Because of You: Zlatni Dukati and "Zbog Tebe"

Today's random tune is by a Croatian band called Zlatni Dukati, who later transformed themselves into Najbolji Hrvatski Tamburasi. Playing a style of music called tamburasi, or tamburica music, the band was formed in 1983 in the Croatian district of Slavonia and made a name for themselves on a tour of the United States sponsored by the Croatian Fraternal Union. That tour led them to start composing and playing Croatian patriotic songs coinciding with the breakup of the Yugoslav Republic, the establishment of Croatia as an independent nation and the subsequent war. In 1997, they made their name change to Najbolji Hrvatski Tamburasi, which means The Best Croatian Tambur Band. The band meant to use the name only temporarily, but has kept it. You can find this song, Zbog Tebe, on the Zlatni Dukati album Nek Zvone Tambure (1988) and on the Najbolji Hrvatski Tamburasi album 50 Originalnih Pjesama (Disc 2).

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najbolji_hrvatski_tambura%C5%A1i