Đekić, Velid. Red! River! Rock!: riječka rock scena 60ih (The rock scene of Rijeka in the 1960s), 2013. Publication

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Đekić, Velid. 2013. Red! River! Rock!: riječka rock - scena 60 - ih: pokretači, izvođači, plesni prostori, autori, graditelji instrumenata, disc-jockeyi, fotografi. Rijeka: KUD Baklje. (Book cover)

Velid Đekić's book Red! River! Rock! deals with the Rijeka rock scene during 1960s. Đekić comprehensively presents the performers, dance halls, composers, instrument makers, disc-jockeys and photographers who formed the rock scene. The book testifies to the fact that young people in Rijeka were pioneers of rock 'n' roll not only in Yugoslavia but among other socialist states in Europe as well. Although Rijeka was in a monolithic one-party state, rock 'n' roll was a window to the West for the city’s youth.

The book shows that thanks to rock 'n' roll, young people expanded their horizons through a different form of entertainment than those who propagated communist authority and openly defied the imposed framework. Ultimately, the book functions as a sort of musical lexicon because it provides extensive information about the line-ups of bands, the years of their foundation and dissolution, repertoires, popularity and song-writing.

Location

Rijeka , Croatia
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Starting year of event

2013

Main actors

Đekić, Velid

Documents about the event

Đekić, Velid. 2013. Red! River! Rock!: riječka rock - scena 60 - ih: pokretači, izvođači, plesni prostori, autori, graditelji instrumenata, disc-jockeyi, fotografi. Rijeka: KUD Baklje.

Author(s) of this page

Godić, Darjan

Event of

Velid Đekić Collection of Rock and Disco Culture in Rijeka

References

Đekić, Velid. 2013. Red! River! Rock!: riječka rock - scena 60 - ih: pokretači, izvođači, plesni prostori, autori, graditelji instrumenata, disc-jockeyi, fotografi. Rijeka: KUD Baklje.

Đekić, Velid, interview by Godić, Darjan, March 21, 2018. COURAGE Registry Oral History Collection

Last edited on: 2018-08-30 07:14:41