Momčilo Bajagić

Momčilo Bajagić
Momčilo Bajagić performing live with in Bajaga i Instruktori in Ljubljana in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Momčilo Bajagić
Born	February 19, 1960 (1960-02-19) (age 51) Bjelovar, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Genres	Rock Hard rock Pop-rock
Occupations	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
Years active	1974-
Associated acts	Riblja Čorba, Bajaga i Instruktori

Momčilo Bajagić "Bajaga" (Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Бајагић Бајага) is a highly popular Serbian rock musician born in Bjelovar. He is best known as the leader of the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori, as well as a former member of the hard rock band Riblja Čorba.

Biography

Early career

Bajagić started his musical career as a singer for the band TNT. He wrote his first song lyrics (for the song "Dvadeseta noć") as a member of this band. After TNT disbaned in 1976 Bajagić joined the band Ofi led by organist Toma "Ofinger" Stojković. After Stojković left the band, Bajagić and two other Ofi members, drummer Dragan "Đera" Đerić and vocalist Živorad "Žika" Milenković, formed the band Glogov Kolac ("Hawthorn Stake") with guitarist Rajko Kojić. After only one performance Glogov Kolac disbaned. Bajagić refused Boban Petrović's invitation to join Zdravo, and Kojić joined the band SOS and later Riblja Čorba.

Riblja Čorba

In 1978, on suggestion of Bajagić's former bandmate Rajko Kojić, Bajagić was invited to join Riblja Čorba as rhythm guitarist. Bajagić recorded six albums with the band. He wrote songs "Ja sam se ložio na tebe", "Baby, Baby I Don't Wanna Cry", "Muzičari koji piju" and "Kad hodaš". He co-wrote (music) the following songs "Dva dinara, druže", "Nemoj srećo, nemoj danas", "Kazablanka", "Evo ti za taxi", "Draga, ne budi peder", "Dobro jutro", "Odlazak u grad", "Srećan put, pišo moja mala" etc.

Pozitivna geografija

During his work with Riblja Čorba Bajagić wrote a number of humorous pop-rock songs which did not fit into the band's hard rock sound and decided to release a solo album. He recorded album Pozitivna geografija ("Positive Geography") with musicians which will later become members of his band Bajaga i Instruktori: vocalist Dejan Cukić (a former Dizel, Tilt and Bulevar member), bass guitarist Miroslav "Cvele" Cvetković (a former Tilt, Pop Mašina and Papatra member), guitarist Nenad Stamtović (a former Tilt, Zebra, Suncokret and Bulevar member), drummer Vladimir Golubović (a former Tilt, Suncokret and Riblja Čorba member) and Bajagić's former bandmate from Ofi (and a former Mačori member) vocalsit Žika Milenković. The album was produced by Kornelije Kovač and was released at the end of January 1984 bringing hits "Limene trube", "Tekila-gerila", "Mali slonovi", "Marlena", "Pustite me, druže". Although released as Bajagić's solo album, Pozitivna geografija was later included in Bajaga i Instruktori official discography, as it featured future Bajaga i Instruktori members. Bajagić and the musicians that were involved in album recording performed in Kulušić club in Zagreb on April 12, 1984, and on April 21 in Dom sindikata in Belgrade, appearing as Bajaga i Instruktori ("Bajaga and the Instructors") for the first time.

At the time of album recording Bajagić wanted to remain a member of Riblja Čorba, but popularity of his songs caused conflicts inside the band. In July 1984 Bajagić left Riblja Čorba and started a tour with Bajaga i Instruktori.

Bajaga i Instruktori

Main article: Bajaga i Instruktori

Led by Bajagić, Bajaga i Instruktori became one of the most successful and influential rock bands of the former Yugoslav and Serbian rock scene. Their string of albums and awards in the mid-to-late 1980s rounded out the golden age of Yugoslav rock and placed them at the very top of the former Yugoslav rock scene, alongside other mega-selling bands such as Bijelo Dugme and Riblja Čorba. The band recorded seven studio albums (including Pozitivna geografija).

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Solo works

Bajagić has released two solo albums, both featuring soundtracks written by Bajagić: Ni na nebu ni na zemlji and Profesionalac - Muzika iz filma.

Discography

With Riblja Čorba

Studio albums

• Kost u grlu (1979)
• Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti (1981)
• Mrtva priroda (1981)
• Buvlja pijaca (1982)
• Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju (1984)

Live albums

• U ime naroda (1982)

With Bajaga i Instruktori

see Bajaga i Instruktori discography

Solo

Soundtrack albums

• Ni na nebu ni na zemlji (1994)
• Profesionalac - Muzika iz filma (2003)

References

• EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4

External links

• Bajaga i Instruktori - Official Website

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Name	Bajagic, Momcilo
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