Brano Jakubović

Brano Jakubović grew up and was raised in Čengić Vila, but apart from his family, a very important part of growing up were the street smarts he acquired living there.

- The fact that I grew up in a punk neighborhood influenced me profusely. I remember when a couple months before the war, one of the older guys from the neighborhood – a punk-rocker himself - gave us cassette tapes of Red Hot Chilli Peppers (Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic album) and Nirvana (Nevermind). Those are the two of five albums that defined a large portion of my life.

Like most members of Brano's generation, he spent his high school years in the basement where he took his first ”music band” steps with the help of ”borrowed” electricity.

- After the war, my favorite place was Morgan's Internet Cafe where I learned to mix music. After two months of performing there, I left college, and literally started sleeping in Boom Boom Room, as we called one of the rooms in Internet Café. Those were certainly the most cheerful and sleep deprived days that I could remember.

Today, Brano's favorite for both daytime and evening outings is Café Opera.

- I like to have a regular, my own spot, and I have a hard time changing my habits. I feel like at home there. During the day, my choice is black tea with milk, and for the nighttime outings, I choose a glass of fine wine or a cocktail.

Brano's criteria are more stringent when it comes to food.

- Cooking has been a hobby of mine for some years, and I must say that I'm a tough customer when it comes to restaurants. Dr. Food is a restaurant that satisfies my tastes. It is a small place. There is no massproduced food, and the staff pays attention to every little detail, which is very important for a restaurant.

Needless to add that Brano's favorite shopping spots are the produce market and Badem Butik, spice, nut and condiment store.

Like many of our guests, Brano highlighted Sarajevo Film Festival, as the city's largest and most important one, adding that he finds Sarajevo's smaller festivals such as 'PitchWise' or 'Pravo ljudski' equally interesting. The two mentioned deal with Sarajevo's vibrant sub-cultures.