Pesme iznad istoka i zapada (trans. Songs above East and West) is an album comprising the works of various artists, released in 2001, featuring thirteen songs recorded by Serbian rock musicians based on the poems of Bishop Nikolaj VelimiroviÃÂ (who has been canonized since the release of the album).
In 2021 Pesme iznad istoka i zapada was polled 69th on the list of 100 Best Serbian Albums Since the Breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. The list was published in the book Kako (ni)je propao rokenrol u Srbiji (How Rock 'n' Roll in Serbia (Didn't) Came to an End).
Recording and release
The album features (at the time) current and former members of Bezobrazno Zeleno, Bjesovi, Galija, Darkwood Dub, Luna, La Strada, Partibrejkers, Plejboj, Hazari, Sunshine, ElektriÃÂni Orgazam, 357, , DÃ
¾ukele, Goblini, Night Shift, Ana StaniÃÂ's backing band, and other bands. The album also features Goran Trajkovski, member of Macedonian band Anastasia. Although the participation of former Idoli members SrÃÂan Ã
 aper and NebojÃ
¡a Krstiàwas announced, the two did not participate in the album recording.
The album was edited by hieromonk Jovan ÃÂulibrk. The album was officially released on Easter, April 15, 2001, through PGP-RTS, in cooperation with Radio Svetigora, the radio of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Track listing
Personnel
- Dragutin AleksandriÃÂ () - guitar
- NebojÃ
¡a Antonijevià(Partibrejkers) - guitar
- Julija BoroÃ
¡ - vocals
- Zoran CvetkoviÃÂ (357) - trumpet
- NebojÃ
¡a ÃÂankovià(357) - guitar
- Dragan ÃÂurkoviÃÂ (Revolt) - guitar
- Marko DaciÃÂ (357, Night Shift) - bass guitar
- Aleksandar GardaÃ
¡evià(DST) - vocals
- Nikola HadÃ
¾i-Nikolià(357) - vocals
- Dragutin JakovljeviÃÂ (Galija, Ana StaniÃÂ backing band) - guitar
- Vladimrir JeriÃÂ (Darkwood Dub) - guitar
- Igor KaÃ
¡ikovià(Revolt) - bass guitar
- Ivan KljajiÃÂ (Bezobrazno Zeleno, Ana StaniÃÂ backing band) - guitar, producer, mixing
- Zoran KostiÃÂ (Partibrejkers) - vocals
- DraÃ
¡ko Kremenovià(Revolt) - vocals
- Olivera KristiÃÂ - backing vocals
- Boris LjeÃ
¡kovià(DST) - vocals
- Zoran MaksimoviÃÂ (Jazz Ba) - guitar
- Goran MariÃÂ (Bjesovi) - vocals, backing vocals
- Goran MiloÃ
¡evià(Hazari) - percussion
- Goran MiloÃ
¡evià(Plejboj, Ana Staniàbacking band) - drums
- Jasmina MitruÃ
¡ià(Luna, La Strada) - vocals
- ÃÂorÃÂe PetroviÃÂ (DJ) - scratch
- Leonid PilipoviÃÂ (DÃ
¾ukele, Goblini) - guitar
- Ognjen PopoviÃÂ (Jazz Ba, Ana StaniÃÂ backing band) - bass guitar
- NebojÃ
¡a Potkonjak (357) - trumpet
- Manja RistiÃÂ - violin
- Milorad RistiÃÂ (Darkwood Dub) - guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Drago SeniÃÂ () - vocals, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Goran SimiÃÂ (Revolt) - drums
- Svetlana SpajiÃÂ (Paganke, Moba, Drina) - vocals, backing vocals
- Marina StojkoviÃÂ - ison
- Predrag StojkoviÃÂ - kaval
- Milan Tica (Revolt) - guitar
- Petar ToplaoviÃÂ (Revolt) - vocals
- Goran Trajkovski (Anastasia) - producer (track #13)
- MiloÃ
¡ Velimir (Pussycat, Sunshine, ElektriÃÂni Orgazam, 357, Partibrejkers) - drums
- Zora Vitas - vocals
- Dejan VuÃÂetiÃÂ (Darkwood Dub) - vocals, programming
- Veljko VuÃÂuroviÃÂ (DST) - backing vocals
- Bojan Vulin (Nesalomivi) - guitar
Additional personnel
- Oliver JovanoviÃÂ - postproduction
- Marinko Lugonja - design
- UroÃ
¡ Markovià- assisting recording
- Goranka MatiÃÂ - photography
- Bjanka PaunoviÃÂ - assisting recording
Legacy
In 2021 Pesme iznad istoka i zapada was polled 69th on the list of 100 Best Serbian Albums Since the Breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. The list was published in the book Kako (ni)je propao rokenrol u Srbiji (How Rock 'n' Roll in Serbia (Didn't) Came to an End).
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