Traditional Bosnian Songs

Making a selection of Emina Zečaj s and Mehmed Gribajčević s recordings produced during the summer 2002 wasn t an easy task. The production of this material was motivated by the need to preserve the repertoire as well as its interpretation, which is, in Emina Zečaj s case, a quite unique aesthetic experience.

On the technical side, the idea was to have the recordings document the authenticity of the original. Recording this duo in mono, with minimal producing interventions became a production on its own. Our wish was to make Emina s songs sound as if you were listening to them live in your room: this non-mediated beauty offers a new experience that we have almost forgotten.

01. Banja Luko i ravnine tvoje
02. Zove majka pašu sokoliju
03. Teško meni jadnoj u Saraj vu samoj
04. Djevojka se suncu zamjerila
05. Akšam geldi
06. Il je vedro, il oblačno
07. Kraj tanana šadrvana
08. Zaprosio Alija
09. Dvore gradi Komadina Mujo
10. U Travniku na Daltabaniku
11. Majka Muju mladog oženila
12. Kad kauri Livno porobiše
13. Kadiraga Bišćanine
14. Pita Fata Halil mehandžiju
15. Ne čudim se Pruscu pri planini
16. Gledali se Mujo i Nizama
17. Eto kiše iznad Gračanice
18. Salavat
19. Mevlud (dio)

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Emina Zečaj – vocals
Mehmed Gribajčević – saz (except tracks 18, 19)

All tracks are traditional except track 7. – H. Heine

Recorded by one Brauner vm 1 microphone,
With Manley preamplifier and Siltech cables
A/D conversion by Apogee converters
Recorded and produced by Edin Zubčević
HD recording and editing by Vedran Mujagić
Recorded in Sarajevo at Magaza/PWS studio, 2002
Post-production by Adi Lukovac

Photos: Dejan Vekić
Design: Faruk šabanović
Siltech cables by courtesy of I. Horić

Printed and manufactured at Sony DADC, Austria
A Gramofon production