2010 | As I Fall (Banja Luka Banja Luka -History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of... ) |
Mind Reflection (Zaječar) |
| 2011 | Cotton Pickers (Mladenovac Mladenovac Mladenovac is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.43° North, 20.70° East. Mladenovac is one of Belgrade's 17 municipalities. In 2003 the town had total population of 22,200.-Name:... ) |
Dok 7 (Niš) |