Mostar Sevdah Reunion
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Mostar Sevdah Reunion is musical ensemble from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina playing almost exclusively sevdalinka and gypsy music. The band is composed of experienced musicians and often collaborates with renowned musicians in the field of gypsy music: they made an album with Šaban Bajramović and two albums with Ljiljana Buttler. Ljiljana often tours with the band too.
The band was formed in Mostar in 1998 in Music Center Pavarotti. The band started out as a group of local, talented and experienced musicians -old friends , who made a reunion in summer 1999 for the recording of the first album. Their first CD was released 1999. Since then they became a real world music attraction performing on various world music festivals and receiving a number of music awards.
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[edit] Members
Ilijaz Delić - vocals
Mustafa Šantić - accordion/clarinet
Neđo Kovačević - violin
Mišo Petrović - lead guitar
Sandi Duraković - rhythm guitar
Kosta Latinović - bass
Sead Avdić - percussion
[edit] Discography
- Mostar Sevdah Reunion: "Mostar Sevdah Reunion" (1999)
- Mostar Sevdah Reunion presents Šaban Bajramović: "A Gypsy legend" (2001)
- Ljiljana Buttler & MSR: "The Mother of Gypsy Soul" (2002)
- Mostar Sevdah Reunion: "A Secret Gate" (2003)
- Mostar Sevdah Reunion and Ljiljana Buttler: "The legends of life" (2005)
[edit] Awards
- "Davorin" Bosnian Music Awards: 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
[edit] Films
- Mostar Sevdah Reunion - by Pjer Žalica 2000
- Sevdah the Bridge that Survived - by Mira Erdevički 2005