Amajlija
| Amajlija | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Genres | Hard rock, pop rock, rock |
| Years active | 1979–1985 1987 – present |
| Labels | Diskoton, PGP-RTB, PGP-RTS, Komuna Belgrade |
| Associated acts | Love Hunters |
| Website | amajlija.com |
| Members | Bogoljub Banjac Dejan Starčević Zoran Aničić Petar Banjac |
| Past members | Slobodan Većalkov Tomislav Milei Boško Plaćkov Predrag Čoka Petar Krsić Zoran Bojčevski Zoran Gerić Zoran Petrić Petar Krstić Julije Dondo Zoran Marjanović Miroslav Maletić Milan Ljubenković |
Amajlija (Serbian Cyrillic: Амајлија; trans. Amulet) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band.
The band was formed in 1979 by Bogoljub "Čombe" Banjac (vocals), Boško "Čvaja" Plaćkov (bass guitar) and Predrag "Čole" Čoka (drums), all three being 'Oćeš-Nećeš members, with Slobodan "Veća" Većalkov (solo guitar) and Tomislav "Čvaja" Milei (rhythm guitar). At first the band performed cover versions by acts such as The Rolling Stones, Riblja Čorba and Azra, and slowly prepared their own material. The band had rehearsals at the Zlatibor construction firm, where, in late 1979, they had their debut live appearance, and earned the first payment performing at a party organized by the union of the deaf people.
During 1980 the band rehearsed intensely, and occasionally performed at elementary schools. During the same year, the band was joined by Petar "Pera Gumeni" Krsić, who had the reputation of a showman, and the new lineup, on the invitation by Radio Novi Sad producer Jovan Adamov, recorded four demo songs. The following year, the band performed at the Festival Omladina. Before the band went on hiatus, as the members went to serve the Yugoslav People's Army, the band had another lineup change as the new members became Zoran Bojčevski (bass guitar) and Vojislav "Voja Ušar" Vilić (solo guitar).
The band reunited in 1985, this time featuring Banjac on vocals and rhythm guitar and Većalkov switched to bass guitar. At a studio in Bukovac the band recorded material consisting of ten songs, intending to release them, which did not happen due to the low quality of the recordings. During the same year, the band performed as an opening act on the Bajaga i Instruktori Yugoslav tour. Due to the positive reaction by the audience and Bajaga i Instruktori themselves, the band also performed on the Jahači magle tour, during which, due to a quarrel, the band disbanded.
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