Šarlo akrobata were a seminal rock band from Belgrade, Serbia, often categorized as late
punk or
New Wave, with a particularly arty attitude. Short-lived but extremely influential, the threepiece 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 Gagi Mihajlović. The duo laboured for two years in the melodic hard rock waters before realizing they were headed nowhere. At the end of their creative wits they were joined by Dušan Kojić 'Koja'…
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