Artist description GROUNDBREAKING, WEIRD BLEND OF MUSICAL STYLES: ALTERNATIVE, SOULFUL HIP HOP, REGGAE, FUNK FLAVED, JAZZ WHIPPED MUSIC WITH POST - MODERN DESIGN.

Music Style Hip-Hop, Funk, Pop, Rap, Reggae, Jazz, Electronica, Toast

Musical Influences Wyclef Jean, Prince, Tricky, Frank Zappa, Grandmaster Flash, DR DRE, Bob Marley...

Similar Artists Massive Attack, Prodigy, Prince, Wyclef Jean, Usher, Prince

Artist History DU DU AH was started by two guys in NYC : Dejan Kostic a.k.a Mayjah, at the time attending songwritting course at "Parsons School of Design" & Wayne Adams. Influenced by arrival of Hip Hop, that first phase was more about "soundscapes" & Rap, using guitars, bass, rhythm machines & vocals (Kostic's world),keys, synths & vocals (Wayne's world). After returning to Belgrade, Dejan disbanded his still popular "New Wave" outfit; called the "I Group". The band with 2 singles, 1 E.P & 2 Abums , all on PGP-RTS; Serbia's biggest label. It was a risky move, knowing that "I Group" was doing well in Yugoslavia and even sold 10.000 copies; on Russian-tough to break- market. "New York experience actually brought me back to my James Brown/Sly & The Family Stone/Spencer Davies Group/Motown/Stax/Atlantic roots."-Dejan. Vuk -Sax & Keys stepped in to replace Adams. That phase was "crowned" by "Me Tarzan You Jane" limited edition EP for major YU label: PGP RTS. Innovative yet radio friendly, "Tarzan" was by YU standards huge succes. It was the first Rap/Toast track to be released in Eastern Europe. Enters "Primitive Dance" full length Album, by YU standards FM Radio friendly and very successful (sold10.000+ copies), showing Dejan P.A. Kostic's songwriting talent in it's full (f)light. DU DU AH were moving into more song oriented direction. Meanwhile playing gigs throughout Eastern Europe and oddly enough club dates in Cairo, Egypt. Recording hit single "Romance" for Croatian "Jugoton" label brought DU DU AH even larger audience;playing larger halls. Many appearances on National and local TV stations throughout ex-Yugoslavia. During the Balkan Wars Band was strongly engaged in pro-peace benefit appearances;getting banned from most radio and TV stations. In mid 90's recording album "Ritual" for small indie record label. Currently promoting latest "Eloquent Delinquents" album. Back to duet consisting of Dejan P.A. Kostic A.K.A. Mayjah: Songwriter/Guitar,Keys/Programming/Vocals & Vesna Zafirovic A.K.A. D-Mona X: Rapper/Dancer/Vocalist.

Group Members DU DU AH: CD "Ritual" & CD "Eloquent Delinquents" studio line-up: Nenad Jovanovic-Back Vocals Dejan Stanisavljevic-Keyboards Milos Pavlovic-Analog synths/RM programming Djile Supernaut-Vocals D-Mona X-Rap Dejan P.A. Kostic a.k.a. Mayjah-Guitars, Keys, Vocals,Programming Album "Primitive Dance", EP "Tarzan", Single "IRIE"/"Romance" & DU DU AH Live line-upz: Zoran Zagorcic-Moog/Vocals Zoran Radomirovic Svaba-Bass,Back Vocals Goran Vujovic Vuja-Bass Goran Vejvoda-Guitars Igor Gostuski-Synths & Samplers/Back Vocals Vuk Vujacic-Tenor & Soprano Sax Sasa Jacimovic Jacim-Sax (Played Belgrade with "The Temptetions") Buki-Sax (Played Belgrade with "The Temptetions") Vlada Funtek-Drums Branko Kustrin Mango-Drums Ivica Vdovic VD-Drums Pappa Nick-Percussions Misha-Percussions Leonida Sredic-Keys Jelena Gasic-Keys Diana-Vocals Jelena Racic-Vocals Mirsad Djedjovic Mifa-Guitars Gagi-Guitars Vesna Zafirovic-Rap,Back Vocals, Dejan P. Kostic-Guitars,Keys,Vocals Crucial guests: From Ghana-B.B Sheriff-Keys From Tanzania -Ali-Bass From Belgrade-Partybreakers Anton-Guitars From Belgrade-Elektricni Orgazam Banana-Guitars

Instruments guitars, synths, rhythm machines, samplers, vocals.....

Albums Primitive Dance, Ritual, Eloquent Delinquents

Press Reviews Listed in Encyclopedia Of YU-ROCK as one of the most influential Bands in HIP HOP.

Additional Info EPs: Irie/ Romance & Me Tarzan You Jane/Belgrade African. All songs posted on Mp3com protected By SOKOJ.

Location Belgrade, Serbia - Yugoslavia

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