Faris Arapović

Faris Arapović (1970 – 18 September 2019) was a Bosnian drummer. He was widely known as a drummer of Sarajevo-based rock bands Zabranjeno Pušenje and Sikter. Also, he was a founder of Sikter.

Faris Arapović
Born	1970 (1970) Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Died	18 September 2019(2019-09-18) (aged 48–49) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality	Bosnian
Occupation	Drummer
Years active	1987–2019
Musical career
Genres	New Primitivism Rock Alternative rock Rock and roll
Instrument(s)	Drums

Career

Arapović joined a Sarajevo-based rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje in 1986, after their drummer Predrag Rakić left.^[1] As a drummer, he performed on their two studio albums: Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari (1987) and Male priče o velikoj ljubavi (1989). In early 1990, he left the band with some other members.

In 1990, Arapović founded Sarajevo-based alternative rock band Sikter.^[2] Arapović performed on their first two studio albums: Now, Always, Never (2000) and Queen of the Disco (2002). In 2003, he parted ways with the band.

Arapović died on 18 September 2019.^[3][4]

Discography

Main article: Zabranjeno pušenje discography

Sikter

• Now, Always, Never (2000)
• Queen of the Disco (2002)

Zabranjeno pušenje

• Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari (1987)
• Male priče o velikoj ljubavi (1989)

References

1. "O Zabranjenom pušenju". crorec.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
2. "Preminuo Faris Arapović, bivši član Zabranjenog pušenja i grupe Sikter". klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
3. "In memoriam / Preminuo bivši bubnjar benda Sikter, prijatelji se opraštaju od njega". radiosarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
4. "Faris Arapović 1970. - 18.9.2019". osmrtnicama.ba (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 December 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• Discography at Discogs