Sevdalinka is a traditional genre of folk music originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina. In many cases, sevdalinka is called simply sevdah. Musical genres are categories which contain music which share a certain style or which have certain elements in common. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ...

Sevdalinka is the national music of Bosniaks, but it is popular across the former Yugoslav region, especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. Its roots reach back to the age of Ottoman Empire rule on the Balkan peninsula, but the actual composers of many sevdalinkas are unknown. The Bosniaks (Bosnian: BoÅ¡njaci, IPA: ) are a South Slav people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro, with a smaller autochthonous population also present in Kosovo. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, Југославија in Cyrillic, English: Land of the South Slavs) describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Republic  - President Boris Tadić  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment    - Formation 8th century   - Independence c. ... Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Oh, the bright dawn of May Capital (and largest city) Podgorica Serbian (Ijekavian dialect)1 (local also Albanian) Government Republic  - President Filip Vujanović  - Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence from Serbia and Montenegro   - Declared June 3, 2006   - Recognised June 8, 2006  Area  - Total 13. ... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI... ...

In musical sense, sevdalinka is charactericized by a slow or moderate tempo and rich harmony, leaving a melancholic feeling with the listener. Sevdalinka songs are very elaborate, emotionally charged and are traditionally sung with passion and fervor. The combination of Oriental, European and Sephardic elements make this type of music stand out among other types of folk music from the Balkans. The singer will often impose the rhythm and tempo of the song, both of which can vary throughout the song. It is usually sung with a single male vocal, although female vocals are not uncommon. Usually, it is played by a small orchestra containing accordion (the most prominent), violin, nylon-string guitars and/or other string instruments (occasionally), flute or clarinet (occasionally), upright bass, snare drum. Although in the past traditionally the saz played a main role, it was replaced by the accordion in the second half of the twentieth century. In between the verses, an accordion or violin solo can almost always be heard. Its lyrics are ballads, usually devoted to falling in love or to unfortunate love -- the origin of the name is a Arabic word sevdah meaning "passion" or "lovesickness". The first two measures of Mozarts Sonata IX, which indicates the tempo as Andante grazioso and the metronome marking as = 120. Andante redirects here. ... Harmony is the result of polyphony (more than one note being played simultaneously). ... Melancholia (Greek μελαγχολια) was described as a distinct disease as early as the fifth and fourth centuries BC in the Hippocratic writings. ... In psychology and common terminology, emotion is the language of a persons internal state of being, normally based in or tied to their internal (physical) and external (social) sensory feeling. ... Balkan peninsula with northwest border Isonzo-Krka-Sava The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of southeastern Europe. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... For the popular Tamil film, see Rhythm (film) Rhythm (Greek = flow, or in Modern Greek, style) is the variation of the accentuation of sounds or other events over time. ... The first two measures of Mozarts Sonata IX, which indicates the tempo as Andante grazioso and the metronome marking as = 120. Andante redirects here. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A philharmonic orchestra An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually a fairly large instrumental ensemble with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. ... For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation) This article is about the instrument as a whole. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... Two soprano clarinets: a Bâ™­ clarinet (left) and an A clarinet (right, with no mouthpiece). ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... The snare drum or side drum is a tubular drum made of wood or metal with skins, or heads, stretched over the top and bottom openings, and with a set of snares (cords) strethced across the bottom head. ... The saz is a Turkish plucked stringed instrument, a member of the long-necked lute family. ... Verse is a writing that uses meter as its primary organisational mode, as opposed to prose, which uses grammatical and discoursal units like sentences and paragraphs. ... In music, solo means to play or sing alone. ... 68. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Love Look up love in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ...

Performers

The most prominent performers (singers) of sevdalinka in the 20th century are Zaim Imamović, Himzo Polovina, Meho Puzic, Safet Isović, Nedžad Salković, Silvana Armenulić, Zehra Deović, Nada Mamula, Hanka Paldum, Beba Selimović and Emina Zečaj. Zaim Imamović (born 26 August 1920 in Mrkonjić Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, died 2 February 1994 in Sarajevo) was a very popular sevdalinka performer and was many considered him the best sevdalinka performer ever. ... Himzo Polovina (1927-1986, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina) was a Bosnian psychiatrist, most famous for collecting and performing sevdalinka songs. ... Safet Isović (born 1936, in Bileća, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a very prominent and popular sevdah performer. ... Silvana Armenulić, born Zilha Barjaktarević in Doboj, one of the most prominent singers of popular music as well as more traditional sevdalinka songs in former Yugoslavia. ... Nada Mamula (born 1927, Belgrade; died 2001, Belgrade) was a prominent sevdalinka singer from Yugoslavia. ... Hanka Paldum (born in ÄŒajniče, Bosnia-Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a popular folk and sevdah singer. ...

Although sevdalinka is an essential part of Bosniak tradition, it is also popular among (and authored by) some Serbs; Nedeljko Bilkić, for example. The poems "Emina" and "Hasanagin sevdah" by Bosnian Serb poet Aleksa Šantić are used as the lyrics for two of the most famous sevdalinkas. Sevdalinka was also part of the basis for a 20th century genre called novokomponovana narodna muzika ("newly-composed folk music"), which mixed various folk influences from the Balkan region. Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia and the Republic of Macedonia. ... Serbs (in the Serbian language Срби, Srbi) are a south Slavic people living chiefly in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... „The poor poet“ A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Aleksa Å antić (Алекса Шантић) was a Bosnian Serb poet, born in 1868, died in 1924. ... Lyrics are the words in songs. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... ...

Although sang mainly by traditional Bosnian singers, sevdalinka has made its way to many "mainstream" musicians. Sevdalinkas were re-recorded by Josipa Lisac (she recorded Safet Isović song "Omer Beže"), Bijelo Dugme ("Da zna zora"), Ibrica Jusić (he recorded a whole album of sevdalinkas in 2003 named "Amanet"), Jadranka Stojaković and Zdravko Čolić or taken as a basis for few songs by Johnny Štulić (his band Azra was named after a verse from a sevdalinka song). Josipa Lisac, 2005. ... Safet Isović (born 1936, in Bileća, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a very prominent and popular sevdah performer. ... Bijelo Dugme (trans. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jadranka Stojaković (born 1950 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a Bosnian pop singer popular in former Yugoslavia. ... Zdravko ÄŒolić (born May 30, 1951 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina)) is a popstar from Bosnia and Herzegovina, residing in Serbia since 1992. ... Branimir Johnny Å tulić Branimir Johnny Å tulić (born April 11, 1953 in Skopje, Macedonia, then Yugoslavia) is a singer, songwriter, poet and a leader of a popular former Yugoslav rock group Azra. ... Azra album cover (1980) Azra was a rock band from Zagreb, Croatia that was popular across former Yugoslavia in the 1980s. ...

Mostar Sevdah Reunion

In 1990s a band called Mostar Sevdah Reunion was assembled in Mostar and in early 2000s they became widely popular on world music scene receiving high awards and introducing many people outside Bosnia to sevdalinka. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1772x1409, 668 KB) J.Fazlagic copyright by Snail Records File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1772x1409, 668 KB) J.Fazlagic copyright by Snail Records File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Mostar Sevdah Reunion is musical ensemble from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina playing almost exclusively sevdalinka and gypsy music. ... This article is becoming very long. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... Motto: none Anthem: Intermeco (previously Jedna i jedina) Capital (and largest city) Sarajevo Official languages Bosnian Croatian Serbian Government Emerging federal democratic republic  - Presidency members 1 Haris Silajdžić2 Željko KomÅ¡ić3  - Council of Ministers Chairman Nikola Å pirić Independence from Yugoslavia   - Declared March 1, 1992   - Recognized April 6...

Origins

The origins of sevdalinka are not known for certain, though it is known to date from sometime after the arrival of the Turks in medieval Bosnia. The word itself comes from the Arabic word sevdah (meaning ecstasy, desire or love), which at one point was used by doctors to describe black gall, a substance purported to control human feelings and emotions [1]. That word was brought to Bosnia by Turks and today it is also a Bosnian word meaning love, caressing, longing (for loved one), and which are main themes of sevdalinka lyrics. Thus the habit of people of Bosnia to use evenly words "sevdalinka" and "sevdah" for this genre of folk music, although word "sevdah" can also be used in other meanings. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Motto: none Anthem: Intermeco (previously Jedna i jedina) Capital (and largest city) Sarajevo Official languages Bosnian Croatian Serbian Government Emerging federal democratic republic  - Presidency members 1 Haris Silajdžić2 Željko KomÅ¡ić3  - Council of Ministers Chairman Nikola Å pirić Independence from Yugoslavia   - Declared March 1, 1992   - Recognized April 6... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... Motto: none Anthem: Intermeco (previously Jedna i jedina) Capital (and largest city) Sarajevo Official languages Bosnian Croatian Serbian Government Emerging federal democratic republic  - Presidency members 1 Haris Silajdžić2 Željko KomÅ¡ić3  - Council of Ministers Chairman Nikola Å pirić Independence from Yugoslavia   - Declared March 1, 1992   - Recognized April 6... Motto: none Anthem: Intermeco (previously Jedna i jedina) Capital (and largest city) Sarajevo Official languages Bosnian Croatian Serbian Government Emerging federal democratic republic  - Presidency members 1 Haris Silajdžić2 Željko KomÅ¡ić3  - Council of Ministers Chairman Nikola Å pirić Independence from Yugoslavia   - Declared March 1, 1992   - Recognized April 6...

External links

• http://www.sevdalinke.com/
• http://www.institutsevdaha.ba/
• http://www.londonsevdah.com/
• http://www.bosnafolk.com/sehara/sevdah.php
• http://www.mostarsevdahreunion.com/
• http://www.sevdalinka.net/

References

• Ivan Janković (2006-12-07). Geologija pesme (Serbian). Vreme 831.