Karamba!

Karamba!
Karamba!
Studio album by Zabranjeno Pušenje
Released	June 3, 2022
Recorded	2020–2021
Studio	Plavi Film, Zagreb, Croatia
Genre	Rock
Length	67:10
Language	Bosnian
Label	Tropik
Producer	Sejo Sexon; Toni Lović;
Zabranjeno Pušenje chronology
Singles from Karamba!
	"Korona hit pozitivan"; Released: June 18, 2020; "Ekrem"; Released: June 1, 2022;

Karamba! (transl. Caramba!) is the twelfth studio album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released through Zenica-based records Tropik and streaming platforms on June 3, 2022.^[1]^[2]

Recording and production

In 2020 and 2021, the band recorded sixteen new songs for the double album in the Plavi Film Studio in Zagreb, 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 blues musician and harmonica player Tomislav Goluban.^[3] The band is collaborating with Elvis J. Kurtović on this album for the first time after a 15-year break.^[4]^[5]^[6] Elvis J. Kurtović was a band member during the 1990s.

One of the authors of the song "Ne okreći se sine" (transl. Don't Look Back, My Son), Goran Kostić, died in 2017.^[7]

Release and promotion

The band announced the double album with a new single and music video for the song "Ekrem". The music video was directed by Tomislav Fiket and the actor Asim Ugljen is in the title character of Ekrem.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Previously, in June 2020, a music video was released for the song "Korona hit pozitivan" (transl. Coronavirus hit positive). The song was made in collaboration with Elvis J. Kurtović, a former band member,^[13]^[14] and was added to the album.

Track listing

Source: ZAMP, Discogs

Disc One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Čovjek starog kova" (The Lights Of Sarajevo)	Davor Sučić Toni Lović	4:46
2.	"Uzdignuta čela" (Proudly)	Sučić Lović	4:28
3.	"Ne okreći se sine" (Don't Look Back, My Son)	Goran Kostić Nenad Pejčić Sučić Lović	3:00
4.	"Ratna generacija" (A War Generation)	Sučić Lović	4:16
5.	"Korona hit pozitivan" (Coronavirus hit positive)	Mirko Srdić Sučić Lović	4:25
6.	"Ekrem" (Ekrem)	Sučić Lović	4:07
7.	"Dobar čovjek" (A Good Man)	Sučić Lović Tomislav Andrić	4:03
8.	"Blues predsjednika opštine" (The Mayor's Blues)	Sučić Lović Nenad Veličković	5:14
Total length:			34:19

Disc Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Štrajk" (The Strike)	Sučić Srdić Lović	2:03
2.	"Polovni Fender i napuknuti Shure" (Used Fender and Cracked Shure)	Sučić Lović	4:28
3.	"Crna vrata" (The Black Door)	Sučić Lović	4:19
4.	"Ispod radara" (Under the Radar)	Sučić Lović	4:51
5.	"Novi je vijek" (It is a New Age)	Srdić Sučić Lović	5:11
6.	"Kažu da sam puk'o" (They Say I Broke)	Sučić Srdić Lović	3:06
7.	"Vrijeme igrača" (Player Time)	Sučić Lović	4:04
8.	"Pravda za Vedrana" (The Justice For Vedran)	Sučić Lović	4:49
Total length:			32:51

Personnel

Zabranjeno pušenje^[3]

Sejo Sexon – lead vocals, backing vocals
Toni Lović – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Branko Trajkov Trak – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Robert Boldižar – violin, cello, keyboards, backing vocals
Dejan Orešković Klo – bass
Angie Zebec – vocals, backing vocals, percussion

Additional musicians

Tomislav Goluban – harmonica (tracks Disc One: 6; Disc Two: 1, 2, 5)

Production

Sejo Sexon – production, arrangement
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 Sarajevo, BH) – layout
Saša Midžor Sučić – photos

References

^ "KARAMBA! 6 životnih lekcija sa novog albuma Zabranjenog pušenja!". mondo.rs. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Poslije četiri godine čekanja, Zabranjeno pušenje konačno ima novi album i to dvostruki". cdm.me. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Zabranjeno pušenje - Karamba! (cijeli album)". YouTube. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Zabranjeno pušenje ima korona pozitivan hit!". menart.hr. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Zabranjeno pušenje ima korona pozitivan hit!". 24sata.hr. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Zabranjeno pušenje objavljuje dvostruki album "Karamba!" 3. juna". remixpress.com. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Umro je Goran Kostić Kosta, osnivač grupe Studeni Studeni i pjevač grupe Novembar". ravnododna.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Ravnozemljaš "Ekrem" najavljuje novi dvostruki album Zabranjenog pušenja". klix.ba. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Ravnozemljaš "Ekrem" najavljuje novi dvostruki album "Karamba!" Zabranjenog pušenja". kurir.rs. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Asim Ugljen u novom spotu "Zabranjenog pušenja": Ja sam poremećeni ravnozemljaš Ekrem". avaz.ba. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Ravnozemljaš "Ekrem" najavljuje novi dvostruki album "Karamba!" Zabranjenog pušenja". index.hr. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Asim Ugljen postao Ekrem Ravnozemljaš: 'Skeptičan prema knjizi, a pun povjerenja prema Googleu'". gloria.hr. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Zabranjeno pušenje u Zagrebu s 'pozitivnim korona hitom'". tportal.hr. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Zabranjeno pušenje: Nemamo virus, imamo Korona pozitivan hit". dalmatinskiportal.hr. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

External links

Karamba! at Discogs

[1] "KARAMBA! 6 životnih lekcija sa novog albuma Zabranjenog pušenja!". mondo.rs. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[2] "Poslije četiri godine čekanja, Zabranjeno pušenje konačno ima novi album i to dvostruki". cdm.me. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[youtube-3] "Zabranjeno pušenje - Karamba! (cijeli album)". YouTube. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[4] "Zabranjeno pušenje ima korona pozitivan hit!". menart.hr. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[5] "Zabranjeno pušenje ima korona pozitivan hit!". 24sata.hr. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[6] "Zabranjeno pušenje objavljuje dvostruki album "Karamba!" 3. juna". remixpress.com. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[7] "Umro je Goran Kostić Kosta, osnivač grupe Studeni Studeni i pjevač grupe Novembar". ravnododna.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[8] "Ravnozemljaš "Ekrem" najavljuje novi dvostruki album Zabranjenog pušenja". klix.ba. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[9] "Ravnozemljaš "Ekrem" najavljuje novi dvostruki album "Karamba!" Zabranjenog pušenja". kurir.rs. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[10] "Asim Ugljen u novom spotu "Zabranjenog pušenja": Ja sam poremećeni ravnozemljaš Ekrem". avaz.ba. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[11] "Ravnozemljaš "Ekrem" najavljuje novi dvostruki album "Karamba!" Zabranjenog pušenja". index.hr. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[12] "Asim Ugljen postao Ekrem Ravnozemljaš: 'Skeptičan prema knjizi, a pun povjerenja prema Googleu'". gloria.hr. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[13] "Zabranjeno pušenje u Zagrebu s 'pozitivnim korona hitom'". tportal.hr. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[14] "Zabranjeno pušenje: Nemamo virus, imamo Korona pozitivan hit". dalmatinskiportal.hr. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

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