Pankrti

Pankrti
Pankrti performing at the 2009 Nisomnia festival.
Pankrti performing at the 2009 Nisomnia festival.
Background information
OriginLjubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
GenresPunk rock
Years active1977–1987, 2007–present

Pankrti (The Bastards in Slovene) are a punk rock band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, active in the late 1970s and 1980s. They were known for provocative and political songs. They billed themselves as The First Punk Band Behind The Iron Curtain (one of their songs was titled, Behind the iron curtain old broads pull red beet). They are one of the most important former Yugoslav punk groups and one of the first punk rock bands ever formed in a communist country.