Mostar Sevdah Reunion is a

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from

Mostar Mostar (, ; sr-Cyrl, Мостар, ) is a city and the administrative center of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is sit ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

playing almost exclusively

sevdalinka Sevdalinka (), also known as Sevdah music, is a traditional Musical genre, genre of folk music originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sevdalinka is an integral part of the Bosniak culture, but is also spread across th ...

fused with contemporary musical styles. The band is composed of experienced musicians and often collaborates with renowned musicians in the field of Roma music: they made two albums with

Šaban Bajramović Šaban Bajramović ( sr-Cyrl, Шабан Бајрамовић, ; rom, Shaban Bajramovičh; 16 April 1936 – 8 June 2008), nicknamed Šabi (Шаби), was a Serbian vocalist and recording artist of Arlije Romani ethnicity. He was one of the mos ...

and two albums with

Ljiljana Buttler Ljiljana Buttler (née Petrović; 14 December 1944 – 26 April 2010) was a Yugoslav- Romani folk singer comparable to Esma Redžepova, Vida Pavlović, and Šaban Bajramović. Early life Buttler was born as Ljiljana Petrović on 14 December 1944 ...

. Ljiljana frequently toured with the band until her death in 2010. The band was formed by

Dragi Šestić Dragi Šestić (born 14 May 1966) is a Bosnian music producer, sound engineer, director of music video clips and record label owner. In 1998 he founded the first Bosnian World Music band, Mostar Sevdah Reunion. He rediscovered almost forgotten G ...

in 1998. It started out as a group of local, talented and experienced musicians. They were old friends who came together again in summer 1999 to record their first album. Their first CD was released 1999. Since then they became popular with world music audiences, performing at various world music festivals and receiving a number of music awards. The band members are: Mišo Petrović (lead guitar), Sandi Duraković (guitar), Nermin Alukić Čerkez (vocal and guitar), Marko Jakovljević (bass), Gabrijel Prusina (piano), Senad Trnovac (drums) and Vanja Radoja (violin).

Discography

# Mostar Sevdah Reunion: «Mostar Sevdah Reunion» (1999) # Mostar Sevdah Reunion presents Šaban Bajramović: «A Gypsy Legend» (2001) # Ljiljana Buttler: «The Mother of Gypsy Soul» (2002) # Mostar Sevdah Reunion: «A Secret Gate» (2003) # Mostar Sevdah Reunion and Ljiljana Buttler: «The Legends of Life» (2005) # Mostar Sevdah Reunion: «Šaban» (2006) # Mostar Sevdah Reunion: «Café Sevdah» (2007) # Ljiljana Buttler: «Frozen Roses» (2009) # Mostar Sevdah Reunion: «Tales from a Forgotten City» (2013) # Mostar Sevdah Reunion: «Kings of Sevdah» (2016) # Mostar Sevdah Reunion presents Sreta: «The Balkan Autumn» (2018) # Mostar Sevdah Reunion: «Lady SIngs The Balkan Blues» (2022)

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

Films

* Mostar Sevdah Reunion - by

Pjer Žalica Pjer Žalica (born 7 May 1964 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnians, Bosnian film director, screenwriter and a professor at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. His father Miodrag (1926–1992) was a noted dramaturgist and poet who scripted several T ...

2000
Sevdah the Bridge that Survived
- by Mira Erdevički 2005 * Tales From A Forgotten City - by Amir Grabus 2013

External links

Official website of MSRMostar Sevdah Reunion- Sluzbena stranicaCurrent record label- Snail RecordsInitial record label
Sevdalinka Bosnia and Herzegovina musical groups Indexi Award winners {{europe-band-stub