Dragoljub Đuričić

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Dragoljub Đuričić
FPR Yugoslavia
Died15 March 2021(2021-03-15) (aged 68)
Belgrade, Serbia
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Drums
Years activeEarly 1970s – 2021
LabelsPGP-RTB, Jugoton, UFA Media, Atelje 212, Metropolis Records, PGP-RTS, Energia, City Records
Websitewww.dragoljubdjuricic.com

Dragoljub Đuričić (

Montenegrin Cyrillic: Драгољуб Ђуричић; 10 February 1953 – 15 March 2021) was a Serbia-based Montenegrin
drummer.

Đuričić started his career in the early 1970s in

1996–1997 protests in Serbia, during which he led a company of drummers, and participation in the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević
.

Musical career

Đuričić was born in 1953 in Cetinje.[1] He started his career performing with bands from Herceg Novi.[1] Initially he played the guitar, and later switched to bass guitar. Eventually, as a member of the band Krune (The Crowns), he switched from bass guitar to drums.[1] After he left Krune, he played with the bands Veritas 19 and Exodus.[1] At the time he also practiced water polo and swimming, and won several medals on junior championships.[1]

He made his first studio recordings as a member of the group Bokelji, with which he recorded an album with

Yugoslav pop singers and went on a Soviet Union tour as a member of the backing band for several pop singers.[1] In 1976, he became a member of the band Ribeli (Rebels), which, after they were joined by the singer Dado Topić, changed their name to Mama Co Co.[1] As a member of Mama Co Co, Đuričić performed with numerous Yugoslav pop stars; in 1978, he was a member of Zdravko Čolić's backing band on his Putujući zemljotres (Travelling Earthquake) tour.[1]

At the end of 1978, Đuričić became a member of the

121288 (1989).[1]

During the time he spent in Kerber, Đuričić also worked with other artists. In 1986, when alternative rock musician Rambo Amadeus started his career, he and Đuričić performed live, in the lineup which featured only two of them, Đuričić on drums, and Rambo Amadeus on vocals. On these concerts Rambo Amadeus used megaphone instead of a microphone.[1] In 1987, in Belgrade's Students Cultural Centre, Đuričić and the drummer Ivan Fece "Firchie" held a concert on which they played various covers, mostly by The Beatles, on percussion instruments. The concert was held with regard to 70 years since the October Revolution.[1] In 1988, he played drums on Nikola Čuturilo's album 9 lakih komada,[2] and played drums in Laki Band which Čuturilo formed to promote the album. In 1989, Đuričić played drums on Čuturilo's album Raskršće.[3]

Đuričić returned to Leb i Sol in 1990.[1] The recording of the band's concert in New York's CBGB was released on the live album Live in New York in 1991.[1] During this period Đuričić also worked with singer-songwriter Đorđe Balašević, playing drums on his album Jedan od onih života...,[4] and becoming a member of his backing band.[1]

Đuričić participated in the

football song "Imamo iDeju" (the title being a word play, meaning both "We Have an Idea" and "We Also Have Dejo"), which was released on the compilation album Fudbalske himne 98 (Football Chants 98).[1] During 1998, Đuričić once again played on Zdravko Čolić's tour as a member of his backing band.[1] At the end of February 1998, Đuričić, with Šećerov, Bratuša, St. George String Orchestra, composer Zoran Erić, a choir, and twenty young drummers, held a concert in Belgrade's Sava Centar. With the performance, walking in the hall and on the stage, the performers reminded the audience of the 1996–1997 protests.[1] At the end of 1999, Đuričić joined the group of economists G17 as a cultural adviser, and took part in the Democratic Opposition of Serbia 2000 election campaign.[1]

After the

Zurich and the Summer Jazz Festival in Kumanovo.[1] He recorded his second solo album, Ritam slobode (Rhythm of Freedom), with his Drums Company, consisting of Maša Božović, Lav Bratuša, and Ivan Dimitrijević. The album featured numerous guests: the flutist Bora Dugić, the string quartet Belotti, the violinist Dobrica Vasić, and others. On the album Đuričić presented himself as the author of eclectic material.[1]

In 2010, Đuričić formed the drum ensemble Balkanska lavina (Balkan Avalanche), with which he performed across the Balkans.[5]

Sessions and other works

During the period he spent in Kerber, Đuričić also cooperated with rock singer Dejan Cukić, playing drums on his album Spori ritam (Slow Rhythm),[6] pop rock band Jugosloveni, playing drums on their album Vruće osvežavajuće (Hot Refreshment),[7] and rock musicians Nebojša Krstić and Srđan Šaper, playing drums on their album Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji (The Last Youth in Yugoslavia).[8] In 1988, he participated in the recording of the jazz album Ritual by the pianist Vladimir Maričić and his Ritual Band.[1] In 2008, he played drums on the album Partiture za koren i stablo (Sheets for the Roots and the Tree) by guitarist Vladan Vučković Paja.[9]

He wrote music for

Alice in Wonderland), Anitina čarobna soba (Anita's Magic Room), Art (all four directed by Alisa Stojanović), Cyrano de Bergerac (directed by Svetislav Goncić), Reservoir Dogs (directed by Omar Abu El Rub), Policajci (Policemen, directed by Darijan Mihajlović), Djetinjarije (Kid's Stuff, directed by Dušan Petrović), Popcorn, and Bliže (Closer, co-author of the music with Koki Dimuševski).[1] As a drummer he performed in the theatre play Kako je divan taj prizor... (What a Beautiful Sight...), directed by Ljubivoje Tadić.[1]

Đuričić also painted, mostly

pointillist manner.[1] He illustrated the book Rubato by Vladimir Savić, and the book of poems Kuća od stakla (Glass House) by Tatjana Debeljački.[1]

Death

Đuričić died on 15 March 2021, in Belgrade from complications caused by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia. He was 68.[10]

Legacy

Author Mirko Jakovljević wrote Đuričić's biography entitled Stubovi slobode (Pillars of Freedom), published in 2001.[1]

Discography

With YU grupa

Studio albums

Singles

  • "Identitet" / "Ideš mi na nerve" (1979)

With Leb i Sol

Studio albums

  • Sledovanje (1982)
  • Kalabalak (1983)
  • Tangenta (1982)

Live albums

  • Akustična trauma (1982)
  • Live in New York (1991)

With Kerber

Studio albums

Live albums

  • 121288
     (1989)

With Nikola Čuturilo

  • 9 lakih komada (1988)
  • Raskršće (1989)

With Đorđe Balašević

Studio albums

Solo

Studio albums

  • Ritam slobode (as Dragoljub Đuričić & the Drums Company, 2001)

Live albums

  • Two Drums & Percussion (as Dragoljub Đuričić Trio, 1998)

With Voodoo Popeye

Singles

  • "Imamo iDeju" (1998)

With Zdravko Čolić

Live albums

  • Arena 2005 – Beogradska Arena: Uživo (2005)

As session musician

With Dejan Cukić

  • Spori ritam (1987)

With Jugosloveni

  • Vruće osvežavajuće (1987)

With Nebojša Krstić and Srđan Šaper

With Vlada Maričić and The Ritual Band

  • Ritual (1988)

With Vladan Vučković Paja

  • Partiture za koren i stablo (2008)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Janjatović, Petar (2007). EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006. Belgrade: self-released. p. 74.
  2. ^ 9 lakih komada at Discogs Archived 24 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Raskršće at Discogs Archived 24 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Jedan od onih života... at Discogs Archived 24 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Đuričić na sceni sa 100 bubnjara", Blic.rs
  6. ^ Spori ritam at Discogs
  7. ^ Vruće osvežavajuće at Discogs
  8. ^ Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji at Discogs
  9. ^ "Partiture za koren i stablo". Discogs. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Preminuo Dragoljub Đuričić". vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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