''Karamba!'' () is the twelfth studio album by Bosnian rock band

Zabranjeno Pušenje Zabranjeno pušenje () is a Bosnian rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1980. The group's musical style primarily consists of a distinctive garage rock sound with folk influences, often featuring innovative production and complex storytelling. Curre ...

, released through Zenica-based records Tropik and

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platforms on June 3, 2022.

Recording and production

In 2020 and 2021, the band recorded sixteen new songs for the double album in the Plavi Film Studio in

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, Croatia. The arrangement of all songs on the album was jointly signed by Sejo Sexon, Toni Lović, and all other members of the group. The only guest on the album is Croatian

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musician and

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player Tomislav Goluban. The band is collaborating with

Elvis J. Kurtović Mirko Srdić (born 26 February 1962), better known by his stage name Elvis J. Kurtović, is a Bosnian rock and roll musician, actor, comedian, and music editor. He is most notable as the bandleader and co-founder of the Yugoslav punk rock band ...

on this album for the first time after a 15-year break. Elvis J. Kurtović was a band member during the 1990s. One of the authors of the song "Ne okreći se sine" (),

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, died in 2017.

Release and promotion

The band announced the

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with a new single and

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for the song "Ekrem". The music video was directed by Tomislav Fiket and the actor Asim Ugljen is in the

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of Ekrem. Previously, in June 2020, a music video was released for the song "Korona hit pozitivan" (). The song was made in collaboration with Elvis J. Kurtović, a former band member, and was added to the album.

Track listing

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Personnel

Zabranjeno pušenje * Sejo Sexon –

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, backing vocals * Toni Lović –

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* Branko Trajkov Trak –

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, backing vocals * Robert Boldižar –

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, backing vocals * Dejan Orešković Klo –

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*Angie Zebec – vocals, backing vocals, percussion Additional musicians * Tomislav Goluban –

(tracks Disc One: 6; Disc Two: 1, 2, 5) Production * Sejo Sexon –

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* Toni Lović – production, arrangement, programming, sound engineering, audio mixing, mastering * Dejan Orešković – arrangement * Robert Boldižar – arrangement * Branko Trajkov – arrangement * Dario Vitez – executive production * Mateo Patekar – technician * Krešimir Jurina – technician * Domagoj Marušić "Brada" – technician Design *Tomislav Fiket – design *Ideologija (design studio in

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, BH) – layout *Saša Midžor Sučić – photos

References

External links

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