PETAR LUKOVIĆ (X-Zabava, Beograd, Yugoslavia)

Popular Vs. Official: Serbian Case - Popular Musical Trends in Service of the Serbian Regime

1. Turbo-folk-dance music in Serbia: origins and importance for national hegemony. Patriotic-folk during the war: the role of state mass media in promotion of certified musical styles and artists.

2. The role of turbo-folk dance music in everyday life: political instrumentalisation of masses, the use of turbo-folk for political messages, the importance of most popular (turbo-folk) TV stations in Belgrade during the recent elections in Serbia, 64 radio stations in Belgrade - politics behind the music (Croatian and Bosnian music on Serbian radiowaves - so called "piece process" as the official editorial policy).

3. Serbian state cultural policy and turbo-folk: the fate of rock'n'roll under the Serbian regime. Vitality of underground culture during the war.

4. Bootlegging in Serbia - sanctions, politics and Bulgarian connection; problems of musical publishers and distribution.

5. The free flow of information among Balkan states; the role of television, radio, magazines and internet for normal, everyday communication.