Vidoja Božinović

Infobox Musical artist


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Name = Vidoja Božinović
Alias = Džindžer
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Born =birth date|1955|10|3 Belgrade, SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Instrument = Guitar
Genre = Rock Progressive rock Hard rock Heavy metal
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter
Years_active = 1976 – present
Label = PGP RTB, ZKP RTLJ, Jugodisk, Jugoton, Samy, WIT, Hi-Fi Centar, M Factory, M Factory
Associated_acts = Pop Mašina Dah Opus Generacija 5 Rok Mašina Riblja Čorba

Vidoja Božinović (Serbian: Видоја Божиновић), also known as Džindžer, is a Serbian musician. He is best known as the guitarist for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.

Biography

Vidoja Božinović started his career in 1974 as the guitarist for the band Dim Bez Vatre. After the group disbanded Božinović joined band Mirjan. In 1976 he joined progressive rock band Pop Mašina, whose member was already his brother Zoran Božinović. After Pop Mašina disbanded in 1978 Vidoja Božinović joined Dah. In 1979 he became a member of the last Opus lineup.

In 1980 former Pop Mašina members Robert Nemeček and Božinović brothers formed hard rock band Rok Mašina. They released their self-titled debut album "Rok Mašina" in 1981, only to disband a year later. Songs they recorded during 1982 were released on the album "Izrod na granici" ("Spawn on the Border").

During 1984 Božinović performed with jazz band Interaction, until he became a Riblja Čorba member in September. Božinović and Nikola Čuturilo became the band's new guitarists replacing, Rajko Kojić and Momčilo Bajagić. As a Riblja Čorba guitarist Božinović performed with Nikola Čuturilo and Stjepan Mihaljnec on Bora Đorđević and Arsen Dedić unplugged concert in Terazije Theatre in 1987.

ide projects and guest appearances

*In 1979 Božinović worked with Generacija 5 on the recording of their album "Pesme o Titu" ("Songs about Tito"), which was never released.

*In 1984 Božinović took part in the recording of Balkan's second studio album "Na brdovitom Balkanu".

*In 1993 he made a guest appearance on Babe's debut album "Slike iz života jednog idiota". He worked with Babe again on their 1995 album "Lažne slike o ljubavi".

*He played guitar on Jazzy Bell's album "Tao" released in 1993.

*In 1994 he made a guest appearance on Minđušari album "Idemo do kraja".

*He played guitar on Milorad Mandić's album "Životinje i ljudi".

*In 1996 he played guitar on Bora Đorđević's solo album "Njihovi dani".

*At the beginning of 2004 Božinović, Đorđević and Vlada Barjaktarević recorded football song "Lavovi u Evropi" for the needs of FK Železnik.

*Božinović and Miroslav Milatović made a guest appearance on the AlogiA concert in SKC in Belgrade. The recording of the concert was released on the live album "Priće o životu i vremenu".

*At the beginning of 2006 Božinović was involved in the recording of Jan Nemeček's ambient music album "After Image".

Discography

With Pop Mašina

ingles

# "Moja pesma" / "Uspomena" (1977)

With Rok Mašina

tudio albums

#"Rok Mašina" (1981)
#"Izrod na granici" (1983)

ingles

#"Vatra" / "Bilo mi je bolje" (1980)

With Riblja Čorba

tudio albums

# "Istina" (1985)
# "Osmi nervni slom" (1986)
# "Ujed za dušu" (1987)
# "Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi" (1988)
# "Koza nostra" (1990)
# "Labudova pesma" (1992)
# "Zbogom, Srbijo" (1993)
# "Ostalo je ćutanje" (1996)
# "Nojeva barka" (1999)
# "Pišanje uz vetar" (2001)
# "Ovde" (2003)

Live albums

# "Nema laži, nema prevare - Zagreb uživo `85" (1995)
# "Od Vardara pa do Triglava" (1996)
# "Beograd, uživo `97 - 1 i 2" (1997)
# "Gladijatori u BG Areni" (2008)

EPs

# "" (2005)
# "" (2006)
# "" (2006)

References

* "EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006", Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4
* "Riblja čorba", Jakovljević Mirko; ISBN 86-83525-39-2