Over the years, Dubioza Kolektiv became the biggest band in the Balkans, with sold out shows in venues with 12,000+ capacity in Zagreb, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Pula, Rijeka, Sarajevo, Sofia, etc. It was from this environment that Dubioza Kolektiv was born, and not quietly, but kicking and screaming, presenting no-go topics front and center, and demanding to be heard. In fact, the entire region was reeling from a deep moral and economic post-war stagnation.
Yet, there was no music industry, few concerts, and no space for cultural or political expression among the new crop of plugged in youth. True, along with local Balkan flavors, musical influences came from all over the world: ska, punk, reggae, electronic, hip-hop. But this was no ordinary band, and they did not form under ordinary circumstances.
Once upon a time (2003) in a dubious corner of the world and a land called Bosnia, a group of friends decided to form a band.
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