Azra (band)

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Azra
General information
Genre (s) skirt
founding 1977
resolution 1988
Last occupation
Branimir "Johnny" Štulić
Drums , vocals
 Boris Leiner
guitar
 Jurica Pađen (1983–1984; from 1987)
Stephen Kipp (from 1987)
former members
bass
 Mišo Hrnjak (1979–1982)

Azra was a Yugoslav rock band . It was founded in 1977 by Branimir "Johnny" Štulić in Zagreb , the capital of Croatia .

history

The band name is based on the Bosnian Sevdalinka , Kraj tanana šadrvana. The name comes from the verse “Ja se zovem El Muhamed / Iz plemena starih Azra / Što za ljubav život gube / I umiru kada ljube!” (German: »My name is El Muhamed / From the tribe of the old Azras / Which for them Love lose their life / Those who die when they love. «) This song is derived from the poem Der Asra by Heinrich Heine . The first album "Azra" was released in 1980 by Jugoton. After the last studio album Izmedju krajnosti came out in 1987 , the band released the four-time live LP Zadovoljština in 1988 . After that, Branimir Štulić broke up the band to pursue a solo career.

Discography

Singles

  • "Balkan", "A šta da radim" - (Jugoton 1979)
  • "Lijepe žene prolaze kroz grad", "Poziv na ples", "Suzy F." - (Jugoton, 1980)
  • "Đoni, budi dobar", "Teško vrijeme" - (Jugoton 1982)
  • "E, pa što", "Sloboda", "Gluperde lutaju daleko" - (Jugoton 1982)
  • "Nemir i strast", "Doviđenja na Vlaškom drumu" - (Jugoton 1983)

Compilations

  • Svi marš na ples! - Jugoton, 1981
  • Vrući dani i vrele noći - Jugoton, 1982
  • Single Ploče 1979-1982 - (Jugoton, 1982)
  • Kao i jučer - single Ploče 1983-1986 with the unreleased songs: "I to se dogadja ponekad", "Mamica su štrukle pekli", "Sardisale Lešočkiot manastir" - (Jugoton, 1987)

Albums

  • Azra - (Jugoton, 1980)
  • Sunčana strana ulice (double album - Jugoton, 1981)
  • Ravno do dna (Live - Jugoton, 1982)
  • Filigranski pločnici (double album Jugoton, 1982)
  • Kad fazani lete (Jugoton, 1983)
  • Krivo srastanje (Jugoton, 1984)
  • Između krajnosti (Jugoton, 1987)
  • Zadovoljština (4x Live LP, 1988)

Others

In the documentary Sretno dijete (2003) Azra was named the second central figure in rock music of Yugoslavia next to Bijelo dugme .

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