Music like Garavi Sokak

Garavi Sokak (Serbian Cyrillic: Гарави Сокак, trans. Sooty Alley) is a Serbian folk rock/pop band from Novi Sad.

The history of Garavi Sokak begins in 1980, when Bane Krstić (vocals, acoustic guitar), Petar Alvirović (bass guitar), Milan Trifunović (drums) and Šeri Toplica (rhythm guitar) formed the band Pa Šta! (So What!). Initially influenced by The Beatles and Bijelo Dugme, Pa Šta! performed at school dances across Vojvodina region.

In 1986 they released the single with songs "Sećaš se" ("You Remember") and "Bejbi" ("Baby") under the new name, Seks (Sex). The single was released through the Association of Rock Musicians of Vojvodina. In 1987, under the influence of Krstić's religious parents, they changed the name to Garavi Sokak. They chose the new name after the book of poems by Miroslav Antić. They rereleased the songs from their first single under different titles, "Solunska" ("Salonican Song") and "67. bejbi", and started working on their debut album.