Mostar Sevdah Reunion
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Mostar Sevdah Reunion is a musical ensemble
from Mostar
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
playing almost exclusively sevdalinka
and Roma/gypsy music
. The band is composed of experienced musicians and often collaborates with renowned musicians in the field of gypsy music: they made two albums with Šaban Bajramović
and two albums with Ljiljana Buttler
. Ljiljana frequently toured with the band until her death in 2010.
The band was formed by Dragi Šestić in Mostar
in 1998. It started out as a group of local, talented and experienced musicians. They were old friends who came together again in summer 1999 for to record their first album.
Their first CD was released 1999. Since then they became popular with world music
audiences, performing at various world music festivals and receiving a number of music awards.
The band consists of: Mišo Petrović (guitar), Sandi Duraković (guitar), Nermin Alukić Cerkez (vocal and guitar), Elmedin Balalic Titi (vocal and accordion), Marko Jakovljevic (bass), Gabrijel Prusina (piano) and Senad Trnovac (drums).
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
from Mostar
Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
playing almost exclusively sevdalinka
Sevdalinka
Sevdalinka is a traditional genre of folk music from Bosnia and Herzegovina.Sevdalinka is popular across the ex-Yugoslavia region, especially in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. The actual composers of many sevdalinkas are unknown....
and Roma/gypsy music
Roma music
Romani music is the music of the Romani people, who have their origins in Northern India, but today live mostly in Europe....
. The band is composed of experienced musicians and often collaborates with renowned musicians in the field of gypsy music: they made two albums with Šaban Bajramović
Šaban Bajramovic
-Biography:He was born in Niš where he attended primary school for only the first four years. On quitting school, he picked up his musical education on the street.When he was 19 he ran away from the army out of love for a girl...
and two albums with Ljiljana Buttler
Ljiljana Buttler
Ljiljana Buttler was a singer born in former Yugoslavia. Her nickname was The Mother of Gypsy Soul.Buttler was born in Belgrade as Ljiljana Petrović, the daughter of a Croatian singer and a Gypsy accordionist. Her father left the family shortly after the birth of his daughter...
. Ljiljana frequently toured with the band until her death in 2010.
The band was formed by Dragi Šestić in Mostar
Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
in 1998. It started out as a group of local, talented and experienced musicians. They were old friends who came together again in summer 1999 for to record their first album.
Their first CD was released 1999. Since then they became popular with world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
audiences, performing at various world music festivals and receiving a number of music awards.
The band consists of: Mišo Petrović (guitar), Sandi Duraković (guitar), Nermin Alukić Cerkez (vocal and guitar), Elmedin Balalic Titi (vocal and accordion), Marko Jakovljevic (bass), Gabrijel Prusina (piano) and Senad Trnovac (drums).
Discography
- Mostar Sevdah Reunion: «Mostar Sevdah Reunion» (1999)
- Šaban Bajramović: «A Gypsy Legend» (2001)
- Ljiljana Buttler: «The Mother Of Gypsy Soul» (2002)
- Mostar Sevdah Reunion: «A Secret Gate» (2003)
- Ljiljana Buttler: «The Legends Of Life» (2005)
- Šaban Bajramović: «Šaban» (2006)
- Mostar Sevdah Reunion: «Cafe Sevdah» (2007)
Awards
- "Davorin" Bosnian Music AwardsDavorinDavorin is the Bosnian music award. It was established in 2002 in Zenica by Josip Dujmović. The name of the award was given in the honour of one of the most famous Bosnian pop/rock singers Davorin Popović from Indexi....
: Special Award 2002 - "Davorin" Bosnian Music Awards: The Best Ethno Album Of The Year 2003 (for "The Mother of Gypsy Soul: Ljiljana Buttler")
- "Davorin" Bosnian Music Awards: The Best Album Of The Year 2004
Films
- Mostar Sevdah Reunion - by Pjer ŽalicaPjer ŽalicaPjer Žalica is a Bosnian film director.He has directed several short films as well as two feature films, Gori vatra , and Kod amidže Idriza , which have been nominated for and awarded several prizes at European film festivals.On May 18 he was the director of the new video of Dino Merlin and Hari...
2000 - Sevdah the Bridge that Survived - by Mira Erdevički 2005