KCRW DJ and Bosnian native Valida shares her affection for Dino Merlin: It’s no small feat to have a career spanning over 25 years, but Bosnia’s favorite pop crooner, Dino Merlin, has managed just ...

Officials in Bosnia-Herzegovina are campaigning to have sevdalinka, a traditional genre of folk music, added to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage by the end of this year. Musicians and ...

SARAJEVO, June 20 (Reuters Life!) - British composer Nigel Osborne says the traditional Bosnian Oriental-rooted 'sevdah' music which inspired his new opera can offer Europe a key to a better ...

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Sarajevo to honor Halid Beslic, a beloved Bosnian folk singer. Beslic, who passed away last week at 71 from cancer, was known for his music ...

Folk music lovers across the former Yugoslavia are mourning the passing of legendary folk singer Halid Beslic, who died at age 72 on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. He has been hospitalized since August.