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- Date Released: January 1, 1993
- Genre: International
- Style: Eastern Europe
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
A glimpse of a world all too recently shattered.
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We Say...
It's almost hard to believe that there was a more innocent Bosnia before the conflicts that tore the country apart in the '90s. But it exists here, although many of these musicians now exist only in memory, a stark testament to how far the carnage reached. The recordings here, all reflecting Muslim traditions, form an odd mix; some were recorded in the field and others taken from commercially available discs. What's apparent is the way musical cultures meld. At times there's a strong Western influence in the sound, while at others, such as the call to prayer, it leans decisively to the East, with a heavy nod toward Turkey. But even the more obviously commercial material shows its debt to tradition. And songs like "My Village Lies Next to Bare" foreshadow what was to come in eerie fashion. There's a fragile, snapped beauty to all this, a glimpse of a world all too recently shattered and gone that makes the music incredibly poignant.
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They Say...
This compilation drawn from both field work and recordings on the then Yugoton label gives a sense of the richness of Bosnian Muslim culture before the catastrophe. The music is admirably varied, ranging from mid-'80s local pop to shepherds' songs and country-dance music. All royalties go toward humanitarian aid in Bosnia.
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| 01. |
When I Went to Benbasa |
4:13 |
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| 02. |
World and It's People, You Are Great |
3:13 |
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Wedding Dance
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1:10 |
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| 04. | |
Oh, How I Like to Plough!
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4:22 |
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| 05. | |
How Long We Sisters Haven't Sung |
2:53 |
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| 06. | |
What Strikes the Heart of a 'Real Man'? |
1:24 |
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My Village Lies Next to Bare |
1:39 |
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| 08. |
Is It Clear, or Cloudy? |
3:01 |
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| 09. | |
Call to Prayer
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4:58 |
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Excerpt from Naqshbandi Zikr |
3:19 |
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| 11. | |
Excerpt from Qadiri Zikr |
5:49 |
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Sarajevo's Beginning/Aljo the Bully Blocked the Road
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6:55 |
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Mountain Nymph Shouts from the Top of Trebevic |
3:03 |
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| 14. |
Mujo and Nizama Were in Love |
3:49 |
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14 Total Tracks, 49:48 Total Length
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- Alma Bandic - Vocals // Alma Bandic - Performer // Omer Bikic - Performer // Habiba - Performer // Rasid Imamovic - Drums // Rasid Imamovic - Performer // Reso Kopcalic - Performer // Kadir Kurtagic - Vocals // Kadir Kurtagic - Performer // Ted Levin - Engineer // Ted Levin - Liner Notes // Ted Levin - Compilation // Nada Mamula - Vocals // Nada Mamula - Performer // Kasim Masic - Performer // Hasim Muharemovic - Performer // Izudin Osojkic - Violin // Izudin Osojkic - Performer // Himzo Polovina - Vocals // Himzo Polovina - Performer // Rahima - Performer // Selim Salihovic - Performer // Sultanic - Performer // Drago Trkulja - Leader // Drago Trkulja - Performer // Emina Zecaj - Vocals // Emina Zecaj - Performer
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