Longing and lost love. The Sevdah urban song of Sarajevo.

This episode will let us travel in the Bosnian musical tradition, and in particular in the city of Sarajevo.Unrequited love is the fuel of the melancholic fire that burns in the heart of the Bosnian urban song of Sarajevo. Longing, desire, jealousy are the main subjects of the lyrics of the sevdah that has its roots in the Ottoman era and more generally in the Near East musical sensibility.Damir Imamović, interviewed in this episode, is a new generation singer and composer with a deep knowledge of the traditions of this heritage that represents the sounding soul of the city.He grew up in a family of musicians and he is the nephew of the prestigious and beloved Zaim Imamović one of the historical protagonist of the sevdah scene of the 20th century.About Damir ImamovićDamir Imamović is a musician, a singer and a composer from Sarajevo. He works on Bosnian traditional music and in particular on Bosnian love song, called sevdah. Growing up in a family of sevdah bards, Damir was immersed in the world of Balkan traditional music at a very young age. He started tracing his own path in sevdah in the early 2000s. Damir’s art is deeply rooted in his research and educational work. Apart from his performances, Damir teaches within his own SevdahLab project. More information about Damir Imamović is available here http://en.damirimamovic.com/about.Episode's musical sources listIntroDamir Imamović in Sevdah TakhtSarajevoDamir Imamović in Dvojka, Glitter Beat Okreni se niz djul bascu (Hamid Dizdar - Isak Samokovlija)Zaim Imamovićavailable on Sevdah Treasure Soundcloud pagehttps://soundcloud.com/semir-vranic/zaim-imamovic-okreni-se-niz-dul-bascu Pokraj Save bagrem drvo raste (traditional)Emina Zečaj and Selim Salihovićavailable on Sevdah Treasure Soundcloud pagehttps://soundcloud.com/semir-vranic/emina-zecaj-pokraj-save-bagrem-drvo-rastehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pddvtcx0nVk Izidji der Fato (traditional)Zaim Imamović and Alajbegović-Petkovićavailable on Sevdah Treasure Soundcloud pagehttps://soundcloud.com/semir-vranic/zaim-imamovic-izidi-der-fato-prvi-snimak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asrU2PSHN_0 Ženi majka na silu Omera (Mother forced Omer into getting married)Rasema Katamaavailable on Sevdah Treasure Soundcloud pagehttps://soundcloud.com/semir-vranic/blago-iz-naseg-arhiva-rasema-katana-nezic Novo fado da Severa (Frederico de Freitas)Dina Teresa available on Museu do Fado website https://arquivosonoro.museudofado.pt/interprete/184/dina-teresa Rado, Kćeri Rado (traditional / D. Imamović)Damir Imamović Trio in Abrašević Live Snijeg pade na behar na voce (traditional / arr. Ante Gelo and Boško Jović)Amira Medunjanin and Zagrebački Solisti Live concert in Zagreb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjrGAgLstGg Lijepa Mara (based on Emina Zečaj version)Damir Imamović in Dojka, Glitter Beat Je li rano (traditional / D. Imamović)Damir Imamović in Dojka, Glitter BeatDisclaimer Mediterranean Intangible Heritage Soundscape is a podcast by Paolo Scarnecchia, produced by UNIMED, Mediterranean Universities Union. Musical works included in the Podcast are used for purpose of illustration for teaching, and not for commercial purposes.Please notice that opening and closing voice over is generated with AI tools.