Tako (band)

Tako
The second Tako lineup, from left to right: Dušan Ćućuz, Slobodan Felekatović, Đorđe Ilijin, and Miroslav Dukić.
Background information
Origin	Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Genres	Symphonic rock, jazz rock, krautrock
Years active	1974 – 1981
Labels	ZKP RTLJ, PGP-RTB, Kalemegdan Disk, Rocksymphony
Associated acts	Džentlmeni, Opus, YU grupa, Pop Mašina, S Vremena Na Vreme
Website	Official MySpace
Past members	Dušan Ćućuz Đorđe Ilijin Sava Bojić Milan Lolić Miroslav Dukić Slobodan Felekatović

Tako (Serbian Cyrillic: Тако, trans. That Way) was a former Yugoslav progressive rock band from Belgrade.

Tako was formed in 1974 by Dušan "Dule" Ćućuz (bass guitar), Đorđe Ilijin (keyboards), Sava Bojić (guitar, vocals) and Milan "Mića Žorž" Lolić (drums). Previously, Dušan Ćućuz was a member of Džentlmeni and Plameni 6, he was one of the original Opus members, and in the first half of the 1970s he worked as YU grupa's sound engineer, Sava Bojić was one of the original Pop Mašina members, and Đorđe Ilijin worked as a music teacher and often appeared as a guest musician on other bands' album recordings. Initially, beside their own songs, the band performed Jimi Hendrix Experience and Santana covers. During 1975, they made their first demo recordings, the songs "Čujem svoje misli" ("I Hear My Thoughts"), "Daždevnjak" ("Salamander"), "Lena" and "Čudan grad" ("Strange Town"), in Radio Belgrade studios.

In 1977, guitarist and singer Miroslav Dukić (a former Koren member) and drummer Slobodan Felekatović replaced Bojić and Lolić. Tako became an opening band on a Bijelo Dugme tour, performing on Bijelo Dugme's concert at Hajdučka česma. In November 1977, Tako and progressive/acoustic rock band S Vremena Na Vreme organized a quadraphonic sound concert in Belgrade Youth Center. Tako also had a successful appearance at the 1978 Novi Sad BOOM Festival. After they were refused as "non-commercial" by several major record labels, they signed for ZKP RTLJ after their performance at the Festival Omladina in Subotica. The band released their debut self-titled album in 1978. The album featured symphonic rock-oriented songs with jazz elements. The song "Lena" featured S Vremena Na Vreme member Asim Sarvan on vocals. The song "Minijatura" ("Miniature") was a tribute to the band Jethro Tull. The band promoted the album with a free concert held at Kalemegdan. After another quadraphonic sound concert organized with S Vremena Na Vreme in Belgrade Youth Center, Tako went on hiatus in 1979 because Ilijin got arthritis and Miroslav Dukić left the band.