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La sevdalinka est un genre de musique traditionnelle typique de la Bosnie. Très souvent ce nom est abrégé en sevdah. La sevdalinka est la musique traditionnelle des bosniaques, mais cette forme est populaire dans plusieurs régions de l'ancienne Yougoslavie, notamment en Serbie, en Croatie, au Monténégro et en Macédoine.

Sevdalinka is a traditional genre of folk music originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina. In many cases, sevdalinka is called simply sevdah. The origin of the term is Turkish word sevda meaning "love".

Mostar Sevdah Reunion is a musical ensemble from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, playing almost exclusively sevdalinka and gypsy music. The band is composed of experienced musicians and often collaborates with renowned musicians in the field of gypsy music: they made two albums with Šaban Bajramović and two albums with Ljiljana Buttler.

Dr. Himzo Polovina (1927-1986) je bio poznati bosanskohercegovački prikupljač pjesama, interpretator, tekstopisac, kompozitor, odličan poeta i doktor - specijalista neuropsihijatar.

Dr. Himzo Polovina (1927–1986) was a Bosnian singer and songwriter, most famous for collecting and performing sevdalinka songs. In addition, Dr. Himzo Polovina was a well respected neuropsychiatrist.

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 ethnic Bosniak, Croat, Serb, Greek, Roma (Gypsy), Turkish, Hungarian and Macedonian influences along with influences from the western part of the world.

To millions of people in the world, Bosnia and Herzegovina is known only for horrible news on violence, ethnical cleansing and war. The recent war has completely overshadowed the very rich and unique cultural tradition of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the cultural heritage of this country, a special place belongs to the traditional Bosnian music form "Sevdah". Although it is reliably known that the Sevdah originated after the Turks came to medieval Bosnia, nobody has been able to determine exactly when this was. The word Sevdah itself is open to several interpretations...