Rodoljub Roki Vulović

Rodoljub Vulović (Serbian Cyrillic: Родољуб Вуловић; born on 1 May 1955) also known by his stage name Roki Vulović (Serbian Cyrillic: Роки Вуловић) is a Bosnian Serb folk singer and songwriter. He is often described as part of turbo-folk, and is known for his Serbian nationalist songs.[1] He is most famous for his 1992 album Semberski junaci and the single "Panteri – Mauzer" which is about Garda Panteri, an elite unit in the Army of Republika Srpska.[2]

Rodoljub Roki Vulović
Родољуб Роки Вуловић
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Vulović in 1993
Born
Rodoljub Vulović

(1955-05-01) 1 May 1955
Bijeljina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian Serb
Occupations
  • singer
  • professor
  • schoolteacher
  • songwriter
  • military personnel
Notable workPanteri – Mauzer (1992)
Gavrina brigada (1992)
Garda Panteri (1993)
Srpska Garda (1995)
Crni Bombarder (1995)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
SpouseJelica Vulović
Children2
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • acoustic guitar
  • piano
Years active1972–2013
Labels
  • Renome
  • Jahorina Records

Early life

Vulović was born on 1 May 1955 in Bijeljina,[3][4] SR Bosnia and Herzegovina into a Serbian-Montenegrin-German family. His grandfather was from Montenegro. His father was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II.

Musical career
Vulović in 2013

Vulović started on stage in 1975 with a first studio album Kristina (Christina).[5] In 1988 he released the studio album Paša and he started a concert tour in Western European countries with a significant number of the Serbian diaspora.[5]

1992–1997 : Fame during the Yugoslav Wars

During the Yugoslav Wars, his hometown Bijeljina was destroyed; Vulović subsequently joined the 1st Brigade of Semberska. He released a studio album Semberski junaci (Heroes of Sember) in 1992 dedicated to the injured during the Bosnian War. The album made him popular among Serbs and Balkan region with the song "Panteri – Mauzer" (Panthers of Mauzer) praising the Garda Panteri, which was an elite unit of the Army of Republika Srpska. After the album's success, Vulović enlisted into Garda Panteri himself.[6]

He recorded more studio albums which were nationalist and against NATO, including Panteri (Panthers) (1993)[7][8] and Crni Bombarder (The Black Bomber) (1995). On Crni Bombarder, Vulović sings about Operation Deliberate Force, which was an operation during the Bosnian War that took place on 30 August 1995.[8]

Vulović released his last studio album Zbog tebe (Because of you) in 1997 and stopped performing. After he stopped performing, he became a professor at Mihajlo Pupin Technical School and worked as a chairman of Serbian Polytechnic and Pharmacy School until 2013.[9][10]

Vulović is controversial due to his Serbian nationalism and anti-NATO views during war. However, his songs do not mention any specific nations or countries and avoid bias and racism in lyrics, which isn't common among other Serb nationalist singers. Once his songs became available on the internet, (especially on YouTube) he and his songs became popular internationally.[11]

Personal life

He is married to Serbian musician Jelica Vulović and has two children, Vladimir and Milijana. He can speak French and Italian fluently, and also speaks German.

His hobby is travel to foreign countries, especially to Western Europe countries where many Serbs live. However, his entry visas to the United States were denied several times due to the anti-NATO songs made by him during 1990s[12]

Discography

Solo
  • Kristina (1972)
  • Paša (1988)
  • Semberski junaci (1992)
  • Garda Panteri (1993)
  • Junaci Kozarski (1994)
  • Crni bombarder (1995)
  • Zbog tebe (1997)
  • Otadžbini na dar (2001)
  • U srcu te čuvam (2018)
  • Ne plači (2020)
  • Pukni zoro (2020)
  • Majevica (2022)

See also

References
  1. Echoes of a Turbulent Past: Turbo Folk War Music in Serbia
  2. "Gardijska brigada "Panteri"". Srpski Oklop (information and pictures related to Garda Panteri). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. Srbijadanas/R.J. "SRBIN KOG OBOŽAVA CEO SVET: U mojim pesmama nema mržnje, to osećaju i Hrvati i muslimani! (VIDEO) – Alo.rs". alo (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. Potemkina Marija Nikolaevna, Čeremisin Anton Leonidovič (2017). "Serbia and the Serbs in the Russian press: Stereotypes and images". Nasledje, Kragujevac. Nasleđe, Kragujevac. 14 (37–1): 13–25. doi:10.5937/naslKg1701013N. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11.
  5. Родољуб Роки Вуловић (Rodoljub Roki Vulovi) – Югославский, Сербский певец, автор и исполнитель песен о Югославских войнах
  6. СРПСКА РАТНА МУЗИКА ОДЗВАЊА УКРАЈИНОМ: Роки Вуловић за све прилике (ВИДЕО)
  7. "Udruženje "Garda Panteri": Smijenjeni predsjednik i rukovodstvo Udruženja /VIDEO/".
  8. "Gardijska brigada "Panteri", Bijeljina". 2 December 2017.
  9. Pechersky, Anton (6 December 2015). "Roki Vulovic, renowned singer of Serbia". Senica (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020.
  10. "JU Tehnička škola "Mihajlo Pupin" Bijeljina" (Official site of Mihajlo Pupin Technical School) (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 23 September 2020.
  11. "ZVEZDA ŽIVI NA INTERNETU Iz Rusije su ljudi dolazili samo da me intervjuišu, gledali su me kao čudo". Blic.rs. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  12. Anton Pechersky (26 October 2014). Роки – певец во стане сербских воинов.
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