Du Du A

Du Du A
Also known as	Du-Du-A, Du Du Ah
Origin	Belgrade, Serbia
Genres	New Wave, post-punk, alternative rock, synthpop, funk, reggae, rap, trip hop
Years active	1981 – present
Labels	PGP-RTB, Jugoton, MTS Records, Good Taste Records
Associated acts	Grupa I, VIA Talas, Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bića, Električni Orgazam, Katarina II, Rimtutituki, Partibrejkers,
Website	Official Myspace page
Members
Dejan Kostić Vesna Zafirović
Past members
Dragomir Mihajlović Vlada Funtek Vuk Vujačić Wayne Adams Zoran Radomirović Zoran Zagorčić

Du Du A (Serbian Cyrillic: Ду Ду А) is a Serbian alternative rock band from Belgrade.

History

Du Du A was formed in 1981 by the former Grupa I member Dejan Kostić (guitar, bass, vocals) and the former VIA Talas member Vuk Vujačić. The two started writing material which featured a combination of funk, reggae and dance music. During the late 1981, the band was joined by the former Ganeša member Zoran Zagorčić (keyboards, vocals). A number of musicians collaborated with the group, including Nebojša Antonijević "Riki Rif", Goran Vejvoda, Bebi Dol, Saša Habić, Dejan Stanisavljević, Igor Gorstuški and Vlada Funtek.

Their debut single "Ja Tarzan, ti Džejn" ("I Tarzan, You Jane") was one of the first Yugoslav recordings to feature a form of rap music. The single appeared on the debut album Primitivni ples (Primitive Dance), produced by Dejan Kostić, presenting the band's interest in a diverse range of at the time popular genres. The album featured the prominent songs "Solar", "Ja ne bi, ne bi, ne bi" ("I Would Not, Would Not, Would Not") and "Strast" ("Passion"), a cover version of the blues standard "Fever". The song "Znaš li devojku" ("Do You Know The Girl") featured the African American vocalist Steve Haningtnon "Steva Šumadinac".

After the album release, during 1983 and 1984, the band was on hiatus because Kostić had been in Egypt, performing in Cairo clubs. On his return, the band resumed their activities. However, with the exception of the single "Irie", released in 1985, the band had not released any material until the appearance of the acoustic version of the song "Era Vulgaris", recorded at the unplugged festival held on January 1994 in Sava Centar, on the various artists live album Bez struje (Unplugged), released by MTS Records in 1994.

The comeback album Ritual, released in 1996 on compact cassette only, beside the material entirely written by Kostić also featured a cover version of the Stevie Wonder song "I Wish" with lyrics in Serbian language entitled "San" ("A Dream"). Kostić recorded all the instruments on the album with the help of Miloš Pavlović (guitar, co-producer, co-author, sound technician), Nenad Jovanović (vocals), Srđan Marković "Đile" (vocals) and Dejan Stanisavljević (piano).

The band is currently working in the lineup Dejan Kostić (vocals, sampler, guitars, bass, rhythm machine) and Vesna Zafirović (vocals).^[1]

Legacy

The song "Znaš li devojku" appeared on the 95th place of the B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs list polled by the listeners of Radio B92 in 2006.^[2]

The Serbian alternative rock band Svi na Pod! covered the song "Afrikanac u Beogradu" in 2008.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

• Primitivni ples (1982)
• Ritual (1996)

Singles

• "Ja Tarzan, ti Džejn" (1982)
• "Irie" (1985)

Other appearances

• "Era Vulgaris" (Bez struje; 1994)

References

1. ^ "Du Du A at Discogs". http://www.discogs.com/artist/Du-Du-A. Retrieved 23 February 2011. 
2. ^ "100 YU najboljih". http://www.b92.net/radio/100yunajboljih/. Retrieved 23 February 2011. 
3. ^ "Svi na Pod! obradili pesmu Du Du A". Popboks.com. http://www.popboks.com/vest.php?ID=6671. Retrieved 23 February 2011. 

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

External links

• Du Du A at Myspace
• Du Du A at Youtube
• Du Du A at Discogs
• Du Du A at Rateyourmusic
• Du Du A at SoundClick
• Du Du A at Last.fm
• Du Du A at B92.fm