Dražen Janković

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]

Dražen Janković
Дражен Јанковић
Born1965 (1965)[1][2]
Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Died9 November 2018(2018-11-09) (aged 52–53)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Other names
  • Drale
  • Seid Mali Karajlić / Seid Little Karajlić
  • Herr Dralle Draugentaller
EducationSarajevo Second Gymnasium
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • writer
  • aphorist
  • actor
Years active1980–2018
RelativesNenad Janković (brother)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • keyboards
  • vocals
  • organ
LabelsPolis 1991

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

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. 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.
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