Balkan Music 1 - three songs by 3 great female singers

I stumbled upon these beautiful recordings of folk songs from Serbia about six years ago. They're from the archives of Radio Belgrado and were broadcasted in a radioshow from there.
Even without knowing the lyrics I'm sure this enchantingly beautiful singing reaches heart and soul of evry music lover immediately.
Featured here are three famous female singers, each doing one song. The first song is called in english 'Who has torn the jewelry', and is sung by Radmila Dimic. The english title of the second song is 'Why don't you come to me, my darling' and is sung by Kseniju Cicvaric. The third song, by Mara Djordjevic, is titled 'Da znaes, mori mome' or 'Zal za mladost'.
Also notice the instrumental accompaniment, listen to those weeping violins or the melancholic tone of the accordion in the second song. Responsible for this is the legendary violinist/orchestra leader Vlastimir Pavlovic Carevac (1895-1965). He started working for Radio Belgrado from the very start of the radio station, in 1929. The recordings you'll listen to here were done in the period 1954-1964 approximately. I highlight three female singers here, but the male singers in this period are of the same high level. From this kind of music and from this period Radio Belgrado has released some cd-albums, and probably these songs are included. If not, then you're lucky to hear these gems over here. Hope you'll enjoy this music as much as I do.

The pictures in my video are all from the worldwideweb. The vast majority of them show rural life scenes from a bygone era in some Serbian villages, approximately fifty years ago.

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[emotivnoluda78]

како људи на Балкану су веома сличне ..... Хвала за Србија из Бугарске

[jacobmlake]

Great music! Part of my family came from Serbia to America in the early 1900's. Proud Great-Grandson of Rade Hrnjak and Danica Svilar

[milpalon]

This music is not sevdah. Sevdah or sevdalinka is a very particular class of Balkan music, sung primarily by Bosnian Muslims and Serbs. It is not just any plaintive or melancholy song. Many songs that are commonly called sevdalinke, such as "Zapevala sojka ptica" and "Moj golube", are not sevdalinke at all. Their roots are in among the Kosovo Serbs, not Bosnian Muslims.

The first song, "Ko pokida s' grla djerdane" was written by Herzegovina Serb Aleksa Santic.

[MrGMitzik]

Браво! Поздрави от България!

[Lu3Zak]

@lavidaesunamuerda

It is difficult even for us Balkan folks to distinguish...

it is possibly Bosnia, possibly Serbian, even Bulgarian, also Croatian ( thou less)

Since all Slavic roots... we understand - but, who can tell...

There is a saying... The first one, marry her -

[lavidaesunamuerda]

I don't want to be rude...But i'm allmost sure it is Sevdah, from Bosnia...

I just mention it becouse of the written text about it under the video.

Aúpa, Muzika Bizirik!

I like to visit the Balkans, ALL of it.

[Viczable]

Sorry but when the GERMANIC barbarians came to the Balkans there was no Serbians there,The Serbians belong to the Slavic family and in those times they where in Russia,not in the Balkans

[highsynthesis]

bosnian sevdah is prime for this :)

[conessex]

What is with all the political comments? Music as beautiful as this transcends all that. JUST LISTEN!



[alexpjp]

@borcamilos they didn't rule them, they occupied them, and destroyed them.

[n68firebird]

@korhan75: You are citing something from Jimi Hendrix? Okay...

But know this: People want to live in peace. Not all people are interested in Muslim domination, especially not the USA. Europe has been figuring this out as they go along, and we've been watching.

[n68firebird]

@lsdvine: Yes, we in the USA have our problems with Serbia especially considering the onset of WWI. But, I have do ask: if Albania is so great, why do their people keep running over to the USA illegally? It just doesn't add up, bud.