Petar i Zli Vuci (; trans. Peter and the Wolf Pack) were a former Yugoslav new wave/ska band from Belgrade, notable as the participant of the ArtistiÃÂka radna akcija project.
During the early 1980s, former Hipnotisano Pile vocalist Bojan Banoviàtogether with a former ElektriÃÂni Orgazam guitarist Goran Sinadinoviàfounded the band called Petar i Zli Vuci. The idea for the name came from Sinadinoviàand was inspired by the band-names from the 1960s. Soon after, vocalists Saà ¡a Lukiàand Milan PopoviÃÂ, guitarist Vojin Jovanovià"Voja", bassist Sinià ¡a Nojkoviàand drummer Relja Obrenoviàjoined the band. Most of the band members were high school friends from the Eleventh Belgrade High School.
The band got the public's attention by numerous club performances in Belgrade and Zagreb. Ska style and unique live performances provided the band an opportunity to perform and win the Festival Omladia, in May 1981, with the song "Ogledalo" ("Mirror"). The song, with "Ubica" ("Killer") and "Na plaà ¾i" ("On the beach") as the B-sides was released on single by Jugoton during the summer of 1981. The single, recorded at the Druga Maca Studio and produced by Enco LesiÃÂ, featured guest appearance by a former The End Band member Saà ¡a Stojanovià"Sax" on saxophone.
"Ogledalo", with the song "Kozaci" ("Cossacks"), also appeared on the ArtistiÃÂka radna akcija various artists compilation, featuring the second generation of new wave and punk rock bands from Belgrade. After the compilation release, Saà ¡a LukiÃÂ, Milan Popoviàand Voja Jovanoviàleft the band and Dragoljub LjubiÃÂià"MiÃÂko" (guitar, vocals) became the new band member. The new lineup recorded the single "Moroni" ("Morons"), released on the various artists compilation Ventilator 202 Demo Top 10 by PGP-RTB in April 1983. The band split up during the same year.
In 1994, Komuna released a compilation Yu retrospektiva - Jugoslovenski novi talas (Yu retrospective - Yugoslav New Wave) featuring "Ogledalo", which is the only Petar i Zli Vuci song released on CD.
Relja Obrenoviàjoined Rambo Amadeus' backing band, and appeared as performer on the album HoÃÂemo gusle, released in 1989, and in 2007 he appeared as guest on the Partibrejkers studio album Sloboda ili nià ¡ta.
Banoviàworked with Indexovo radio pozorià ¡te for four years, finished Architecture studies and got the master's degree in the United States. Sinadinoviàappeared as guest on the album title track of the Point Blank studio album Juà ¾njaÃÂka uteha (Southern Comfort), released in 1991.
LjubiÃÂiàwas also involved with the Indexovo radio pozorià ¡te. In 1993, he appeared in director à ½elimir à ½ilnik's semi-documentary film Tito po drugi put meÃÂu Srbima. From 1985 and onward, he founded and became the director of Tim Talenata (Talents Team) marketing agency. He has since been involved with several productions and radio shows as well as written the book Nacionalni park Srbija (National Park Serbia). He also recorded a solo album Truba... i druge priÃÂe (Trumpet... and Other Stories), released by Mascom Records in 2005, on which Banoviàappeared as the co-author of the song "Kià ¡e" ("Rains").
In 1998, the various artists compilation Ventilator 202 vol. 1, featuring the band's song "Moroni", appeared on the 100th place on the 100 greatest Yugoslav popular music albums list, released in the book ' (YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music). In 2006, the B92 list of the 100 Greatest Yugoslav popular music songs, "Ogledalo" was ranked No. 90.
In 2008, the song "Ogledalo" was covered by Serbian punk rock band Novembar on their album 2008 cover album Radulizam In 2011, "Ogledalo" was covered by Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band Trigger for their cover album EX.
The "Ogledalo" lyrics were featured in Petar JanjatoviÃÂ's book ' (Songs of Brotherhood, Childhood & Offspring: Anthology of Ex YU Rock Poetry 1967 - 2007).