Zbogom Brus Li | |
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Origin | Novi Sad, Serbia |
Genres | Punk rock, folk punk, children's music, pop rock |
Years active | 1992 – 2000 2005 – present |
Labels | Music Yuser, L.V.O. Records, Tarcus, Zmaj Children Games, Flying Buffalo, PGP-RTS |
Members | Shaka Zuluf Smuk Foo Deya-Woo KostaBass Pe-Lee |
Past members | Mar-Tai Srđan Brus Ćo-Fee Keca Bingo Star Ica Džiu-džica Mi-Lun kralj Ponoći Go-Ya Amon-Ra Jovandeka Lee Metalika Mu-Lan Buži Fajter Ljuba Nunčaki Bane Stalak Lepi Brena Dulles |
Zbogom Brus Li (Serbian Cyrillic: Збогом Брус Ли; trans. Goodbye Bruce Lee) is a Serbian punk rock band from Novi Sad. Influenced by Misfits, Ramones, Toy Dolls, Cock Sparrer, Dickies, T.Rex, Hard-Ons and other acts, the band combines punk rock and folk music of Vojvodina into a style the band describes as "tamburaški punk" ("tamburitza punk").
The band was formed in 1992. Initially, the band had frequent lineup changes, until a steady lineup, consisting of Slavko Matić (also known as Shakin' Slavisha, vocals), Aleksandar Jovanović (also known as Jovandeka Li Metalika, bass guitar), Branislav Smuk (also known as Smuk Fu, guitar), and Boban Dejanović (also known as Boban Li, drums), was formed. The band started performing dressed in various costumes, and initially performed with the theatre group Alternativna scena Blek Stena (Alternative Scene Il Grande Blek).
In 1994, the band self-released the EP Zbogom Brus Li. The EP featured four songs, and was released on compact cassette only. The band released their debut album Penk Punk Pink Pank Ponk in 1995. The album was originally released through Music Yuser, and, during the same year, rereleased through L.V.O. Records. The album featured humorous songs, with quotations from Zvonko Bogdan's and Šaban Šaulić's songs and samples from the films Who's That Singing Over There, Reflections and Dune, and the TV show Grlom u jagode. During the same year, they participated in the recording of Želimir Žilnik's film Marble Ass.