Biography:Dražen Janković

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Dražen Janković
Дражен Јанковић
Born1965 (1965)[1][2]
Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Died9 November 2018(2018-11-09) (aged 52–53)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Other names
  • Drale
  • Seid Mali Karajlić / Seid Little Karajlić
  • Herr Dralle Draugentaller
EducationSarajevo Second Gymnasium
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter
  • writer
  • aphorist
  • actor
Years active1980–2018
RelativesNenad Janković (brother)
Musical career
Genres
  • New Primitivism
  • Rock
  • Garage Rock
  • Rock and roll
Instruments
  • keyboards
  • vocals
  • organ
LabelsPolis 1991
Associated acts
  • Zabranjeno Pušenje
  • The No Smoking Orchestra
  • Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors

Dražen Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дражен Јанковић; 1965 – 9 November 2018), also known by his nickname Drale, was a Serbian musician, composer, writer and actor. He was a band member of Sarajevo-based rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje under pseudonyms Seid Mali Karajlić (or Seid Little Karajlić), and Belgrade-based band The No Smoking Orchestra as Herr Dralle Draugentaller.[3][4] He was one of the prominent members of the New Primitivism movement in his hometown Sarajevo. His older brother is a Serbian musician and actor Nenad Janković.[5][6]

As an actor, he has appeared in television series Top lista nadrealista (1989–1991) and Složna braća (1996), as well as in a documentary film Super 8 Stories (2001), directed by the award-winning Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica.[7]

Janković was born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia (nowadays Bosnia and Herzegovina) where he finished elementary school and the Second Sarajevo Gymnasium. His father Srđan was a linguist and a university professor of Oriental sciences at the University of Sarajevo's Faculty of Philosophy.

Discography

Albums

  • Opomena 1 (2006)
  • Objašnjenja (2007)
  • Opomena 3 (2010)

Zabranjeno pušenje

  • Das ist Walter (1984)
  • Dok čekaš sabah sa šejtanom (1985)
  • Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari (1987)

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1989–1991 Top lista nadrealista (TV Series) Supporting roles Seasons 2, 3
1996 Složna braća (TV Series) Nemanja 2
2001 Super 8 Stories Himself Documentary

Publications

  • Privatni semafor: priče, pesme, aforizmi (2007)
  • Privatni semafor II (2009)
  • Privatni semafor 3: pesme (unknown)
  • Privatni semafor 4: pesme (2011)
  • Unca unca čudo – Putopis (2011)[8][9]
  • Priča sa ušća Save i Dunava iz Beograda (2016)[10]

References

  1. "In memoriam: Dražen Janković Drale (1965–2018)". http://www.rockomotiva.com/fresh/vesti/in-memoriam-drazen-jankovic-drale-1965-2018/. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  2. "POSLJEDNJI POZDRAV dragom Draletu". https://www.oslobodjenje.ba/smrtovnice/drazen-jankovic-37139. Retrieved 26 November 2018. 
  3. "Umro Dražen Janković Drale, prvi klavijaturista Zabranjenog pušenja". http://www.glas.ba/2018/11/10/umro-drazen-jankovic-drale-prvi-klavijaturista-zabranjenog-pusenja/. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  4. "Preminuo je Dražen Janković, prvi klavijaturista Zabranjenog pušenja". https://www.klix.ba/magazin/muzika/preminuo-je-drazen-jankovic-prvi-klavijaturista-zabranjenog-pusenja/181109149. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  5. "Brat Neleta Karajlića pokopan uz veliki hit Zabranjenog pušenja". https://www.index.hr/magazin/clanak/brat-neleta-karajlica-pokopan-uz-veliki-hit-zabranjenog-pusenja/2042319.aspx. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  6. "Preminuo bivši klavijaturist Zabranjenog pušenja, brat Neleta Karajlića". https://www.muzika.hr/premnuo-karajlic-zabranjeno-pusenje/. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  7. "Preminuo brat Neleta Karajlića". http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/scena.147.html:759783-Preminuo-brat-Neleta-Karajlica. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  8. "Unca unca cudo (Serbian)". https://www.amazon.com/Unca-unca-cudo-Drazen-Jankovic/dp/8688829004. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  9. "Unca unca čudo". http://www.mikroknjiga.rs/store/prikaz.php?ref=978-86-88829-00-7. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  10. "PRIČA SA UŠĆA SAVE I DUNAVA IZ BEOGRADA Dražen Janković Drale". https://www.delfi.rs/knjige/107729_prica_sa_usca_save_i_dunava_iz_beograda_knjiga_delfi_knjizare.html. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 

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