How is a discernibly queer performer, who sings not pop but traditional, serious sevdah music,…
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The Story of Sevdalinke, Part III: The Music Today
When the shooting stopped in Bosnia, roughly 100,000 lay dead, many more were wounded, and…
The Story of Sevdalinke, Part II: The Musical Evolution
“What is sevdah?” an old man asks a boy. “Sevdah is when my father is…
The Story of Sevdalinke, Part I: The Saz
Standing at the sliding metal gate that shields his courtyard from the neighborhood, Ćamil Metiljević…