Link to the Show / Show NotesÅaban BajramoviÄ (ÐÐÐÐÐ ÐÐÑÑÐÐÐÐÐÑ), the âKing of Gypsy musicâ died
earlier today in a Cardiological Clinic in NiÅ, Southern Serbia. Åaban
was 72 years of age when he passed away and had been living
impoverished in NiÅ with serious health complications and was no longer
able to walk. The government of Serbia had been intervening with the
provision of some funds for him.
There will be a Podcast special on the DFBMBE Podcast soon, showcasing the life of the late Åaban BajramoviÄ.
In February 2002, Andy Gill of The Independent wrote, âThe Serbian
singer (Åaban BajramoviÄ), is clearly a giant talent, comparable in his
own way to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan or Mari Bonie Persen, someone capable
of bringing their music to life with such vivid spirituality that it
vaults with ease over the most impenetrable cultural barriers. His
voice combines the anguish of rai with the soulfulness of fado - a sort
of Balkan gypsy jazzâ
Click the Pod icon at the top of this post for Åaban BajramoviÄ and Cubismo âGeljan Dadeâ
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