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About|the bandInfobox musical artist | name = Azra| image = Band Azra.jpg| caption = Azra promotional photo. Left to right: Hrnjak, Štulic, Leiner.| image_size =| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Zagreb , Croatia (formerly SFRY|Yugoslavia )| genre = Rock music|Rock New Wave music|New Wave Alternative rock | years_active = 1977–1988| label = Croatia Records (formerly Jugoton ) Diskoton | associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members = Boris Leiner Branimir Štulic Branko Hromatko Jura Stublic Jurica Paden Mišo Hrnjak Paolo Sfeci Stephen Kipp http://www.discogs.com/artist/Azra+(3) Azra on Discogs | notable_instruments = Azra was a Rock music|rock Musical ensemble|band from Zagreb ( SR Croatia|Croatia ) that was popular across Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia in the 1980s. Azra was formed in 1977 by its frontman Branimir Štulic|Branimir "Johnny" Štulic . The other two members of the original line-up were Mišo Hrnjak ( bass guitar|bass ) and Boris Leiner ( drum kit|drum s). The band is named after a verse " Und der Sklave sprach: “Ich heiße Mohamet, ich bin aus Yemen, Und mein Stamm sind jene Asra, Welche sterben, wenn sie lieben.” " (trans. " My name is El Muhamed/From the tribe of the old Azras/who die for love/And die when they kiss! ") from "Der Asra" by Heinrich Heine . They are considered to be one of the most influential bands from the former Yugoslav New Wave rock era and the yu rock|Yugoslav Rock scene in general.
They released their first single in 1979 with songs "Balkan" and "A šta da radim". The first album named Azra was published in 1980 and achieved commercial success and popularized Azra in former Yugoslavia. Azra recorded its last studio album Izmedu krajnosti ( Between the extremes ) in 1987. In 1988 the band recorded 4LP live album under the name Zadovoljština ( Satisfaction ), after which Štulic disbanded the band. Štulic recorded three more solo albums since moving to Houten , Netherlands , where he currently lives in seclusion. A 2003 Rock music|rock Documentary film|documentary , Sretno dijete depicts Azra as the locus of the rock scene in the former Yugoslavia during the 1980s, along with Bijelo dugme . Even today, Azra remains very popular among youth in the countries of former Yugoslavia.
In 1998, the music critics compiled a YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike|list of 100 best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music . Five Azra albums were included, three of them in top 10. On the Radio B92 's B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs|list of 100 greatest songs of former Yugoslavia , four Azra songs were included, all of them in top 20.
Members
Branimir "Johnny" Štulic - vocals , guitar
Branko Matun - bass guitar|bass (1977)
Paolo Sfeci - drum kit|drums (1977)
Mladen Jurcic - guitar (1977–1978)
Branko Hromatko - drums (1977–1978)
Marino Pelajic - bass (1977–1978)
Jura Stublic - vocals (1978)
Boris Leiner (ex Haustor ) - drums, vocals (from 1979)
Mišo Hrnjak - bass (1979–1987)
Jurica Paden - guitars (1983–1984, from 1987)
Stephen Kipp - bass (from 1987)
Discography
Singles
"Balkan" ( The Balkans ) / "A šta da radim" ( What am I Gonna Do ) - ( Jugoton 1979)
"Lijepe žene prolaze kroz grad" ( Pretty Women Passing Through the Town ), "Poziv na ples" ( The Invitation to Dance ) / "Suzy F".- (Jugoton, 1980)
"Džoni, budi dobar" ( Johnny Be Good ) / "Teško vrijeme" ( The Difficult Time ) - (Jugoton 1982)
"E, pa što" ( So What ) / "Sloboda" ( The Freedom ) / "Gluperde lutaju daleko" ( Jerks Wander Far ) - (Jugoton 1982)
"Nemir i strast" ( Restlessness and Passion ) / "Dovidenja na Vlaškom drumu" ( Farewell on the Valachian Road ) - (Jugoton 1983)
Klincek stoji pod oblokom/Flash (26.12.83.Jugoton) sa albuma "Krivo srastanje"
Mon Ami/ Duboko u tebi (16.04.84. Jugoton) sa albuma "Krivo srastanje"
Albums
Azra - (Jugoton, 1980)
Suncana strana ulice ( The Sunny side of the street ) - (Double - Jugoton, 1981)
Ravno do dna ( Straight to the bottom ) - (Triple Live - Jugoton, 1982)
http://www.cuspajz.com/tekstovi-pjesama/azra.artist-lyrics.html Azra song lyrics
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