Branko Isaković
| Branko Isaković | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 24, 1958 |
| Genres | Acoustic, new wave, rock, hard rock, ethnic, ambient |
| Instruments |
Bass guitar Guitar |
| Years active | 1977 – present |
| Associated acts | Suncokret, Bulevar, Propaganda, Idoli, Krstić & Šaper & Unutrašnja Imperija, Dejan Cukić & Spori Ritam Band, Kerber, The Glissers, Bilja Krstić & Bistrik Orchestra, TeodulIja, Kal, Divine Sound |
Branko Isaković is a Serbian bass player born in Valjevo in 1958. He was a member of notable rock bands active in former Yugoslavia. He closely collaborates with Dejan Cukić and Bilja Krstić and has his own projects TeodulIja and Divine Sound, focusing on ambiental, ethno and spiritual music.
Isaković was born in Valjevo in 1958 and moved to Belgrade in 1961. His first interests in music came about 1970 when his school friend, today well known guitar player and producer Dušan "Duda" Bezuha needed a rhythm guitarist for his rhythm and blues band. Having finished the Sixth Belgrade high school Isaković joined the acoustic rock band Suncokret as a replacement for Bata Sokić who went to serve the army. Isaković left the band in 1978.
With former Tilt members Dejan Cukić (vocals) and Predrag Jakovljević (guitar), guitarist Nenad Stamatović, Isaković formed Bulevar. The band got the name "Bulevar" because all of the members lived near The Boulevard Of Revolution in Belgrade. The band performed as an opening act for Riblja Čorba including the September 1, 1979 appearance which was one of the band's major appearances. In the meantime the band Zvuk Ulice disbanded and their keyboard player Dragan Mitrić joined the band. Soon after the band, with the help of Riblja Čorba guitarist Momčilo Bajagić recorded their first single "Moje bezvezne stvari", but due to the illness of the president Josip Broz Tito, it was released in 1980 by Jugoton. The next single "Nestašni dečaci" became one of the anthems of new wave music in Yugoslavia and was included on the Jugoton compilation Svi marš na ples!. In the meantime, the band started writing material for their debut record which was released through PGP RTB records in 1981. Loš i mlad was produced by the band themselves with the help of Tahir Durhali. The next album Mala noćna panika did not get a live tour as Mitrić, Stamatović and Cukić had to go to serve the army. The last concert the band held was in Skopje in 1982 and ceased to exist. Mitrić and Isaković joined the off project band Propaganda and released one album, Apatija javnosti in 1982. Isaković, beside bass, also played rhythm guitar.
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