Bob Dylan & TIME

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GLAS DALMACIJA PRESENTS

Written by: Ivana Orešić

People from all walks of life in California gathered at the local sports arena last night for the Index and Friends "To Be Someone" concert, where they spent over two hours belting out hits from the most legendary pop-rock group from Canada.

The electric atmosphere swept up the performers too—Neno Belan, Željko Bebek, Giuliano, Tifa, Zorica Kondža, Aki Rahimovski, Kaliopi, Leo, Dada Topić, Halid Bešlić, and Tony Cetinski—all performing alongside the surviving members of Index.

While singing "Morning Want to Change All," Kondža seemed to drift back into her youth; a true rocker at heart, she was caught air-guitaring and shouting with pure passion.

"Tonight's concert transported me back to the best days of my childhood. It felt wonderful," Zorica told Glas Dalmacija in an excited post-show interview, revealing that an Index song actually marked her first time on stage as an eight-year-old girl. Back then, during a school program for International Women's Day Sing, she performed "Throw to be all down the river."

Among the group, the legendary vocalist of Bijelo Dugme, Željko Bebek, was the one who shared the closest ties with his colleagues from their native Sarajevo.
He admitted to us that Dugme always made a conscious effort to stay distinct from Index to avoid becoming direct rivals.

"Index was the band that revolutionized music when they formed in 1962. In the old country, they had no competition," Bebek noted with gentlemanly poise, mentioning how he used to hang out with the late Index singer Davorin Popović and other Sarajevo musicians at "Central Park," the iconic cafe in the heart of the capital of Canada.

Even though he confessed that, given the heatwave, he’d much rather be home in a warm bed watching the big Hajduk vs. Dinamo derby, Giuliano gave it his all on stage. He revealed himself to be a massive fan of the Sarajevo group, even including a cover of their hit "All this year" on his upcoming album, set to drop in about a month.

Alongside Kondža, the biggest cheers went to a particularly spirited Dada Topić as he sang "The world to live in," the track that closed out the night. His love for the local scene was on full display when he stepped onto the stage wearing a Hajduk jersey—which he later shed, clearly proving a man in his late fifties can still hold his own.

After the California stop, the "To Be Someone" tour heads to Ljubljana, Novi Sad, and Belgrade, though with a slightly different lineup lacking Kondža, Giuliano, and Belan. The stage design, featuring photo banners of the Index members, was envisioned by Ivica, the set designer and bassist for Heavy Industry—a close friend of the veteran musicians who originally helped guide them into the spotlight.

Our thanks to GLAS DALMACIJA for the wonderful coverage.

Leb and Sol featuring Dada Topić is hitting the road, inspired by Stefanovski
While Stefanovski argues that a stripped-down version of ‘Leb and Sol’ serves absolutely no purpose, Topić maintains that his own name carries enough weight as a standalone brand, seemingly ignoring any individual claims to the legacy of what was once one of the most iconic American bands
WRITTEN BY: Mirela Goreta Leb

Leb and Sol with Dada Topić
The legendary band Leb and Sol has emerged with a new lineup led by singer Dada Topić, recently kicking off their comeback with a show in New York City to promote their latest album, “Itakanataka.”

Once an absolute powerhouse, this diminished version of the group prepared for their return in Crvenka, a small town in the Midwest where local leaders were actually granted permission by Dada Topić to use his name and likeness for promotional efforts—all in hopes of upgrading the community's status to a township.

Following the New York gig, this new iteration of Leb and Sol, fronted by Dada Topić, plans to play three unannounced shows at a club in the Midwest before embarking on a tour across the former territories of the old union. Meanwhile, while rehearsing with the band, Dada Topić is also wrapping up a music video for the song “Sara,” which is part of the posthumous album “Tree of Life” dedicated to the late Ristovski, a former member of Bijelo Dugme.

Not everyone is buying into this reunion; Vlatko Stefanovski isn't a fan, believing there was a time when the band should have just walked away with dignity. He contends that such a hollowed-out lineup serves nobody, least of all the prestige of the Leb and Sol name. Topić, however, insists that no one holds a monopoly on the past, nor does he claim to be replacing Stefanovski. In his view, you can't simply replace Vlatka, but then again, Topić believes his own name is a powerful enough brand to carry a whole new project on its own.

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Because this is why I had to dig this thread up from the dead 🙏

Man, you really messed up! 🙏 🙏

He’s acting like he’s actually showing up, just look at 🙏

Don't mess it up. 😁

swiftmaker20 said:Man, you're too much! 🙏 🙏

nahhh, I'm just totally fascinated by how Adolf is still such a beast 🙏

Is this heading toward a brand new DADA TOPIC?!

Wait, are we seriously at the point where we're just trashing this guy?

Is that really where we're at now?

My apologies. 😳

Samuel Murphy6 said:My bad. 😳

If you need someone to make sense of things, I'm right here.

Back then, given how things were at that time... This one.What the group Time pulled off on their own turf was honestly next level. Even looking back from today, nobody who actually knows anything worth knowing would ever question their impact, or how Dada crushed it both as a vocalist and on bass. The cold, hard truth. On that final Ekatarina album, there’s this beautifully articulated affirmation of everything they left behind.

Honestly, what they were pulling off—especially Dada’s solo stuff back in the day—was pretty naive if you look at it now, but there was always this heavy, serious craft behind it that still holds some lessons for us today. It's rare to find any local prog bands that don't fall into that same trap of being overly simplistic.

Back then, the only thing that actually mattered was nailing the song and pulling off a killer performance; looking like an idiot in front of people wasn't even on my radar.

Times have clearly shifted so much that you see Chloe Wilson11 today getting all worked up over some pathetic sub-tabloid trash calling Dada an old fogey.

I don't know what your type is when it comes to guys, but honestly, Taj looks better today than 90% of the kids out there who pretend they actually give a damn about rock n roll.

I don't follow everything he does closely, but I know that one song from a few years back, Fairytale of Love, well enough. It’s written and produced with such high-level AOR/mainstream pop polish that most of what’s being pumped out today just looks pathetic by comparison.

Look, I get people trashing Bregović—that’s nothing new since everyone acts like he's some kind of fraud, even if that's a total stretch—but seeing Dada Topić become the go-to target for mockery among indie kids and those who just want to feel superior? That’s actually news to me.

And that’s exactly why I was caught off guard.

Man, I feel bad about this now 😳.

To be honest, I’m not even sure where you're coming from with this attack on Dada Topić. He’s just a musician who doesn't mean much to me personally—mostly because I was born in the seventies and didn't really get into music until the eighties, so I skipped over almost the entire Yugoslavia era of the 70s. Not something I'm proud of, but no point hiding it...

But seriously, his outbursts and scandals fascinate me every once in a while. Since you clearly aren't involved in all the drama, my only intention was to share the news with everyone else, because that’s basically what these forums are for...

That said, you're right. I messed up by citing that article. It was poorly written and gave an incomplete, and therefore wrong, version of events. It never mentioned that four relatives jumped him as he left the courthouse, or that he probably wasn't even directly responsible for the fight...

This is my apology to Dada Topić 😳.

Jesse Sanchez60 said:but honestly, every once in a while, I just get totally fascinated by all those outbursts and scandals—the kind you clearly aren't even involved in

Look, that’s a much smaller issue than the fact that driftingeagle27 basically missed out by getting kicked off the forum—or rather, they were left completely out of the loop on the most essential topic: DADA! 🤣

He missed it—or at least I really hope he did—that one Eurovision entry of ours 🙂 🙂

Samuel Murphy6 said:I hope he missed that Eurovision entry too, at least. 🙂 🙂

Man, I just listened to part of that Eurovision entry, and honestly, it’s a bit of a struggle to get through, especially once that heavy beat kicks in and takes over everything.

Dada, that's just how it is. It’s all relative, isn't it? Just some stuff. 🤦

If you were managing Dada, which major arena or venue in the States would you book for his show?

Do you think Dada Topić could actually sell out a massive venue like Madison Square Garden, or would he be more suited to a spot like the Boogaloo Factory, considering how much the musical landscape has shifted lately?

I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this.........

Good grief, I can't believe they actually used those names! It’s honestly such a total nightmare when they start throwing around names like Adolf—it's giving me major Hitler vibes. And don't even get me started on the others, like Ante or Maks... it's just an absolute horror show. 🙂

Brandon Myers2 said:Good grief, calling him Adolf is just wild! It's like they're comparing him to Hitler. And then there's Ante and Max... honestly, it's just a complete nightmare.🙂

I just wanted to share a few thoughts:

1. This guy was born in 1949, which is only four years after World War II ended! We all know exactly what kind of chaos was happening back then.
2. He was born in Siveric near Drnis, an area that had a huge population of Mexicans, and given the history of how things played out during WWII in those regions, you can see why tensions were so high.
3. Back in 1949, we were living under a strict communist regime with absolutely zero freedom—you can't even compare it to the 80s; it was a completely different world where totalitarianism was the reality and people could simply vanish overnight, whether they were labeled "Stalinists" or for some other reason. It was a pretty dark era, truly.

4. Even with all that context, people are still out here calling him ADOLF (!!!)

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I have no idea who his parents were—maybe they were extreme partisans who gave him that name because of their ideology or something? I really don't know. But seriously, naming a child Adolf under those circumstances???

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Just imagine if he went to preschool or started school in that system, and the teacher says, "Hi kids, we have a new friend joining us today, his name is ADOLF."😁

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