Šarlo Akrobata (Serbian version of Charlie Chaplin's name) were a seminal Yugoslav rock band often categorized as late punk or new wave, with a particularly arty attitude. Short-lived but extremely influential, in addition to being one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav New Wave, the three piece left an indelible mark on the entire music scene of former Yugoslavia.
Šarlo Akrobata's roots are found in a band named Limunovo Drvo, formed in ...
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Šarlo Akrobata (Serbian version of Charlie Chaplin's name) were a seminal Yugoslav rock band often categorized as late punk or new wave, with a particularly arty attitude. Short-lived but extremely influential, in addition to being one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav New Wave, the three piece left an indelible mark on the entire music scene of former Yugoslavia.
Šarlo Akrobata's roots are found in a band named Limunovo Drvo, formed in the late 1970s by Milan Mladenović and Dragomir Mihajlović Gagi (other members that came and went through the group included guitarist Mikica Stefanović, bassist Maksa and drummer Dušan Dejanović). The band labored for two years in the melodic hard rock waters before realizing they were headed nowhere.
At the end of their creative wits, the band's backbone of Milan and Gagi were joined by Dušan Kojić Koja and Ivica "Vd" Vdović, which is when things began to change for the better as they adopted a fresh sound inspired by punk & new wave. Koja...
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