Garavi Sokak (Serbian Cyrillic: ÃÂðÃÂðòø áþúðú, trans. Sooty Alley) is a Serbian folk rock/pop band from Novi Sad.
The history of Garavi Sokak begins in 1980, when Bane Krstià(vocals, acoustic guitar), Petar Alvirovià(bass guitar), Milan Trifunovià(drums) and à  eri Toplica (rhythm guitar) formed the band Pa à  ta! (So What!). Initially influenced by The Beatles and Bijelo Dugme, Pa à  ta! performed at school dances across Vojvodina region.
In 1986 they released the single with songs "SeÃÂaà ¡ 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 KrstiÃÂ's religious parents, they changed the name to Garavi Sokak. They chose the new name after the book of poems by Miroslav AntiÃÂ. They rereleased the songs from their first single under different titles, "Solunska" ("Salonican Song") and "67. bejbi", and started working on their debut album.
The album Garavi Sokak was released in 1988. It was produced by Saà ¡a Habiàand released through Panonija koncert on audio cassette only. At the time of the album release they were joined by guitarist Zoran "Kina" AlviroviÃÂ. In 1989, the band released another self-titled album through Jugoton, considering it their first official album. The album was produced by Gabor LenÃÂel. It had success with the audience, bringing folk rock hits "Skeledà ¾ijo" ("(Hey,) Ferryman"), "Teci, teci, Dunave" ("Flow, Flow, Danube") and "MaÃÂarica" ("Hungarian Girl").
The band's following album, Garavi Sokak 2, released in 1990 through Jugoton, featured similar folk rock sound as the band's previous works. It brought hits "Ti si mene caknula" ("You Snicked Me"), "Neko, neko ko je daleko" ("Someone, Someone, Who Is Far Away") and "Na temerinskom vaà ¡aru" ("On Temerin Trade Fair"). In 1991, the band appeared at MESAM festival with the song "Pozdrav iz Soko Banje" ("Gretings from Soko Banja"), which was released on the 7-inch single, the B-side of which featured their cover of the song "Dà ¾udi, Dà ¾udi" by 1960s beat band Crni Biseri. During the same year, the compilation album Najlepà ¡e pesme (Prettiest Songs) was released through PGP-RTB record label.
In 1992 the band released the album Da se vrate sreÃÂni dani (May the Happy Days Return). The album was produced by Ivica VlatkoviÃÂ, and featured numerous guests: Marija Mihajlovià(vocals), Slobodan "Bata" Boà ¾anià(bass guitar), Deà ¾e Molnar of Laboratorija Zvuka (saxophone), and others. The album cover featured a painting by Serbian naive art painter Sava Stojkov. The album's main hits were "Kao ja" ("Just As I Did"), "Reci zaà ¡to" ("Tell Me Why"), "Zima, leto..." ("Winter, Summer...") and a new version of "Solunska".
In 1994 the band released the studio album Slova tvoga imena (Letters of Your Name) in the new lineup: Bane Krstià(vocal, acoustic guitar), Zoran Brajovià(drums), Nikola Orà ¡oà ¡ (bass guitar), Miroslav Ilià(accordion, prim), à  eri Toplica (acoustic guitar), Slobodan Trkulja (bagpipes, flute, clarinet, saxophone) and Milan Trifunovià(percussion). The album, produced by alternative rock musician Rambo Amadeus, marked the band's shift towards acoustic sound, and brought hits "BiÃÂe bolje ako budeà ¡ tu" ("It Will Be Better If You Stay By Me"), "U Perlezu stao voz" ("A Train Stopped in Perlez") and "Plavi svitac" ("Blue Firefly"). After the album was released the band started performing with acoustic instruments only.
The album Dobro je (It's All Right), released in 1996 by PGP-RTS (and being one of the last albums released on vinyl record by that label), featured a cover of The Beatles song "Good Night", Garavi Sokak version entitled "Laku noàti, ljubavi" ("Good Night, My Love"). The recording of their unplugged performance, held in Novi Sad Studio M in November 1996, was released on the album NajveÃÂi hitovi â Unplugged (Greatest Hits â Unplugged). In 1998, the band released the album SagradiÃÂemo brod (We'll Build a Boat), which featured similar acoustic folk-oriented sound as their several previous releases.
The album DoviÃÂenja tugo (Goodbye, Sadness), released in 2001, featured the song "Ruska" ("Russian Song"), inspired by the music of Alla Pugacheva, and a country version of their old song "Za mene kasno je veÃÂ" ("It's too Late for Me") with a new title, "Tragovi tvojih toÃÂkova" ("Traces of Your Wheels"). At the time of the album release the band consisted of KrstiÃÂ, Milan TrifunoviÃÂ, Miroslav IliÃÂ, Boban Dà ¾everdanovià(guitar), ÃÂorÃÂe Urban (bass guitar), Suad SaraÃÂevià(keyboards) and Miroslav Papià(drums).
In 2003, Krstiàformed the record label Vojvodina Music, through which the band released the album Svako ima nekog koga vià ¡e nema (Everybody Has Someone Who He Doesn't Have Anymore). The album was produced by Zoran MaletiÃÂ, and was more pop-oriented than the band's previous releases. The album's main hit, "Ko te ima taj te nema" was recorded in three versions: beside the one featured on the album, the band recorded another one with folk singer Zvonko Bogdan, and the third one, sung by Zvonko Bogdan followed by a tamburica orchestra, was released on the compilation album Ko te ima taj te nema in 2006. In 2008, the band released their tenth studio album entitled Ja bih za tebe dao sve (I Would Give Everything for You). The album was co-released by PGP-RTS and KrstiÃÂ's Vojvodina Music.
In 2014 Garavi Sokak released their latest studio album, Zrnce ljubavi (Grain of Love). The album was produced by KrstiÃÂ.
The band's song "Ko te ima taj te nema" was covered by numerous artists. Beside Zvonko Bogdan, who included the song into his own repertoire, the song was recorded by Serbian folk singer Dragan Kojià"Keba" in 2006, and Yugoslav singer-songwriter Branimir "Dà ¾oni" à  tuliàin 2013, among others.
Garavi Sokak's song "Svako ima nekog koga vià ¡e nema" was covered by Yugoslavian and Croatian pop rock band Srebrna Krila in 2012.