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The No Smoking Orchestra | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra |
| Origin | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | |
| Spinoff of | Zabranjeno Pušenje |
| Members | See below |
| Website | Official website |
The No Smoking Orchestra, frequently credited as Emir Kusturica and the No Smoking Orchestra, was a Serbian garage rock band formed in Belgrade in 1993.
The band was formed in 1993 by Nele Karajlić who, after relocating to Belgrade from Sarajevo, decided to revive Zabranjeno Pušenje, a band he co-founded with Sejo Sexon in 1980 that had at that point been dormant since 1990. Initially, the band performed as Zabranjeno Pušenje, but ultimately changed the name to Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra when renowned filmmaker Emir Kusturica (who had previously played with the band in 1987) re-joined it in 1998.