Emina Zečaj

Emina Zečaj
Born Emina Ahmedhodžić
(1931-03-17) 17 March 1931
Sarajevo, Drina Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Occupation
  • Vocalist
Years active 1962–present
Children 2
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • vocals
Labels
Associated acts

Emina Zečaj (née Ahmedhodžić; born 17 March 1931) is a Bosnian interpreter of the traditional folk music, sevdalinka.[1]

Zečaj was called an "icon of traditional Bosnian music" by American Billboard magazine in 2004.[2]

Early life

Emina was born into a Bosnian Muslim family near Sarajevo's Old Town. She was the daughter of Avdija Ahmedhodžić and his wife Melća.[3]

Career

Professor Cvjetko Rihtman, an ethnomusicologist, discovered her in the early 1960s. Following persuasion from her friends, Emina auditioned before two well known professors, Zvonimir Nevžela and Beluš Jungić, with the folk songs Kad se jangin iz sokaka pomoli and Poranila na vodicu Zlata. Ten days later she received a phone call from Ismet Alajbegović Šerbo informing her that she had been accepted into Radio Sarajevo, beating out 30 other contestants.[4][5]

Zečaj recorded music for the 2003 drama-comedy film Gori vatra, directed by Pjer Žalica. She also collaborated with Adi Lukovac on the soundtrack for the 2003 Bosnian war film Remake.[6] It was Lukovac's final project before dying in a car accident three years later.

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ "Who is who among Bosniacs; page 529". Google Books. 2001. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Billboard magazine; page 53". Google Books. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Emina Zečaj, interpretatorka sevdalinke - Ikona bh. sevdaha". Ekapija. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Emina Zečaj: Ne može sevdalinka biti ničija nego naša, bosanska". Radio Sarajevo. 13 March 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Čitav život se borim za sevdah". Nezavisne. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Priča i pjeva u emisiji Četvrtkom o kulturi". Radio Sarajevo. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Pijana sam i bez pića". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Narodne pjesme iz Bosne". Discogs. January 1975. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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