Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Hecegovina, was considered by many people to be the heart of Yugoslavia before the region was split up into seven countries. People from all the nationalities of ex ...

Once upon a time, the city of Mostar was considered a model for how fractious ethnic communities could learn to live together. The Bosnian war changed everything, although amid the general destruction ...

Named best European artist at last week’s Songlines awards, the Bosnian singer has weathered war and personal tragedy while bringing sevdah music to prominence Damir Imamović is pining for a curry.

The sound of the traditional form of Balkan folk music known as sevdah is hitting the airwaves afresh as a new generation of Bosnian musicians releases new tracks. The popular vocalist-guitarist from ...

Avea’nın müziğe sağladığı katkı ve desteğin en önemli göstergelerinden olan “Sıra Dışı Müzik Konserleri” kapsamında; Boşnak aşk türküleri Sevdalinka ile çingene müziğini ustaca birleştiren Mostar ...

"Hatred is not in my make-up. I can forgive, but I can't forget," says the singer Ilijaz Delic, who lost three members of his family in the Bosnian war. He is a national treasure in Bosnia, although ...

This article by Bojana Radić was originally published by the Post-Conflict Research Center on Balkan Diskurs and within the first edition of MIR Magazine. MIR, which means ‘peace’ in Bosnian is an ...

The world premiere of Sevdah for Karim, a film by Bosnian director Jasmin Durakovic, opened the Sarajevo Film Festival's Competition Programme for feature films on Saturday. Before the screening, the ...

Sevdah music is a traditional form of folk music that comes from Bosnia. It is one of the most emotionally charged and melancholic of all of the musics from the region, comparative to the blues of ...

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 ...

Sevdah is the ancient, often pained and passionate music of Bosnia, but in the hands of its best-known exponents, the Mostar Sevdah Reunion, this Balkan answer to the blues is transformed and updated ...