Izvorna bosanska muzika

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Bosnian root music (izvorna bosanska muzika) came from the Drina valley and Kalesija. It is usually performed by singers with two violinists and a šargija player. These bands first appeared around World War I and became popular in the 1960s. This is the third oldest music following after the sevdalinka and ilahija. Now it is the most popular form of music in Bosnia only.

Rural folk traditions in Bosnia include the shouted, polyphonic ganga and ravne pjesme (flat song) styles, as well as instruments like a droneless bagpipe, wooden flute and sargija.

[edit] Songs

The songs are about all kinds of things from being a "lola" and "baraba", about love of a women, having a good life, but also about sad things like mostly the war in Bosnia , especially songs about Srebrenica and also songs boput Bosnian war heroes past and present.

[edit] Bosnian Root Musica groups and singers

The most popular group in Bosnia right now is "Sateliti" followed by other like "Refkini Ahbabi" and other groups and the most famous of these singers had to be Halid Music, being the recezent of Bosnian Root Music in the production company Kemix.

Other gropus are:

  • Kalesijski Zvuci
  • Kalesijski Slavuji
  • Zvuci Podrinja
  • Zehrini Jarani
  • Halil and Senada
  • Mirsada i Jarani
  • Salcine Meraklije
  • Sijelo Halida Musica