the first serious band divljan formed after graduation, in 1976 called merlin soon renamed to zvuk ulice (sound of the street). the band featured divljan (guitar, vocals), zdenko kolar (bass), dragan mitrić (keyboards), kokan popović (drums) and bora atić (saxophone) the band was a combination of melodic rock, hard rock and jazz rock. the band performed cover versions of the beatles, rolling stones, jimi hendrix songs and their own songs. the band performed at zaječar guitar festival and novi sad boom festival. they also had some sessions at radio belgrade but due to kokan popović's departure to serve the army, the band ceased to exist.