Jakarta (band)
Jakarta is a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1981.
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| Origin | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Labels | PGP-RTB, Mascom Records |
| Members | Igor Popović Vuk Parđovski Dejan Grujić Goran Antović Darko Grujić Dadiša Aksentijević |
| Past members | Jane Parđovski Rade Bulatović Miloš Petrović Ivan Fece Miroslav Karlović |
The band was formed by vocalist Igor Popović and guitarist Jane Parđovski, and initially went through numerous lineup changes, before a steady lineup was formed, consisting of Popović, Parđovski, Rade Bulatović (bass guitar), Miloš Petrović (keyboards) and Ivan Fece (drums). Jakarta released their debut, synth-funk-oriented album Maske za dvoje in 1984 to warm reception by Yugoslav audience and critics. The band's second album, pop rock-oriented Bomba u grudima, released in 1986, failed to reach the success of the band's debut, and the band split up two years after its release. In 2014, following the release of a best of compilation, Popović reformed Jakarta, the band releasing the comeback album Letim in 2020.