bibič first came to prominence as a rock musician, playing in the ensembles begnagrad and nimal in the 1980s; both groups blended slavic folk music with art rock. begnagrad toured yugoslavia and switzerland in the early 1980s, releasing a single lp in 1982 before disbanding; bibič went on to do work in film scores before the creation of nimal in 1987. nimal released two albums in the late 1980s before their 1991 breakup.