Goran Bare funeral in Vinkovci on October 14 at 1 p.m.
The musician died on October 9 at age 62. His band asks for respect for the family's privacy, and a memorial is planned in Zagreb next week.
The funeral of Goran Bare, frontman of the band Majke, will be held on Wednesday, October 14, at 1 p.m. at the City Cemetery in Vinkovci. The time and place are given in the death notice.
Vinkovci is the town where the musician grew up and began his career. Bare died on October 9, at age 62. We reported on his death earlier, and this is the first time the day, hour and place of the funeral are known.
What is known about the memorial in Zagreb?
According to Croatian media, a memorial organized by the members of Majke is planned in Zagreb next week. The sources do not give a date or location for it.
The band members posted a statement on the group’s official Facebook page, thanking people for their support and messages of condolence.
“Your love and attention mean a lot to us,” the members of Majke wrote.
They asked the public, the media and friends to respect the privacy of the family and the band. They also said that information about the date and place of the farewell will be published only through that official page. Anyone planning an event or a memorial for Bare should first contact the group’s official email address for approval.
Who was Goran Bare?
He was born on August 16, 1965, in Vinkovci, to a working-class family. He founded his first group, “Duo debili,” in 1980 with a friend, Marin Pokrovac, and at the end of 1984 he founded Majke.
His discography, as listed by the sources:
- 1990: Majke’s first album, “Razum i bezumlje”
- 1991: a solo project under the pseudonym Hali Gali Halid, a blend of garage rock and folk music
- 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998: the albums “Razdor,” “Milost,” “Vrijeme je da se krene” and “Put do srca sunca”
- 2001: the album “Izgubljen i nadjen” with the backing band Placenici, which included the hit “Put ka sreci”
- 2011: “Teske boje,” an album that won six Porin awards
- 2018: the studio album “Nuspojave”
In the early 2000s he started a solo career, and after a break he brought Majke back together. The 2011 album “Teske boje” earned the band six Porin awards, while “Nuspojave” from 2018 is the band’s most recent studio release.
Thirty-four years passed between the founding of Majke in 1984 and the album “Nuspojave” in 2018. Many are saying goodbye with messages and memories of his career, and those who want to come to Vinkovci on Wednesday can rely on the details from the death notice: City Cemetery, October 14, 1 p.m.
