sæmˈɑːɹdʒɪkz mjˈuːzɪkəl æktˈɪvᵻɾi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd wʌz ᵻsˈɛnʃəli lˈɪɾəl mˈoːɹ ðˌænə hˈɑːbi æz hiː dɪdnˌɑːt pˌʊt ˈaʊt ˌɛni əfˈɪʃəl ɹᵻlˈiːsᵻz ænd mˈoʊstli sˈæŋ ɪn kæfˈɑːnəz ænd ɹˈɛstɹɑːnts ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə kəmpˈiːɾɪŋ ɪnðɪ əkˈeɪʒənəl əbskjˈʊɹ fˈɛstɪvəl.
Samardžić's musical activity during this period was essentially little more than a hobby as he did not put out any official releases and mostly sang in kafanas and restaurants in addition to competing in the occasional obscure festival.