Himzo Polovina (1927-1986, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina) was a Bosnian psychiatrist, most famous for collecting and performing sevdalinka songs. 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sarajevo at night. ... Bosnia and Herzegovina (also variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders (see mental illness). ... Sevdalinka is a genre of folk music originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

Many consider him to be the most prominent sevdalinka collector and interpreter of all times. His approach contributed to sevdalinka promotion as well as its recognition as authentic music heritage of the Bosniaks. His deep understanding and knowledge remains of high value for sevdalinka as well as for the entire Bosniak culture. Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia Science of Music... Bosniaks (Bosnian: Bošnjaci) are a Southeast European ethnic group, descended from Slavic converts to Islam during the Ottoman period (15th-19th century), living primarily in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro. ... Bosniaks (Bosnian: Bošnjaci) are a Southeast European ethnic group, descended from Slavic converts to Islam during the Ottoman period (15th-19th century), living primarily in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro. ...

Thanks to late Himzo Polovina many forgotten songs were preserved and promoted by him in the same time. Let us mention some of them: Dvore gradi Komadina Mujo (Stout Mujo builds a castle), Čudna jada od Mostara grada (Strange pain from the city of Mostar), Ikindija, sunce zalazaše (Ikindija, the sun was setting), Poletjela dva goluba (Two pigeons flew away), Jutros prođoh kroz čaršiju (I passed through the town this morning), Voljelo se dvoje mladih (Two young were in love), Otvor' vrata od hamama (Open the door to the bath), Poljem se vija Hajdar delija, Mila majko šalji me na vodu (Dear mother, send me for some water), etc.

External links

• A page dedicated to Himzo Polovina, in Bosnian. Contains quotes about Himzo Polovina by other authors as well as lyrics to many of the songs interpreted by him.