Like the surrounding Balkan countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had a turbulent past marked by frequent foreign invasions and occupation. As a result, Bosnian music is now a mixture of Slavic, Turki
Cellist Vedran Smailović playing in the ruins of the former Sarajevo City Hall, 1992. Bosnian music continues despite the nation's sometimes-troubled history.
Zaim Imamović
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Zaim Imamović was a Bosnian sevdalinka-folk singer, accordionist and author.
Music of Bosnia and Herzegovina
…the extent that their recordings are available. More modern performers Beba Selimović, Zehra Deović, Silvana Armenulić, Safet Isović, Himzo Polovina, Zaim Imamović and Hanka Paldum have used non-native instruments, including the accordion, clarinet, violin and guitar. In 2024, Sevdalinka was included on the UNESCO…
Zaim Imamovic