A voice that broke down barriers: Crowds fill Sarajevo to mourn beloved folk singer Halid Beslic

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Tens of thousands of people from across the Balkans poured into the streets of Sarajevo on ...
Daily SabahOpinion

How can music unite nations?

Music, perhaps, stands as one of the few remaining, yet flimsy bonds that truly link countries like Bosnia-Herzegovina, ...
Religion News Service

In Bosnia, gentile musicians work to preserve the country's Sephardic Jewish tradition

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (RNS) — When Flory Jagoda, the superstar of Ladino music, died in 2021, it was a wakeup call for Vladimir Mickovic. Mickovic, a Bosnian musician from Mostar, realized that ...
Reuters

Bosnian "sevdah" music can help Europe grasp Islam

SARAJEVO, June 20 (Reuters Life!) - British composer Nigel Osborne says the traditional Bosnian Oriental-rooted 'sevdah' music which inspired his new opera can offer Europe a key to a better ...
The Advocate

In Bosnia, gentile musicians work to preserve the country’s Sephardic Jewish tradition

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — When Flory Jagoda, the superstar of Ladino music, died in 2021, it was a wakeup call for Vladimir Mickovic. Mickovic, a Bosnian musician from Mostar, realized that with ...