![]() Then came their second full-length CD DUBNAMITE and this is when their popularity began to spread beyond Bosnian borders. Next came the EP OPEN WIDE, this time featuring dub poet Benjamin Zephaniah and Mush Khan from Funda- mental. In doing so, they created a phenomenon.įor a quick rundown of the band’s history, their selfentitled first album DUBIOZA KOLEKTIV was released in 2004, and was instantly met with an enthusiasm not seen on the Bosnian scene since pre-war times. 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 wasno 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 and Herzegovina, a group of friends decided to form a band.
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