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Kao kakao (eng. Like Cocoa) is ninth album of Macedonian rock group Leb i sol. It contains 9 songs. Biggest hits from this album are Mamurni ljudi (Hungover again),[1] Čuvam noć od budnih (Night watchman),[1] Čekam kišu (I'm waiting for the rain)… It was released in 1987 by Jugoton.[2] The album was accompanied by videos for the Mamurni ljudi[3] and Skopje (recorded in Macedonian for the first time).[4]

Kao kakao
Studio album by Leb i sol
Released	March 30, 1987 (1987-03-30)
Recorded	December 1986-February 1987
Studio	Studio M-2, Skopje
Genre	Rock
Label	Jugoton
Producer	Vlatko Stefanovski Bodan Arsovski
Leb i sol chronology
Zvučni zid (1986) Kao kakao (1987) Putujemo (1989)

In 1999, album won Porin Award for Best Reissue.[5] In 2006, Jugoton successor Croatia Records released this album on CD as part of Leb i sol box set.[6]

Background

During 1986, Vlatko Stefanvoski and Bodan Arsovski composed the music for TV show Bušava azbuka (eng. Shaggy alphabet). Bastion member Ana Kostovska performed songs along with them. Goce Micanov and another Bastion member, Kiril Dzajkovski joined the group. Drummer Garabet Tavitijan made comeback in group after 6 years.[2][7]

By the end of 1987, Pokret magazine described that Vlatko got a hungover again because of being night watchman, adding that the world is like cocoa to him and that the only oasis is Skopje. In the following text, it is said that he met a femme fatale whom he regularly took to FC Vardar matches.[8]

Album

Album was recorded and mixed in winter 1986/87 in Skopje. For the first time, Vlatko used drum programming. Dzajkovski was in addition to keyboards, for this album he played piano, horn and trumpet. Lyrics for song Femme fatale was written by Arsen Dedic and backing vocals for this song was provided by Bebi Dol. [7] Vocals in song Autoput was performed by bassist Bodan Arsovski.

Album cover contains Ta Matete by Paul Gauign.

Track listing

Trivia

• Cover of 442 issue of magazine Start appears in music video for Mamurni ljudi.
• Croatian group Fali V covered Čuvam noć od budnih.[9]

Sound-alikes

• Song Skopje [10] sampled Walk like an Egyptian by The Bangels.[11] Skopje was sampled in song Soliter by Đorđe Balašević.[12]
• Song Čuvam noć od budnih sampled Careless Whisper by Wham, but also sampled saxophone parts from Narodnjaci by Đorđe Balašević.[13] Čuvam noć od budnih was sampled in Ja za ljubav neću moliti by Nina Badric.[14]
• Title track[15] sampled Izgledala je malo čudno by Bijelo dugme.[16]

References

На других языках

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[de] Kao kakao

Kao kakao (deutsch: „Wie Kakao“) ist das neunte Album der mazedonischen Band Leb i sol. Es wurde 1987 von der Plattenfirma Jugoton veröffentlicht.[1] Das Album wurde von Videos zu den Songs „Mamurni ljudi“ und „Skopje“[2] (zum ersten Mal auf Mazedonisch gedreht) begleitet.

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- [en] Kao kakao

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