Pekinška Patka
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Pekinška Patka's best-known initial lineup, from left to right: Laslo Pihler, Nebojša Čonkić, Sreten Kovačević, and Boris Oslovčan. | |
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| Origin | Novi Sad, Serbia |
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| Members | Sreten Kovačević Laslo Pihler Stefan Stanojević Sava Obradović Igor Mihaljević |
| Past members | Nebojša Čonkić Miloš Žurić Srbislav Dobanovački Boris Oslovčan Boško Prosenica Zoran Bulatović Aleksandar Kravić Marinko Vukmanović Robert Radić |
| Website | pekinskapatka.com |
Pekinška Patka (Serbian Cyrillic: Пекиншка Патка; trans. Peking Duck) is a Serbian and Yugoslav punk rock band formed in Novi Sad in 1978. The band was among the pioneers of punk rock in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and is widely considered one of the most prominent and influential acts of the Yugoslav punk rock scene and the closely associated Yugoslav new wave scene.
Pekinška Patka was formed by vocalist Nebojša Čonkić "Čonta", guitarist Sreten "Sreta" Kovačević, drummer Laslo "Cila" Pihler and bass guitarist Miloš Žurić, the latter soon replaced by Srbislav Dobanovački, himself later replaced by Boris Oslovčan. In 1979, the band was joined by the second guitarist Boško Prosenica. With their energetic and provocative live performances, the band attracted the attention of Yugoslav public and media, but also saw criticism coming from conservative cultural circles. The band's early singles brought them large popularity. Their debut album Plitka poezija, released in 1980, is considered the first punk rock album by a band coming from Serbia. Following personal changes, with Sretenović and Prosenica departing, being replaced by Zoran Bulatović "Bale", and Oslovčan replaced by Marinko Vukmanović, the band released their second and final album, Strah od monotonije in 1981, turning towards post-punk and darkwave sound to lukewarm reception of the public, disbanding during the same year.
In 2008, the band reunited with Čonkić on vocals, Kovačević on guitar, Pihler on drums and Oslovčan on bass guitar for a one-off performance, playing on the main stage of Novi Sad EXIT Festival alongside Sex Pistols. In 2010, the lineup which worked on the band's second album–Čonkić, Pihler, Bulatović and Vukmanović–reunited for new performances; Pihler was, however, forced to withdraw due to health issues and was replaced by drummer Robert Radić. The reunion was disapproved by Kovačević, and resulted in a court process between Čonkić and Kovačević over the rights to the band name. The process was eventually won by Kovačević, who in 2021, reunited with Pihler to reform Pekinška Patka, the incarnation performing only songs from the band's punk rock phase. Čonkić in 2024 formed his own band named Profesor Čonta i Patka (Professor Čonta and the Duck).