Mizar Мизар | |
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| Origin | Skopje, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia) |
| Genres | Dark folk, avant-garde, dark wave |
| Years active | 1981–1983 1985–1991 2003–present |
| Labels | Helidon Avalon |
| Members | Gorazd Čapovski Zoran Origjanski Pece Kitanovski |
| Past members | Goran Trajkoski Risto Vrtev Boris Georgiev Valentin Zabjakin Panta Džambazoski Goran Tanevski Katerina Veljanovska Eleonora Stojanović Slobodan Stojkov Ilija Stojanovski Sašo Krstevski Vencislav Smakjoski Žarko Serafimovski Vlatko Kaevski Novogradska Harmosini, (male byzantine choir) |
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Mizar (Macedonian: Мизар [miˈzar]) is a Macedonian rock band from Skopje. They achieved a status of a cult band, especially in Macedonia and across the former Yugoslavian countries.
The group is notable for its first self-titled album, as it was the first popular music album in the former Yugoslavian countries in Macedonian. The album was a major success and it is listed among the top ten rock albums ever released in former Yugoslavian countries.
Mizar was formed in 1981 in the then Socialist Republic of Macedonia. Because of the band's avant-garde sound and image, its Christian leanings and support for Macedonian self-determination, they were viewed with certain degree of suspicion by the former authorities. Still, the group received great media attention including numerous appearances on the national television. The 2014 documentary Mizar: The Star of Hope details the band's origins.