Du Du A
| Du Du A | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Du-Du-A, Du Du Ah |
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Genres | New wave, post-punk, alternative rock, synthpop, funk, reggae, rap, trip hop |
| Years active | 1981 – 2013 |
| Labels | PGP-RTB, Jugoton, MTS Records, Good Taste Records |
| Associated acts | Grupa I, VIA Talas, Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bića, Električni Orgazam, Katarina II, Rimtutituki, Partibrejkers, |
| Past members | Dejan Kostić Vesna Zafirović Dragomir Mihajlović Vlada Funtek Vuk Vujačić Wayne Adams Zoran Radomirović Zoran Zagorčić Aleksandar Jaćimović |
Du Du A (Serbian Cyrillic: Ду Ду А) was a Serbian alternative rock band from Belgrade.
Du Du A was formed in 1981 by the former Grupa I member Dejan Kostić (guitar, bass, vocals) and the former VIA Talas member Vuk Vujačić. The two started writing material which featured a combination of funk, reggae and dance music. During the late 1981, the band was joined by the former Ganeša member Zoran Zagorčić (keyboards, vocals). A number of musicians collaborated with the group, including Nebojša Antonijević "Riki Rif", Goran Vejvoda, Bebi Dol, Saša Habić, Dejan Stanisavljević, Aleksandar Jaćimović, Igor Gorstuški and Vlada Funtek.
Their debut single "Ja Tarzan, ti Džejn" ("I Tarzan, You Jane") was one of the first Yugoslav recordings to feature a form of rap music. The single appeared on the debut album Primitivni ples (Primitive Dance), produced by Dejan Kostić, presenting the band's interest in a diverse range of at the time popular genres. The album featured the prominent songs "Solar", "Ja ne bi, ne bi, ne bi" ("I Would Not, Would Not, Would Not") and "Strast" ("Passion"), a cover version of the blues standard "Fever". The song "Znaš li devojku" ("Do You Know The Girl") featured the Kenyan vocalist Steve Haningtnon "Steva Šumadinac".
After the album release, during 1983 and 1984, the band was on hiatus because Kostić had been in Egypt, performing in Cairo clubs. On his return, the band resumed their activities. However, with the exception of the single "Irie", released in 1985, the band had not released any material until the appearance of the acoustic version of the song "Era Vulgaris", recorded at the unplugged festival held on January 1994 in Sava Centar, on the various artists live album Bez struje (Unplugged), released by MTS Records in 1994.
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