Obojeni Program

Obojeni Program is a Serbian alternative rock band from Novi Sad. The band are pioneers of the Serbian alternative rock scene. The first letters of the band's first seven studio albums form an acronym of their home town.

Before forming the band, vocalist Branislav Babić "Kebra" was a member of the two minor Novi Sad punk rock groups, Abortus and Pankreas. With the latter, Babić performed at the Zemun Punk festival, where the members of the Belgrade punk group Urbana Gerila approached him and asked to join them. He became their member, but only for a few months. One of the first Obojeni Program lineups was a trio, featuring Babić (vocals), Goran Ivčić "Tukša" (bass) and Edi Keler (drums). They sounded similar to the early period of Disciplina Kičme, which was formed two years later. Lasting only for six months, the band was transformed into a quintet featuring Babić, Bora Oslovčan, Pera Telarov, Aleksandar Koledin "Kole" and Aleksandar Jocić "Cana", who used to change instruments during their performances. Moving towards a more post-punk oriented sound, influenced by the Manchester bands The Fall and Magazine, Babić renamed the group to Program, with the lienup which beside him featured Aleksandar Jocić "Cana" (guitar), Zoran Geratović "Gera" (bass) and Edi Keler (drums). Having performed for a year, the band rerenamed itself to Obojeni Program.

The band's latest studio album, Kako to misliš: mi (What Do You Mean: We), was released on 6 April 2012. The album was released for download from the Exit music record label, and on CD through Odličan Hrčak record label. It contains a rerecording of the song "Ja sam idiot" from Najvažnije je biti zdrav. In 2013, the band's first guitarist, Aleksandar Jocić "Cana" returned to the band, the starting to perform in the lineup consisting of Branislav Babić (vocals), Aleksandar Jocić (guitar), Ilija Vlaisavljević (bass guitar), Ljubomir Pejić (bass guitar) and Vladimir Cinkoski (drums). On June 19, 2015, the band celebrated 35 years of activity with a concert in Belgrade's Miskalište. The concert featured the band Virvel as special guests.

On May 2, 2016 the band released the single "Vrlo jednostavno" ("Very Simple"), and on December 5 of the same year the band released the single "Danas će se desiti nešto lepo" ("Something Nice Will Happen Today"). In December 2017, the band released the single "Kako ja to ne primećujem" ("How Come I Don't Notice That"), announcing the live album Exit 2017, with the recording of their performance on the 2017 Exit festival. The album will be released on vinyl in a limited number of copies.