Dah (band)
Dah (Serbian Cyrillic: Дах, trans. Breath) was a Yugoslav and later Belgian progressive rock band formed in Belgrade in 1972.
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| Also known as | Land |
| Origin | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Years active | 1972–1978 |
| Labels | Jugoton, Studio B, Polydor Records, Jupiter Records, Diskos |
| Past members | Zlatko Manojlović Branko Marušić Branko Gluščević Radomir Dubičanin Dragan Mihajlović Velibor Bogdanović Goran Manojlović Tommy Schaplteholtz Willy Pultz Zdenko Pomper Stevan Milutinović Vidoja Božinović Dušan Đukić |
Dah was formed by guitarist Zlatko Manojlović and guitarist and vocalist Branko Marušić "Čutura", the two previously performing together in the band Džentlmeni. After the release of Dah's debut single in 1973, Marušić left the band, so Manojlović took the singing duties. After the release of their debut album, Veliki cirkus (1974), which brought the nationwide hit "Šošana", the band moved to Belgium, changing their name to Land. After spending a year in Belgium and having an international hit with the English language version of "Šošana", the band returned to Yugoslavia, where they released their second album, Povratak (1976). When Zlatko Manojlović went to serve his mandatory stint in the Yugoslav army, his brother, keyboardist Goran Manojlović, took over leading of Dah, the group disbanding in 1979. Zlatko Manojlović would continue his career as the leader of the band Gordi, and later as a successful solo artist.