Zoster (band)

Reggae group from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zoster

Zoster performing at Vidikovac Fest in Sarajevo in July 2022

Background information
Origin| Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Genres|

* Reggae
* Alternative rock

Years active| 2000 (2000)–present
Labels| Gramofon, Menart, Croatia Records
Members|

* Mario Knezović
* Silvije Nuić
* Adis Sirbubalo
* Nikola Galić
* Anes Beglerbegović

Past members|

* Atilla Aksoj
* Boris Gutić
* Marko Jakovljević
* Dražan Planinić

Zoster is an alternative rock-reggae group from Bosnia and Herzegovina formed in Mostar in 2000.[1]

They released five studio albums – their latest studio album "Najgori" in 2023.[2][3] Slogan of the band and concert greeting is "Band Zoster, Your Band".[4]

## History

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The group was formed in the fall of 2000 on the initiative of Mario Knezović and Dražan Planinić. The name Zoster appeared after Mario got over herpes zoster, a virus that lives in the human body, and when the immunity drops, it manifests itself on the surface of the skin in the form of a rash and spreads over time, and the Zoster group was created as a result of the drop in society's immunity.[1]

Zoster believes that reggae music is suitable for these dangerous areas where the dose of aggressiveness even in music is too much. The group therefore conveys messages of tolerance, peace, progressiveness and affirmation, and sometimes education.[5]

## Festivals

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Zoster performed on several major regional festivals like Exit festival in Novi Sad, InMusic Festival in Zagreb, Sarajevo film festival, Lake fest Nikšić, Jazz fest Sarajevo, Soča Reggae Riversplash music festival, Seasplash Pula, OK Fest Tjentište, Arsenal fest Kragujevac, Bedem fest Nikšić, Love fest Vrnjačka Banja, Mostar Summer Fest and other.[1]

## Discography

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Studio albums:[6]

* Ojužilo (Gramofon, 2005)
* Festival budala (Gramofon, 2007)
* Imači kada (Gramofon, 2012)
* Srce uzavrelo (Gramofon and Menart 2014)
* Najgori (Croatia Records, 2023)

Singles:[7][8]

* Kuda idu svi ti ljudi (Croatia Records, 2020)
* Treba mi keš (Croatia Records, 2021)
* Čovjek želi da je ptica (2022)
* Čovjek zvani činjenica (2023)[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Zoster | Official web page". www.zoster.ba.
2. ^ Petković, Bojana (26 May 2022). ""Zoster" objavio spot za pjesmu "Čovjek želi da je ptica"". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian).
3. ^ "Mario Knezović: Nekad su se u Mostaru pravili avioni, danas takve pameti nemamo u BiH". www.klix.ba (in Croatian).
4. ^ "Mario Knezović: Novi imidž, novi zvuk, novi album". radiosarajevo.ba (in Croatian).
5. ^ "Zoster". Gramofon.ba (in Bosnian).
6. ^ "Zoster | Official web page". www.zoster.ba.
7. ^ "Zoster". Discogs.
8. ^ "ZOSTER". Spotify.
9. ^ "Grupa Zoster objavila sjajan spot za pjesmu "Čovjek zvani činjenica"". radiosarajevo.ba (in Croatian).

## External links

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* Media related to Zoster (band) at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website
* Zoster on Instagram

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