Popular Music in The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Music For Children

Music For Children

Many eminent former Yugoslav Pop and Rock artists composed children's music, mostly educational. The SFR Yugoslav system through its media encouraged children to practise the traditional folk music and dances, as well as to listen to pop and rock music, contrary to the kitschy "novokomponovana narodna muzika".

• In Serbia, Vranešević brothers from Laboratorija Zvuka were especially active in composing music for children TV programs, mostly for Radio-televizija Beograd and Radio-televizija Novi Sad. Their music was featured in the popular shows: Poletarac; Priče iz Nepričave starring Zoran Radmilović and Milena Dravić, and Čik pogodi ko sam in which, one of the episodes featured Zoran Simjanović who invited the kids to a recording studio.
• The Macedonian children show Bušava azbuka (Бушава Азбука) created for Macedonian Radio-Televizija Skopje (now Macedonian Radio-Television) by Goran Stefanovski and Slobodan Unkovski featured music by Leb i Sol and Ana Kostovska, the frontress of Bastion.
• The popular children TV show Fore i fazoni created for Radio-televizija Beograd by Ljubivoje Ršumović featured performances by Laboratorija zvuka, the Croatian pop star Oliver Dragojević, the Bosnian singer Seid Memić- Vajta and the Belgrade-based group Poslednja Igra Leptira.
• Branko Kockica gained nationwide popularity as a children show host of Kocka, kocka, kockica (Radio-televizija Beograd). He often used rock music in his show. Once he appeared in a stereotypical rock outfit playing Riblja Čorba's "Rokenrol za kućni savet", a song about irritating the neighbours with loud rock music. He also released various children music albums like 1988's Deca bez adrese with Oliver Mandić.
• Arsen Dedić the prominent Croatian chanson artist released an album Arsen pjeva djeci (Arsen sings to the children).
• Vlado Kalember from Srebrna Krila released a children song for peace "Nek živi ljubav".
• Srđan Gojković - Gile from Električni Orgazam together with Vlada Divljan from Idoli released two educational children albums: Rokenrol za decu and Rokenrol bukvar under the label of PGP RTS.