Hobo was a Yugoslav progressive rock band formed in Zagreb in 1972. Formed and led by keyboardist Mato Doà ¡en, Hobo was a prominent act of the 1970s Yugoslav rock scene.
Hobo was formed in 1972 by keyboardist Mato Doà ¡en, a former member of the band Heart of Soul. Hobo's lineup featured, beside Doà ¡en, Saà ¡a Cavrià(bass guitar), Josip Belamarià(electric violin), Boris Trubià(percussion, vocals) and Mladen Garaà ¡ià(drums).
In 1974, the band performed on the third edition of the BOOM Festival, held in Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana, the recording of their song "Moà ¾da jednom" ("Maybe Once") appearing on the double live album Boom Pop Festival Ljubljana '74. In 1975, the band released their debut, self-titled album. In 1975, the band also wrote music for Nenad Puhovski's TV film Bog igre (God of Dance) and performed as the opening band on Deep Purple concert in Zagreb. During the year, Doà ¡en took part in the Rock Fest '75, the gathering of the most popular Yugoslav singers of the time; besides Doà ¡en, the event featured à ½eljko Bebek (of Bijelo Dugme), Marin à  krgatià(of Grupa Marina à  krgatiÃÂa), Aki Rahimovski (of Parni Valjak), Seid Memià"Vajta" (of Teà ¡ka Industrija), Boris AranÃÂelovià(of Smak), Hrvoje Marjanovià(of Grupa 220), Dado Topià(of Time) and Janez BonÃÂina "BenÃÂ" (of September).
In 1976, Hobo issued their second and last release, the 7-inch single with the songs "à ½ena" ("Woman") and "Ha-De-Ho". Disappointed with the lack of commercial success, Doà ¡en decided to disband Hobo in 1977.
After Hobo disbanded, Doà ¡en formed the band Izazov, which performed more commercial rock music, leaving the band in 1979. In 1982, he released his only solo album, Zabranjene à ¾ene (Forbidden Women), after which he dedicated himself to composing and album production. During his career he produced albums by Arsen DediÃÂ, Mià ¡o KovaÃÂ, Marina PeraziÃÂ, Neda Ukraden, Vladimir SavÃÂià"ÃÂobi", Danijel PopoviÃÂ, Massimo SaviÃÂ, Magazin and other acts. He recorded the duet "Sve je plavo" ("Everything Is Blue") with Ljiljana Nikolovska and the duet "Samo je nebo iznad nas" ("Above Us Only Sky") with Neda Ukraden. In 1985, he composed music for the children's music album PalÃÂica (Thumbelina), based on the Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of the same title. He graduated from the Zagreb Music Academy and from the Department of sociology of the Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 1988, he moved to Spain, where he started a recording studio and a night club, continuing to compose and produce albums by various artists. He moved back to Zagreb in 2008, where he continued to work as a producer. He died of heart attack on 2 April 2010.
Saà ¡a Cavriàdied in 1980.