He was widely known as a drummer of Sarajevo-based rock bands Zabranjeno Pušenje and Sikter.
Arapović joined a Sarajevo-based rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje in 1986, after their drummer Predrag Rakić left.
[1] As a drummer, he performed on their two studio albums: Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari (1987) and Male priče o velikoj ljubavi (1989).
In 1990, Arapović founded Sarajevo-based alternative rock band Sikter.
[2] Arapović performed on their first two studio albums: Now, Always, Never (2000) and Queen of the Disco (2002).