The band was founded back in1980 under the name
Zabranjeno pusenje , but after the war in Bosnia the members of the band who moved to Belgrade continued to work under the name
Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra.
The Belgrade concert, which will be held on November 29th - the biggest national holiday of former Yugoslavia, topic of their song The republic Day - will be this year's third concert of the band in Serbia.
At the concert in Belgrade Arena Emir Kusturica and No Smoking Orchestra will play their gretaest hits of
unza time music. As a special treat for all the fans of Dr Nele Karajlic and No Smoking Orchestra the band will play songs as Guzonjin sin, Pisonja i Zuga, Vukota, Na strazi pored Prizrena, Gile sampion, Devojcice kojima mirise koza, Hase, Zenica bluz, Dan Republike, and many more.
Special guest at the concert will be
Vrelo, an ethno group from Ruma