Peter Boro
Encyclopedia
Peter Boro was a performer of Croatia
n music, best known for his playing of the gusle
and misnice
. In the 1930s and 40s, he brought Croatian music to an American audience, and is featured on the Library of Congress
's California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties Collection.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n music, best known for his playing of the gusle
Gusle
The Gusle is a single-stringed musical instrument traditionally used in the Dinarides region of the Balkans ....
and misnice
Mišnice
The mišnice is an instrument like a bagpipe, made from goatskin. Its date of invention is unknown but it is known to have existed in Europe by the 9th century...
. In the 1930s and 40s, he brought Croatian music to an American audience, and is featured on the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
's California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties Collection.
External links
- Gusle solo from California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties Collection, performed on December 20, 1939 in Fresno, CaliforniaFresno, CaliforniaFresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
- Picture of Peter Boro; one of several
