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Saban Bajramovic - Devla, Devla [Kompleks Edit]

from Kompleks Yu Edits Vol. 12 by KOMPLEKS

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Origin and early life:

Bajramović was born in Niš into a Muslim Roma family of Romani people in Serbia, of the Arlije in the Gypsy quarters (Ciganska mahala). He spoke of himself "I am not Romani, I am a Serb, a Serbian Gypsy".He attended primary school in Niš for only the first four years. On quitting school, he picked up his musical education on the street. He was nicknamed Šabi (Шаби).His childhood was noted by extreme poverty, thus he worked as a busker to provide an income for his very poor family. In his free time, he enjoyed playing football, but was diagnosed with poliomyelitis as a child, which lead to a decline in his amateur football career.

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At 19 years he ran away from the army, out of love. As a deserter, he was sentenced to three years prison on the island Goli Otok. He spent his time as a good goalkeeper in the prison football team. Because of his nimbleness and speed, they called him "Black Panther". Soon he forced his way into the prison orchestra that played, among other things, jazz (mostly Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and sometimes John Coltrane) with Spanish and Mexican pieces.

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from Kompleks Yu Edits Vol. 12, released February 18, 2022

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KOMPLEKS Belgrade, Serbia

Lüle aka Bojan Gajić is present on club scene since 1999. As a DJ,
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Currently, he is working under alias Kompleks, a project created back in
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