The original Paraf lineup reunited in 1994 in order to perform at the Ri-Rock festival, the third Fiju Briju festival, as well as to perform several solo concerts. In 1996, Kocijančić performed the song “Rijeka” with the ad hoc group Blagdan Band, and the recording of the song appeared on…
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Paraf eventually disbanded in 1986. Pavica Mijatović and Zdravko Čabrijan got married, moved to island Krk and started a tourist business. Drummer Dušan Ladavac joined Let 2 but left the band before it evolved into long-lived and influential alternative rock-act Let 3 .
Their third album Zastave ( Flags ), released in 1984, was produced by the band themselves with Borghesia member Aldo Ivančić. Inspired by Miroslav Krleža ‘s multi-volume novel of the same name, the album featured lyrical themes related to the recent European political history. Most of the album featured somewhat…
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After several delays, the band debut album A dan je tako lijepo počeo… ( And The Day Started Out So Nicely… ) was released by ZKP RTLJ in the Spring of 1980. Due to provocative lyrics, the album was classified as kitsch product, and thus liable to additional taxation, despite…
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Following the expansion of punk rock in Europe , teenagers Valter Kocijančić (guitar, vocals), Zdravko Čabrijan (bass) and Dušan Ladavac “Pjer” (drums) formed Paraf in 1976. They played their first gig at Belvedere in Rijeka on December 31, 1976. The band’s early live appearances were at Rijeka high-school parties along…
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