The No Smoking Orchestra, frequently credited as Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra, is a Serbian garage rock band formed in Belgrade in 1993.
The band was formed in 1993 by Nele Karajlić who, after relocating to Belgrade from Sarajevo, decided to revive Zabranjeno Pušenje, a band he co-founded with Sejo Sexon in 1980 that had at that point been dormant since 1990. Initially, the band performed as Zabranjeno Pušenje, but ultimately changed the name to Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra when renowned filmmaker Emir Kusturica (who had previously played with the band in 1987) re-joined it in 1998.
During the Bosnian War, Nele Karajlić moved to Belgrade. Throughout the 1993 through 1996 period, he played with different musicians under the name Zabranjeno pušenje.[1] Their album Ja nisam odavle was released through Komuna in 1997.[2]
In 1998 the band composed the music for Emir Kusturica's film Black Cat, White Cat, which won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival the same year. Since June 1999, the band has been regularly touring worldwide. They developed quite a following internationally in the process. Their popularity is particularly notable in Southern Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain, and France) where most of their initial touring took place in late 1990s and early 2000s and in Latin America where the band first played in 2001, gradually developing a spirited fan base throughout the continent, especially in Argentina. Lately, the band has also fond much success deep into Eastern Europe (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Armenia).
In 2005, a DVD live album Live is a Miracle of the band's performance in Buenos Aires' Luna Park was released. In 2007, the band was involved in Time of the Gypsies punk opera that was staged in Bastille in Paris.
Since the Ušće fiasco, the band played only a few more concerts on home soil such as 2008 large open-air gigs in Kruševac and Novi Sad that went well, serving as lead ins for the concert at Belgrade Arena in late November 2008 where more than 10,000 gathered.
Though the band played Montreal twice before, summer 2010 marked their first foray into North America with concerts in Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Chicago, and New York City. The highlight of the mini-tour was the outdoor concert in the streets of Montreal in front of some 60,000 spectators as part of the city's jazz festival (Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal).
Controversy
The Belgrade-based band's live repertoire includes a homage to convicted war criminal Radovan Karadžić (a.k.a. Dr. Dragan David Dabić), who was arrested in July 2008 in Belgrade, on the song "Wanted Man." In January 2009, Tilman Zülch, founder and President of the Society for Threatened Peoples, wrote an open letter to the organizers of a Munich concert protesting the band's performance on January 24, 2009. He called organizers to "Stop the propaganda for war criminal Karadžic on the Munich concert stage!"[3]
Members
Emir Kusturica performing live with The No Smoking Orchestra at Budapest Park in 2014
The Best of Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra (2009)
References
^"Zabranjeno Pušenje (2)". discogs.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
^"Zabranjeno Pušenje – Ja Nisam Odavle". discogs.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
^Zülch, Tilman (January 23, 2009). "Stop the propaganda for war criminal Karadzic on the Munich concert stage!". Munich: GfbV-International. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
External links
Official website
Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra at Discogs
No Smoking Orchestra
May 07, 2023
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Not to be confused with Zabranjeno Pusenje The No Smoking Orchestra frequently credited as Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra is a Serbian garage rock band formed in Belgrade in 1993 The No Smoking OrchestraThe No Smoking Orchestra playing at BKZ Oktyabrskiy in St Petersburg Russia on 6 October 2007Background informationAlso known asEmir Kusturica and the No Smoking OrchestraOriginBelgrade FR YugoslaviaGenresGarage rock world music gypsy punkYears active1993 1993 presentLabelsKomuna Barclay Mercury Warner Music France Decca UMGSpinoff ofZabranjeno PusenjeMembersSee belowWebsiteOfficial websiteThe band was formed in 1993 by Nele Karajlic who after relocating to Belgrade from Sarajevo decided to revive Zabranjeno Pusenje a band he co founded with Sejo Sexon in 1980 that had at that point been dormant since 1990 Initially the band performed as Zabranjeno Pusenje but ultimately changed the name to Emir Kusturica amp The No Smoking Orchestra when renowned filmmaker Emir Kusturica who had previously played with the band in 1987 re joined it in 1998 Contents 1 History 2 Controversy 3 Members 3 1 Current 3 2 Former 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 4 2 Live albums 4 3 Compilation albums 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditDuring the Bosnian War Nele Karajlic moved to Belgrade Throughout the 1993 through 1996 period he played with different musicians under the name Zabranjeno pusenje 1 Their album Ja nisam odavle was released through Komuna in 1997 2 In 1998 the band composed the music for Emir Kusturica s film Black Cat White Cat which won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival the same year Since June 1999 the band has been regularly touring worldwide They developed quite a following internationally in the process Their popularity is particularly notable in Southern Europe Italy Portugal Spain and France where most of their initial touring took place in late 1990s and early 2000s and in Latin America where the band first played in 2001 gradually developing a spirited fan base throughout the continent especially in Argentina Lately the band has also fond much success deep into Eastern Europe Russia Ukraine Belarus and Armenia In 2005 a DVD live album Live is a Miracle of the band s performance in Buenos Aires Luna Park was released In 2007 the band was involved in Time of the Gypsies punk opera that was staged in Bastille in Paris Since the Usce fiasco the band played only a few more concerts on home soil such as 2008 large open air gigs in Krusevac and Novi Sad that went well serving as lead ins for the concert at Belgrade Arena in late November 2008 where more than 10 000 gathered Though the band played Montreal twice before summer 2010 marked their first foray into North America with concerts in Toronto Montreal Quebec City Chicago and New York City The highlight of the mini tour was the outdoor concert in the streets of Montreal in front of some 60 000 spectators as part of the city s jazz festival Le Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Controversy EditThe Belgrade based band s live repertoire includes a homage to convicted war criminal Radovan Karadzic a k a Dr Dragan David Dabic who was arrested in July 2008 in Belgrade on the song Wanted Man In January 2009 Tilman Zulch founder and President of the Society for Threatened Peoples wrote an open letter to the organizers of a Munich concert protesting the band s performance on January 24 2009 He called organizers to Stop the propaganda for war criminal Karadzic on the Munich concert stage 3 Members Edit Emir Kusturica performing live with The No Smoking Orchestra at Budapest Park in 2014 Current Edit Emir Kusturica rhythm guitar lead guitar backing vocals 1998 present Dejan Sparavalo violin backing vocals 1996 present Stribor Kusturica drums percussion backing vocals 1996 present Zoran Milosevic Zoki accordion 1998 present Nenad Petrovic Nesa saxophone 1999 present Zoran Marjanovic Ceda percussion drums 2001 present Goran Popovic Pop tuba trumpet bass guitar 2001 present Former Edit Nenad Jankovic Dr Nele Karajlic vocals backing vocals keyboards 1993 2012 Drazen Jankovic Herr Dralle Draugentaller keyboards organ backing vocals 1996 2018 his death Goran Markovski Glava Markovsky bass guitar bass balalaika 1996 2005 Goran Jakovljevic Terry guitar 1996 1998 Aleksandar Balaban tuba trumpet 1998 2001 Nenad Gajin Coce lead guitar rhythm guitar acoustic guitar 1999 2004 Ivan Maksimovic lead guitar rhythm guitar acoustic guitar bouzouki 2004 2019 his death Note Many other musicians have appeared on various albums in large and varying setups Discography EditSource thenosmokingorchestra com discogs com Studio albums Edit Ja nisam odavle 1997 as Nele Karajlic amp Zabranjeno pusenje Black Cat White Cat 1998 Unza Unza Time 2000 Life Is a Miracle 2004 Time of the Gypsies 2007 Corps Diplomatique 2018 Live albums Edit Live Is a Miracle in Buenos Aires 2005 Compilation albums Edit The Best of Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra 2009 References Edit Zabranjeno Pusenje 2 discogs com Retrieved 26 August 2018 Zabranjeno Pusenje Ja Nisam Odavle discogs com Retrieved 26 August 2018 Zulch Tilman January 23 2009 Stop the propaganda for war criminal Karadzic on the Munich concert stage Munich GfbV International Retrieved 7 June 2012 External links EditOfficial website Emir Kusturica amp The No Smoking Orchestra at Discogs No Smoking Orchestra Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The No Smoking Orchestra amp oldid 1137638473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
