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Serbian Folk Music
Serbian folk music ( sr, српска народна музика / ''srpska narodna muzika'') refers to, in the narrow sense, the "older" style of Serbian folk music, predating the "newer" ( sr, link=no, новокомпонована / ''novokomponovana'', "newly composed") style which emerged in the 1970s and 1980s as a result of urbanisation. The characteristic musical instruments included the accordion and violin, while traditional instruments such as tamburica, frula, were also used. Notable performers ;Male * Cune Gojković (1932–2017) * Predrag Živković Tozovac (1936–2021) *Miroslav Ilić (born 1950) * Staniša Stošić (1945–2008) *Sinan Sakić (1956–2018) *Šaban Šaulić (1951–2019) *Šeki Turković (born 1953) * Marinko Rokvić (1954-2021) ;Female *Lepa Lukić (born 1940) *Snežana Đurišić (born 1959) *Merima Njegomir (born 1953) *Vasilija Radojčić (1936–2011) *Brankica Vasić (Бранкица Васић), stage name Vasilisa *Lepa Brena (born 1960) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepa Lukić
Lepava Mušović ( sr-Cyrl, Лепава Мушовић; born 13 January 1940), known professionally as Lepa Lukić ( sr-cyr, Лепа Лукић), is a Serbian folk singer with a career spanning more than six decades. One of her biggest hits is "Srce je moje violina" (''My Heart is a Violin''). Early life and family Lepava Mušović in the village of Miločaj near Kraljevo in Serbia, at the time part of Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Contrary to most sources, Lepava was actually born 13 January 1940, rather than 16 January 1940 when she was given a birth certificate. Her father, Radisav, died in 1942, at age 30, when Lepava was two years old. Her mother, Milosija (1913–2007), lived to the age of 94. Lepava has one older brother, Radomir, born in 1936. Career Lepava began singing at about the age of ten, circa 1950 in her village. Her professional singing career began in the 1960s, when she recorded duets with singers Mića Stojanović and Gvozden Radičević. At the beginning of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Culture
Serbian culture is a term that encompasses the artistic, culinary, literary, musical, political and social elements that are representative of Serbs and Serbia. History The Byzantine Empire had a great influence on Serbian culture as it initially governed the Byzantine and Frankish frontiers in the name of the emperors. Serbs soon formed an independent country. They were baptised by Eastern Orthodox missionaries and adopted the Cyrillic script, with both Latin and Catholic influences in the southern regions. The Republic of Venice influenced the maritime regions of the Serbian state in the Middle Ages. The Serbian Orthodox Church gained autocephaly from Constantinople in 1219. The pope declared Stefan the First Crowned king, starting a prosperous medieval period of Serbian culture. The Ottoman Empire conquered the Serbian Despotate in 1459, ending a cultural and political renaissance. Ottomans ruled the territory and influenced Serbian culture, especially in the southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Dances
Dancing tradition in Serbia is represented by various styles of dances in the country and it is called Kolo. The word Kolo originated from the Slavic word meaning a ‘wheel,’ circle, or circuit. As with other aspects of Serbian culture, different forms of dances originated in different parts of Serbia, developed according to the local traditions and also acquired elements from other parts of the country. Kolo used to be performed near churches, at war fronts, weddings, and other occasions; the Serbian community described it as a circle dance around the church. At these celebrations, the Serbians start a circle dance, then, people hold each other’s hands, making a chain or a union, following the same rhythm; their hands are either in a V or W formation. Serbian folk dancing, ''kolo'' ("circle ance), includes many varieties. The most popular dances are ''Užičko kolo'', and ''Moravac'', while other popular dances include ''Kokonješte'', ''Žikino kolo'' and ''Vranjanka''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Folklore
Serbian folklore is the folk traditions among ethnic Serbs. The earliest examples of Serbian folklore are seen in the pre-Christian Slavic customs transformed into Christianity. Roots and characteristics Folklore The Apostles of the Slavs, Cyril and Methodius, have been venerated by Serbian Orthodox Christians since their Christianization in 867, they have been considered Serbs by historians. In Krajište and Vlasina there are epic stories of the extermination of Roman males in a battle, and of the settling of Russians ( Antes) Serbian Epic poetry Serbian epic poetry is a form of epic poetry written by Serbs originating in today's Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. The main cycles were composed by unknown Serb authors between the 14th and 19th centuries. They are largely concerned with historical events and personages. The corpus of Serbian epic poetry is divided into cycles: *Non-historic cycle *Pre-Kosovo cycle - poems about events that predate the Battle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starogradska Muzika
Starogradska muzika ( bg, mk, sr, староградска музика, hr, starogradska glazba; literally "old city music") is an urban traditional folk music of Bulgaria, Bosnia Hercegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia and Serbia. In Serbia This music was very popular during the early 1900s in Serbia. Today, this music can be heard in bohemian part of Belgrade, Skadarlija. It is most popular in the northern part of Serbia, Vojvodina. Some famous performers of this music are Zvonko Bogdan, Ksenija Cicvarić, and Toma Zdravković. The lyrics are often romantic and depict the city life, as well as some more rural scenes. In North Macedonia Some of the most prominent ''Starogradska muzika'' performers are Ansambl Biljana from the city of Ohrid, which was considered an important center for this music style in the past along with Bitola, Prilep and others. The emergence of the Starogradska music scene is related to the development of the cities and the bourgeoisie under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Serbian Folk Songs
*Nebo
*Niko nema što Srbin imade
*Oblak se vije
*Odvoji se grojze od lojze
*Otvori mi belo lenče
*Preleteše pt ...
List of Serbian folk songs: *'Ajd' d' idemo, Rado *'Ajde Jano *'Ajde Kato *Četir' konja debela *Čuješ, seko *'Ej, čija frula *Igrale se delije *Imam jednu želju *Mila Majko *Moj Milane *Na te mislim *Ne vredi plakati *Oj, Jelo, Jelo *Oj, Moravo * Oj Srbijo mati * Oj Srbijo, mila mati *Pred Senkinom kućom *Stani, stani Ibar vodo * Tamo daleko *U ranu zoru *Već odavno spremam svog mrkova *Višnjičića *Volem Diku *Vidovdan *Vranjanka *Bojerka *Goranine ćafanine * Himna kosovskih junaka *Gora ječi *Gusta mi magla padnala *Marijo, bela kumrijo * Kreće se lađa francuska *More izgrejala *Moj golube ''Moj golube'' ("My dove") is a well-known folk song from countries of the former Yugoslavia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zorica Brunclik
Zorica Brunclik ( sr-cyr, Зорица Брунцлик; born 29 June 1955) is a Serbian singer of folk music; both traditional and newly composed. Arguably one of the most famous ex-Yugoslavian artists, Zorica Brunclik is known for her singing voice, fashion style and bright pink hair. Biography Brunclik was born 29 June 1955 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Her father was of Slovak descent, and her mother was from Šumadija. She began performing in pubs and restaurants. It was there that she was discovered by Bora Spužić Kvaka, with whose daughter she went to school. She later completed a course in Aranžerskoj school at the National University "Bozidar Adžija", and then the Faculty of Economics and studied law. She has married four times. Her best most known husbands are the accordionists Ljuba Kešelj and Miroljub Aranđelović Kemiš with whom she has been married since 1985. She has four children (three daughters and a son), and became a grandmother in 2013. Brunclik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepa Brena
Fahreta Živojinović (; ; born 20 October 1960), known by her stage name Lepa Brena (), is a folk singer, actress, and businesswoman. She is the best-selling female recording artist from the former Yugoslavia. Lepa Brena grew up in Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has lived in Belgrade, Serbia since 1980, where she started her career. Lepa Brena is considered to be a symbol of the former Yugoslavia, due to the fact that she was one of the last popular acts to emerge before the breakup of the country. She has described herself as being " Yugo-nostalgic". Along with her husband, Slobodan Živojinović and friend, Saša Popović, Brena co-founded and co-owned Grand Production, the biggest record label and production company in the Balkans. In 2019, they decided to sell Grand Production for €30 million. Early life Born into a Bosniak family in the outskirts of Tuzla, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, she grew up in Brčko as the youngest child of Abid Jahić ( – 22 October 2010) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasilija Radojčić
Vasilije () is a South Slavic languages, South Slavic masculine given name, a variant of Greek language, Greek given name ''Vassilios'' ("Basil (name), Basil"). It may refer to: *Vasilije, Serbian Patriarch (), Serbian cleric born Vasilije Jovanović-Brkić *Vasilije Calasan (born 1981), French racing driver *Vasa Čarapić (1768–1806), Serbian ''voivode'' (military commander) *Vasa Jovanović (1874–1970), Serbian lawyer, politician, founder of the Chetnik movement and a founding member of the League of Nations *Vasilije Krestić (born 1932), intellectual and historian, and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts *Vasilije Matić (1906–1981), forestry expert born in Srpske Moravice *Vasilije Mokranjac (1923–1984), greatly influential and renowned Serbian composer *Vasa Pelagić (1833–1899), Bosnian Serb writer, physician, educator, clergyman, nationalist and proponent of utopian socialism *Vasilije Petrović (1709–1766), Prince Bishop of Montenegro *Vasilije ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merima Njegomir
Merima Kurtiš ( sr-cyr, Мерима Куртиш; 9 November 1953 – 20 November 2021), known professionally as Merima Njegomir ( sr-cyr, Мерима Његомир), was a Serbian folk and sevdah singer. Life She began her career singing many interpretations of popular Bosnian folk songs, such as " Moj dilbere" and " Sejdefu majka buđaše", which gained her popularity across Serbia and former Yugoslavia. Her career, spanning over four decades, includes 24 albums, and songs in over 20 languages, such as Hungarian, Hebrew, Italian, Greek and Turkish. Her father Adem was a Macedonian Albanian from Ohrid, while her mother Fatima was a Bosniak from Bijeljina. Njegomir is best known for her distinct mezzo-soprano vocal range, and folk songs with influences from her native Zemun. She remains one of the most prominent names in Serbian music, with many songs achieving popularity in Eastern Europe, from Slovenia to Russia. One of her more notable songs is "Ivanova korita", w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snežana Đurišić
Snežana Đurišić (; born 6 June 1959) is a Serbian folk singer. Her career spans more than half a century (in April 2019 she marked 50 years anniversary by concert in Sava Centar). She was dubbed "Queen of folk music" in both her home and neighbouring countries, and is considered one of the best interpreters of her genre. Her first release was in 1969, when she was nine; since then, she has recorded more than 40 sound carriers (EPs, LPs, CDs). She received a dozen of respected awards for her contribution to music arts. She is a jury member of Serbian noted music competition show, ''Zvezde Granda''. Her greatest hits include "Lepi moj", "Pričaj mi, pričaj", "Imena mi mog", "Kuće male", "Kleo se, kleo", "Odakle si, sele", "Učiniću sve", "Srna", "Isplači se", "Sve je prošlo među nama", "Mala soba tri sa tri", "Vratiću se", "Kiše", "Između mene i tebe, tama", "Ti, ona i ja", "Naše tajne čuva vodenica", "Noć se sprema", "Niko me nije voleo kao ti", etc. She used to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
