Pekinška Patka

Pekinška Patka
Background information
Origin	Novi Sad, Serbia
Genres	Punk rock, new wave, post-punk, dark wave
Years active	1978 – 1981 2008 2010 – present
Labels	Jugoton, Croatia records, Multimedia Records
Associated acts	Kontraritam, La Strada, Luna, Veliki Prezir
Website	pekinskapatka.com
Members	Nebojša Čonkić Laslo Pihler Zoran Bulatović Marinko Vukmanović
Past members	Aleksandar Kravić Boško Prosenica Borislav Oslovčan Sreten Kovačević Miloš Žurić Srbislav Dobanovački

Pekinška Patka (Serbian Cyrillic: Пекиншка Патка; trans. Peking Duck) is an eminent Serbian and former Yugoslav punk rock band from Novi Sad. Their debut album, Plitka poezija, released in 1980, is considered the first punk rock album by a band coming from Serbia. Being one of the first punk acts in Yugoslavia, they played a major role in opening doors for many bands that came after. On their second and last album, Strah od monotonije, released in 1981, they turned towards post-punk and darkwave sound, disbanding during the same year. In 2008, the band reunited to perform on the main stage of Exit Festival alongside Sex Pistols, and in 2010, they reunited once again, continuing their activity.

Pekinška Patka's roots are found in the band Trafo, formed in 1976 by Sreten Kovačević on electric guitar, Štrc bass, Zare (drums) performing cover versions of rock standards by the Deep Purple etc.The following year, Kovačević formed a Pop music band Café Express featuring Boba Mama guitar, Aleksandar Čerevicki keyboard, Aleksandar Kravić bass, Laslo "Cila" Pihler (Shital Puri) drums and Krstić Aleksandar vocals.

During the summer of 1978, Čonkić (often referred to by his nickname Professor Čonta), at the time a 25-year-old teacher at Mihajlo Pupin High School in Novi Sad, went to London where, among other bands, he saw The Clash, The Specials, Midge Ure, Glen Matlock's Rich Kids, The Skids, and Magazine perform live, before returning to Yugoslavia full of impressions and ideas about putting together a band with a new sound.

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