Mostar Sevdah Reunion
This band performs music that owes its origins to gypsy music and café life in Bosnia before the 90s Yugoslav wars. In the city of Mostar during this period there was a popular musical form, sevdalinka, which was heavily influenced by Turkish traditions. After the war, the musicians were reunited in 1998 by band founder Dragi Sesti and have developed concepts rooted in the distant past, but which bear witness to the regions recent problems. The musicians include Illijaz Delic (vocals), Mustafa Santic (accordion/clarinet), Nedjo Kovacevic (violin) and Miso Petrovic (guitar). The band has performed and sometimes recorded with Saban Bajramovic, Ljiljana Buttler and Esma Redzepova. Mostar Sevdah Reunion recreates traditional music dating back several centuries. Rooted in the arduous history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the core of sevdah is filled with melancholy and reflects the tumultuous times through which the people of the regions have struggled. The band has appeared in the films Mostar Sevdah Reunion (2000) and Sevdah, The Bridge That Survived (2005). Venues at which the band has appeared include the Amsterdam Roots Festival, Belgium’s Sfinks Festival and the Nice Jazz Festival. In the early 00s they visited Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK, appearing at London’s Barbican Centre.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Lady Sings the Balkan Blues
Blues - Released by Snail Records on 16 Nov 2022
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Mostar Sevdah Reunion and Saban Bajramovic
Mostar Sevdah Reunion, Saban Bajramovic
World - Released by Snail Records on 25 May 2006
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Mostar Sevdah Reunion - Live in Sarajevo (Live)
World - Released by Snail Records on 1 Sep 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tales from a Forgotten City
World - Released by snailrecords on 3 Mar 2013
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Frozen Roses
Ljiljana Buttler, Mostar Sevdah Reunion
World - Released by Snail Records on 10 Jul 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Mother of Gypsy Soul
Ljiljana Buttler, Mostar Sevdah Reunion
World - Released by Snail Records on 1 Jan 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mostar Sevdah Reunion
Pop - Released by City Records on 12 Mar 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Once Upon a Time in Mostar (Live 2005)
Folk - Released by Snail Records on 25 May 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Legends of Life
Ljiljana Buttler, Mostar Sevdah Reunion
World - Released by Snail Records on 1 Jan 2006
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Kings of Sevdah (Live)
World - Released by Snail Records on 25 Aug 2016
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Cudna Jada Od Mostara Grada (Unreleased Live Track)
Jazz - Released by Snail Records on 30 May 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Zvijezda Tjera Mjeseca (Radio Edit)
World - Released by snailrecords on 1 Oct 2016
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