Dražen Janković

Dražen Janković
Дражен Јанковић
Born	1965 (1965)[1][2] Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Died	9 November 2018(2018-11-09) (aged 52–53) Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Other names	Drale Seid Mali Karajlić / Seid Little Karajlić Herr Dralle Draugentaller
Education	Sarajevo Second Gymnasium
Occupations	Singer-songwriter writer aphorist actor
Years active	1980–2018
Relatives	Nenad Janković (brother)
Musical career
Genres	New Primitivism Rock Garage Rock Rock and roll
Instruments	keyboards vocals organ
Labels	Polis 1991

Dražen Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дражен Јанковић; 1965 – 9 November 2018), also known by his nickname Drale, was a Serbian musician, composer, writer and actor. He was a band member of Sarajevo-based rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje under pseudonyms Seid Mali Karajlić (or Seid Little Karajlić), and Belgrade-based band The No Smoking Orchestra as Herr Dralle Draugentaller.^[3][4] He was one of the prominent members of the New Primitivism movement in his hometown Sarajevo. His older brother is a Serbian musician and actor Nenad Janković.^[5][6]

As an actor, he has appeared in television series Top lista nadrealista (1989–1991) and Složna braća (1996), as well as in a documentary film Super 8 Stories (2001), directed by the award-winning Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica.^[7]

Janković was born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia (nowadays Bosnia and Herzegovina) where he finished elementary school and the Second Sarajevo Gymnasium. His father Srđan was a linguist and a university professor of Oriental sciences at the University of Sarajevo's Faculty of Philosophy.

Discography

Albums

• Opomena 1 (2006)
• Objašnjenja (2007)
• Opomena 3 (2010)

Zabranjeno pušenje

• Das ist Walter (1984)
• Dok čekaš sabah sa šejtanom (1985)
• Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari (1987)

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989–1991	Top lista nadrealista (TV Series)	Supporting roles	Seasons 2, 3
1996	Složna braća (TV Series)	Nemanja 2
2001	Super 8 Stories	Himself	Documentary

Publications

• Privatni semafor: priče, pesme, aforizmi (2007)
• Privatni semafor II (2009)
• Privatni semafor 3: pesme (unknown)
• Privatni semafor 4: pesme (2011)
• Unca unca čudo – Putopis (2011)^[8][9]
• Priča sa ušća Save i Dunava iz Beograda (2016)^[10]

References

1. "In memoriam: Dražen Janković Drale (1965–2018)". rockomotiva.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
2. "POSLJEDNJI POZDRAV dragom Draletu". oslobodjenje.ba. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
3. "Umro Dražen Janković Drale, prvi klavijaturista Zabranjenog pušenja". glas.ba. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
4. "Preminuo je Dražen Janković, prvi klavijaturista Zabranjenog pušenja". klix.ba. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
5. "Brat Neleta Karajlića pokopan uz veliki hit Zabranjenog pušenja". index.hr. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
6. "Preminuo bivši klavijaturist Zabranjenog pušenja, brat Neleta Karajlića". muzika.hr. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
7. "Preminuo brat Neleta Karajlića". novosti.rs. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
8. "Unca unca cudo (Serbian)". amazon.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
9. "Unca unca čudo". mikroknjiga.rs. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
10. "PRIČA SA UŠĆA SAVE I DUNAVA IZ BEOGRADA Dražen Janković Drale". delfi.rs. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

External links

• Seid Mali Karajlić Discography and Drale Discography on Discogs
• Drazen Jankovic at IMDb