Jakarta (band)

Jakarta
Jakarta in 1984
Background information
Origin	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres	Synth-funk art pop pop rock power pop
Years active	1981–1988 2014–present
Labels	PGP-RTB, Mascom Records
Members	Igor Popović Vuk Parđovski Dejan Grujić Goran Antović Darko Grujić Dadiša Aksentijević
Past members	Jane Parđovski Rade Bulatović Miloš Petrović Ivan Fece Miroslav Karlović

Jakarta is a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1981.

The band was formed by vocalist Igor Popović and guitarist Jane Parđovski, and initially went through numerous lineup changes, before a steady lineup was formed, consisting of Popović, Parđovski, Rade Bulatović (bass guitar), Miloš Petrović (keyboards) and Ivan Fece (drums). Jakarta released their debut, synth-funk-oriented album Maske za dvoje in 1984 to warm reception by Yugoslav audience and critics. The band's second album, pop rock-oriented Bomba u grudima, released in 1986, failed to reach the success of the band's debut, and the band split up two years after its release. In 2014, following the release of a best of compilation, Popović reformed Jakarta, the band releasing the comeback album Letim in 2020.