Čista Proza
former Yugoslav band
Čista Proza (Serbian Cyrillic: Чиста Проза; trans. Pure Prose) was a Yugoslav new wave band formed in Novi Sad in 1980. Despite releasing only one, self-titled album in 1983, the group was a notable act of the Yugoslav new wave scene.
History
1980–1985
In the summer of 1979, guitarist Milan Ćirić and bass guitarist Đorđe Pilipović met at the island of Krk, where they both performed with their own bands. Pilipović lived in Novi Sad, where he studied law, and Ćirić lived in Opatija, but as the latter had already planned to move to Novi Sad in order to study English language and literature at the University of Novi Sad, the two decided to start a band after Ćirić moves to the city. The two started looking for musicians, mainly via adverts in Novi Sad daily Dnevnik. Rehearsing with different musicians, for a while they worked with Ivan Fece "Firchie", at the time playing with La Strada. With the arrival of Stevan Miljučić (guitar, vocals) and Nandor Bakoš "Hati" (drums) in 1980, Čista Proza was officially formed.
Initially, the band mainly performed at youth work actions and similar events organized by Novi Sad Musical Youth organization. They had their first notable performance at the 1981 Subotica Youth Festival, which was followed by a series of successful appearances in Novi Sad, Belgrade and Zagreb.
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