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	Sevdalinka -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Sevdalinka is the national music of (additional info and facts about Bosniaks) Bosniaks, although it is popular across the (additional info and facts about former Yugoslav) former Yugoslav region, especially in (A mountainous republic in southeastern Europe) Serbia and Montenegro and (Landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991) Macedonia.
		The most prominent performers (singers) of Sevdalinka in the 20th century are (additional info and facts about Himzo Polovina) Himzo Polovina, Nedad Salković, Zaim Imamović, Safet Isović; the most famous female singer is Hanka Paldum.
		Sevdalinka was also part of the basis for a (additional info and facts about 20th century) 20th century genre called novokomponovana narodna muzika ("newly-composed folk music"), which mixed various folk influences from the Balkan region.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Se/Sevdalinka.htm (241 words)

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		All of this rich heritage of folk music is, of course, disappearing under the influence of Western pop music and of new native pop music in a folkish style, played on the accordion and synthesizer.
		Derived from the Turkish word sevda (love), sevdalinka songs were the most widespread form of music in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
		Incorporating both Western and Eastern elements, these deeply emotional songs speak metaphorically and symbolically of love won and lost; they came to symbolize Bosnia to natives and foreigners alike.
	www.culturalorientation.net /bosnia/bosniatxt.html (6739 words)

	Bosniaks LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORER
		It bears a similarity to the flag of the SDA political party, but has a few key differences.
		The nation takes pride in the melancholic folk songs sevdalinka, the precious medieval filigree manufactured by old Sarajevo craftsmen, and a wide array of traditional wisdoms that are carried down to newer generations by word of mouth, and in recent years written down in numerous books.
		Today, a national consciousness is found in the vast majority of Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
	language.school-explorer.com /info/Bosniaks (6358 words)

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