"Turbo-folk" Culture in Dubrovnik: Youth, Transition and Lifestyle

Turbofolk je postao jedan od najpopularnijih glazbenih žanrova u Hrvatskoj. Kao i u ostatku Hrvatske, većina dubrovačkih lokala nudi takvu vrstu zabave. Dubrovnik je specifičan po tome što je grad kulture i poznata turistička destinacija. Mladi u Dubrovniku uz ograničenu ponudu zabavnog sadržaja oblikuju svoj identitet kroz žanr koji je unatoč povijesno političkim situacijama i zabranama opstao u gradu koji se svim silama trudi odbaciti balkanski identitet. Rad nastoji razumjeti okolnosti i uvjete pod kojima je turbofolk postao dominantna kultura u Dubrovniku kao i životne stilove mladih ljudi iz Dubrovnika koji sudjeluju u turbofolk kulturi.Turbo-folk has become one of the most popular music genres in Croatia. Like in the rest of Croatia, the vast majority of Dubrovnik clubs offer the same kind of entertainment. Dubrovnik is a specific town because it is a city of culture and a well known tourist destination. With a limited supply of the entertainment events, Young people of Dubrovnik have to shape their identity through the genre which subsisted in the city which is heavily trying to reject it´s Balkan identity. This Paper is seeking to understand the conditions and circumstances which made Turbo-folk the dominant culture in Dubrovnik as well as the lifestyles of the Dubrovnik youth involved in Turbo-folk culture