Original Bosnian music Rural folk traditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina include the shouted,
polyphonic ganga and "ravne pjesme" (
flat song) styles, as well as instruments like a droneless
bagpipe, wooden
flute and
šargija. The
gusle, an instrument found throughout the
Balkans, is also used to accompany ancient
Slavic epic poems. There are also Bosnian folk songs in the
Ladino language, derived from the area's Jewish population.
Bosnian roots music came from
Middle Bosnia,
Posavina, the
Drina valley and
Kalesija. It is usually performed by singers with two violinists and a
šargija player. These bands first appeared around
World War I and became popular in the 1960s. This is the third oldest music following after the
sevdalinka and ilahija. Self-taught people, mostly in two or three members of the different choices of old instruments, mostly in the violin, sacking,
saz, drums, flutes (zurle) or wooden flute, as others have already called, the original performers of Bosnian music that can not be written notes, transmitted by ear from generation to generation, family is usually hereditary. It is thought to be brought from Persia-Kalesi tribe that settled in the area of present Sprecanski valleys and hence probably the name Kalesija. In this part of Bosnia it is the most common. Again, it became the leader of First World War onwards, as well as 60 years in the field Sprecanski doline. This kind of music was enjoyed by all three peoples in Bosnia, Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs, and it contributed a lot to reconcile people socializing, entertainment and other organizations through festivala. In Kalesija it's maintained each year with the Bosnian Festival Original music. Studio Kemix firm Dzemal Dzihanovic from
Živinice together with his artists brought this kind of music to perfection at the end 20th century. With its entirely new form of modernity, it is most common in the
Tuzla Canton and the cradle of this music city
Živinice was named Bosnian town of original music. Songs are performed preferably in a
diphthong, the first and second voice which is a special secret performance of this music and some performers sing in troglasju as they do Kalesijski triple that was recorded in 1968, as the first written record of the tone on the album, along with Higurashi no naku.
Sevdalinka Probably the most distinctive and identifiably Bosnian of music,
Sevdalinka is a kind of emotional, melancholic folk song that often describes sad subjects such as love and loss, the death of a dear person or heartbreak. Sevdalinkas were traditionally performed with a
saz, a Turkish
string instrument, which was later replaced by the accordion. However the more modern arrangement, to the derision of some purists, is typically a vocalist accompanied by the
accordion along with
snare drums,
upright bass,
guitars,
clarinets and
violins. Sevdalinkas are unique to Bosnia and Herzegovina. They arose in Ottoman Bosnia as urban Bosnian music with often oriental and sometimes Sefardi influences. Examples are "Kad ja pođoh na Benbašu", the unofficial anthem of the city of
Sarajevo, and "Kraj Tanana Sadrvana". Though not as common as it once was, traditional Sevdalinka singers like Kadir Kurtagić,
Emina Ahmedhodžić, Hašim Muharemović and Muhamed Mešanović-Hamić are still popular to the extent that their recordings are available. More modern performers
Beba Selimović,
Zehra Deović,
Silvana Armenulić,
Safet Isović,
Himzo Polovina,
Zaim Imamović and
Hanka Paldum have used non-native instruments, including the
accordion,
clarinet,
violin and
guitar.
Ilahije i Kaside (Religious Songs) Ilahije (
Anasheed) are religious songs that came after or before sevdalinkas. These songs usually deal with religion, but some of them tell tales of how two lovers (male and female) come together.
Modern folk "Modern" folk was referred to as "novokomponovana narodna muzika" ("newly composed folk music") for a while, although the term went out of use in favor of simply "narodna" or "folk". It is based on various influences, sevdah stories with music of
Serbia and/or
Turkey often with incorporated elements of
pop music. During the time of
Yugoslavia, the genre developed jointly in Bosnia and Serbia, and performers from both sides of today's borders still enjoy certain popularity on the other side. •
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Šerif Konjević •
Selma Bajrami •
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Donna Ares •
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