Tunel (band)

Tunel
The 1987 – 1992 Tunel lineup, from left to right: Ljuba Ninković, Steva Stevanović, Vladimir Janković, and Predrag Guculj
Background information
Origin	Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Genres	Rock
Years active	1980 – 1992
Labels	PGP-RTB, Jugodisk, Raglas Records
Associated acts	S Vremena Na Vreme, Crni Biseri, SOS, Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bića, Slađana Milošević & Ljudi, Dejan Cukić & Spori Ritam Band, Bajaga i Instruktori, Rambo Amadeus, Vlada Jet Band
Past members	Ljuba Ninković Vladimir Janković Steva Stevanović Vlada Negovanović Predrag Guculj

Tunel (Serbian Cyrillic: Тунел, trans. Tunnel) was a Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade.

The band was formed in 1980 by Ljuba Ninković (a former S Vremena Na Vreme member, guitar), Vladimir "Vlada" Janković "Džet" (a former Crni Biseri member, bass guitar), and Steva Stevanović (a former SOS member, drums). The band presented themselves with the melodic classic rock-isnpired sound, and during the initial years performed mostly on collective concerts with other bands.

In 1982, they released their debut album Noćni prolaz (Night Passage), produced by Robert Nemeček, through Jugodisk. Five tracks were written by Ninković, and four by Janković. The album featured minor hits "Natali", "Radio", "Svako je zna" ("Everybody Knows Her"), and "Volim sax" ("I Love Sax"), and a cover of Steppenwolf song "Born to Be Wild". In 1983, the band released Niz tri tamne ulice (Along Three Dark Streets), also produced by Nemeček, also through Jugodisk. Besides the tracks written by Ninković and Janković, the album featured "A sad je svemu kraj" ("And now It's All Over"), a cover of a Bobby Womack song.

In 1984, the band was joined by the guitarist Vlada Negovanović (a former Butik, Doktor Spira i Ljudska Bića, and Slađana Milošević's backing band Ljudi member). This lineup recorded the album Elektirčna iluzija (Electric Illusion), produced by Đorđe Petrović and released in 1984 through PGP-RTB. In 1987, the band released the album Do poslednje kapi... (Till the Last Drop...), produced by the band themselves and Bata Kostić, through PGP-RTB. The album featured a Serbian language cover of Willie Dixon's song "Little Red Rooster", entitled "Crveni petao" ("Red Rooster"). The album featured Kostić (on guitar) and Ninković's former bandmate from S Vremena Na Vreme, Asim Sarvan (on vocals) as guest musicians. In May 1985, Ninković participated in YU Rock Misija, the Yugolsav contribution to Live Aid, and on June 15, Tunel, alongside 23 other acts, performed on Red Star Stadium, on the concert which was a part of YU Rock Misija.