Dragoljub Đuričić

Dragoljub Đuričić (Serbian and Montenegrin Cyrillic: Драгољуб Ђуричић; 10 February 1953 – 15 March 2021) was a Serbian-Montenegrin and Yugoslav drummer.

[1] In 1987, in Belgrade's Students Cultural Centre, Đuričić and the drummer Ivan Fece "Firchie" held a concert on which they played various covers, mostly by The Beatles, on percussion instruments.

[1] During this period Đuričić also worked with singer-songwriter Đorđe Balašević, playing drums on his album Jedan od onih života...,[4] and becoming a member of his backing band.

[1] The recording of the concert by Dragoljub Đuričić Trio held on 7 February 1998 in Atelje 212 theatre was released on the live album Two Drums & Percussion.

[1] At the end of February 1998, Đuričić, with Šećerov, Bratuša, St. George String Orchestra, composer Zoran Erić, a choir, and twenty young drummers, held a concert in Belgrade's Sava Centar.

[1] At the end of 1999, Đuričić joined the group of economists G17 as a cultural adviser, and took part in the Democratic Opposition of Serbia 2000 election campaign.

[1] After the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević, Đuričić continued to perform with the group of young drummers, opening the Theatre Spectacle in Zurich and the Summer Jazz Festival in Kumanovo.

[1] He recorded his second solo album, Ritam slobode (Rhythm of Freedom), with his Drums Company, consisting of Maša Božović, Lav Bratuša, and Ivan Dimitrijević.

The album featured numerous guests: the flutist Bora Dugić, the string quartet Belotti, the violinist Dobrica Vasić, and others.

[1] In 2008, he played drums on the album Partiture za koren i stablo (Sheets for the Roots and the Tree) by guitarist Vladan Vučković Paja.

[1] As a drummer he performed in the theatre play Kako je divan taj prizor... (What a Beautiful Sight...), directed by Ljubivoje Tadić.

[10] Author Mirko Jakovljević wrote Đuričić's biography entitled Stubovi slobode (Pillars of Freedom), published in 2001.