Safet Isovic
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Safet Isović was a prominent and popular sevdah performer from Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
Throughout his career, which started in 1956, Isović performed at music festivals and won many of them which has contributed to the prevalence and popularity of the sevdalinka
. He won the Golden Microphone award in SFR Yugoslavia as well as 35 silver and gold record awards.
Isović was also a SDA
delegate
in the Assembly
of Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
He died in Sarajevo
, on September 2, 2007. On September 3, 2007 he was buried at Ali Pasha's Mosque
. At a memorial service held at the National Theatre of Bosnia and Herzegovina he was called the Father of Sevdalinka
by Beba Selimović
. The Minister of Culture and Sport, Emir Hadžihafizbegović
said that Safet Isović did great deeds both when he spoke and when he sang. Ivica Šarić, of the Sarajevo Opera, said that the world was left now without the best interpreter of sevdalinka
. Many would agree that he had one of the best voices in Yugoslavia, if not in the world.
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...
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Throughout his career, which started in 1956, Isović performed at music festivals and won many of them which has contributed to the prevalence and popularity of the 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....
. He won the Golden Microphone award in SFR Yugoslavia as well as 35 silver and gold record awards.
Isović was also a SDA
Party of Democratic Action
The Party of Democratic Action is a Bosniak national political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:The Party of Democratic Action was founded in May 1990 by Alija Izetbegović, representing the Bosnian Muslim population...
delegate
Delegate
A delegate is a person who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization at a meeting or conference between organizations of the same level A delegate is a person who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization (e.g., a government, a charity, an NGO, or a trade union) at a meeting or conference...
in the Assembly
Deliberative assembly
A deliberative assembly is an organization comprising members who use parliamentary procedure to make decisions. In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke described the English Parliament as a "deliberative assembly," and the expression became the basic term for a body of...
of 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...
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He died in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, on September 2, 2007. On September 3, 2007 he was buried at Ali Pasha's Mosque
Ali Pasha's Mosque
Ali Pasha's Mosque was constructed in Sarajevo during 1560-61 as a vakuf of Hadim Ali-pasha, the former Ottoman governor of the Budapest administrative district and the Bosnia Pashaluk. The mosque was built according to the classical Istanbul architectural style...
. At a memorial service held at the National Theatre of Bosnia and Herzegovina he was called the Father of 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....
by Beba Selimović
Beba Selimovic
Beba Selimović in Trebinje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. She is best known as a singer of Bosnian sevdalinka songs and has over 300 to her name. She was one of the speakers at the memorial service for Safet Isović on September 3, 2007....
. The Minister of Culture and Sport, Emir Hadžihafizbegović
Emir Hadžihafizbegovic
Emir Hadžihafizbegović is a famous Bosnian actor.-Biography:Hadžihafizbegović got his diploma in acting at the Academy of Arts in Sarajevo in 1986. He received the Golden Arena for best actor at the Pula Film Festival and award for Best actor at the Durban International Film Festival...
said that Safet Isović did great deeds both when he spoke and when he sang. Ivica Šarić, of the Sarajevo Opera, said that the world was left now without the best interpreter of 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....
. Many would agree that he had one of the best voices in Yugoslavia, if not in the world.
Discography
- Ne vjeruj joj jarane
- Sjetuje me majka
- Moj zumbule
- Moj bagreme
- Šta se ovo Bosnom cuje
- Izabrane Sevdalinke 1
- Izabrane Sevdalinke 2
- Car Sevdaha
- Za dušu i sjećanje
- Šehidski rastanak
- Legenda o Bosni 2003
- Safet Isović i prijatelji – Koncert u Zetri 2003