Try this. The music is called 'sevdah', from south east Balkan. Very specific form. Kind of 'blues', not by form, but by feeling. If you like it, will tell you more. This is the same song, played by two very different singers https://youtu.be/iBbN86O3r8M https://youtu.be/P7OecIOkA_Y |
Inna, I guess your last question is adressed to me? Here are some facts on wiki, they are mostly right, aldo the important part which describes actual way of life and living in time when that form of singing was born is missing from description https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevdalinka However, if you decide to try to find some more great sevdah music, I would be glad to recommend it, because, like in blues, there is lots of music that goes by that name,and its not realy that and has got no value at all, it justs falsy uses and exploits the real art form |
Inna, Frogman, I am glad that you liked the clips. But like O 10 said, in 'our' jazz thread, it is a realy special feeling seeing some of this performers alive. The music is emotionaly demanding, there is a joke that describes that well, about a little boy who was asked what is 'sevdah'. His response was 'that is when father sits, drinks, listens to music and cry'. Here are couple more clips, the older, more traditional, and few more recent. If you are realy intersted, I could translate you the songs,but the poetic expression would be partly lost https://youtu.be/9eFkjSXbUks https://youtu.be/nvjDAIBtRH8 https://youtu.be/idjt4URLJcQ https://youtu.be/4Gp_mwg0R8I https://youtu.be/dDOSog6F5vE, intersting, his son and grandson are singers too. Grandson, singing the same song https://youtu.be/v03AWt_Wmes |
Paco De Lucia is one of my favorite guitar players, was fortunate enough to see him alive couple of years ago. There are two albums that you may like, sextet, and sextet live. Here are few clips https://youtu.be/8DLExUqCK84 https://youtu.be/ZBa5xUWHQAI |
Frogman, no problem, I will do my best, will write you the original text of the song, just in case if you meet someone who can do it better, and my translation. Tell me is there a particular song that you would like me to translate, or you would like to know the meaning of them all? Perhaps you should send me your mail than. Same question goes for you, Inna. In the meantime here is another song from Amira Medunjanin, the one you seemed to like.There is a translation under the clip too, I read it and its quite all right. There is problem with translatin because all this songs are quite old, and there are some archaic words that are basicly of ottoman origin, but have found the use in a common langugae, specialy in Bosnia Of course that they can be translated, but the 'spice' and atmosphere are impossible to preserve fully. https://youtu.be/SwSiIPMvsYE Interesting question that rises is why we like some particular music...and we do not some other....education and influences and exposure are just some of the answers |
