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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.
The origins of Sevdalinka are not known for certain, although it is known to date at least as far back as to the arrival of the Ottomans in the medieval Balkans.Their melodies and the venerable lyrical figure of "Aman, aman" hint at a Sephardic and Andalusian influence, which can be explained by the arrivals of Sephardic refugees into Ottoman Bosnia, or more likely attributed to an Ottoman ...
Sejdefu majka buđaše is a folk song that is believed to have originated in Sarajevo centuries ago, while the region of Bosnia was a part of the Ottoman Empire. [25] The exact author is unknown. Over the centuries, the song spread amongst the Bosniak populations in Podgorica and the Sandžak regions of Montenegro and Serbia , respectively.
Hayat Folk TV is specialized music television channel from Bosnia and Herzegovina.The program is mainly produced in Bosnian language, 24/7.During the day, viewers can via text message choose preferred music video which will be broadcast during the program. [1]
The most popular traditional Bosnian and Herzogovinian song forms of relatively recent origin (early 20th century) are the Bosnian root music (played with "šargija"), ganga, the rera and the ojkavica (oja-noja). [20] Other popular surviving forms from the Ottoman era is the sevdalinka.
Bosnian root music is a polyphonic, or more commonly heterophonic music, which is usually sung by two singers. The first singer starts the song, and after some number of syllables the other joins in. Intervals used in this type of singing are minor and major second, which is characteristic for most of the Bosnian and Herzegovinian music, and some parts of Croatia.
Radio Mix was founded on 18 May 2016 when RSG Group bought the frequency from Radio Vrhbosna. [1] Radio Mix is formatted as a variety radio service [2] that broadcasts greatest pop and folk hits, talk shows and short news. The program is currently broadcast at one frequency (Sarajevo 90.5 MHz), estimated number of potential listeners is around ...
The festival was established in 1964 by the Association of Bosnian Recording Artists, [4] is held in July and lasts for four days. The event hosts contemporary and traditional artists in genres under the umbrella of Folk, including Sevdalinka, Starogradska, Modern Folk, Novokomponovana, Macedonian Folk, Turbo-folk and accordion music. [5]