Damir Imamovic - The World And All That It Holds [CD]

SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS

£11.50

Cat. no: SFW40601
Format: CD
Barcode: 093074060124
Release Date: 22 Sep 2023
Genre: World Music

Bosnian singer, songwriter and sevdah tradition-bearer Damir Imamovic is a frm believer in the power of song to connect and transport

On this new album 'The World and All That It Holds', he performs original compositions and traditional songs in Bosnian and Sephardic Ladino with breathtaking emotion and conviction. Created as a musical companion to Bosnian-American author Aleksandar Hemon's epic novel of the same name, the songs tell stories of love and loss, hardship and perseverance. Imamovic's music invokes the spirit of the cultural melting pot that is Sarajevo, his lifelong home, refecting sevdah's rich historical infuences while invigorating its future.

CD Tracks: Sinoc (Last Night) / Bejturan (Wormwood) / Anderleto / Tesko Je Ljubit Tajno (It's Hard To Love In Secret) / Kad Ja Podem Draga (When I Leave, My Dear) / Harmoniko (Accordion) / Osmane / Madre Mija Si Mi Muero (Mother, If I Die) / Snijeg Pade (The Snow Has Fallen) / Noces, Noces (Nights, Nights) / Koliko Je Sirom Svijeta (As Vast As The World)