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Reports From CommunitiesST LOUIS Sevdah St Louis (http://uduzenjesevdahstl.org) hosted the first ever "St Louis Sevdah Days Festival" which included events targeted at youth, senior citizens, the general public and Bosnian community. It was funded by Kresge Arts in St Louis - a partnership of the Kresge Foundation, the Arts and Education Council and the Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation. Financial assistance for this project was also provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. St Louis Sevdah Days Festival was a unique collaboration between a number of organizations which included: Sevdah St Louis, the International Institute, Bayless School District, the International Folk Dance Association of University City, Bosnian Islamic Center and Sevdah North America. The events included: December 9 - Private house concert December 11 - Concert for senior citizens at the Aboussie Pavilian community center December 12 - Formal concert at Grbic Banquet Hall which featured an amazing array of performances by the members of Sevdah St Louis, KUD Derdan folklore ensemble, guest vocalists Mary Sherhart (Seattle) and Muhamed Kocan (San Jose), and a fabulous orchestra who included Azemir Zukanovic director (keyboard), Izrudin Gledovic (accordion), Halid Delic (accordion), Teofik Bukvic (bass), Hasan Mujcinovic (guitar), Haris Delic (drums). See photos of this and other St Louis Sevdah Days at: http://www.blog.marysherhart.com/Site/St_Louis_Sevdah_Days_Festival_2009.html January 6, 2010 - School assemblies for students at Bayless Elementary SEATTLE SEVDAH & SAUDADES: A Bosnian-Brazilian jam and concert - March 20, 2010 Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 S Alaska Street, Seattle, Washington Local Seattle artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Brazil gather for the first time ever to explore their cultures' common theme of love and longing. Sevdah, in Bosnian, not only refers to longing, it is the name given to the culture's traditional music of old town centers. Saudades, meaning longing in Portuguese, plays a central role in Brazilian poetry and music. The artists will jam in the afternoon, share dinner and then the doors will open to the public for a 60-minute concert of music just developed hours earlier by these pros followed by a cultural conversation between the audience and artists from the stage. The concert will include a separate Bosnian set, Brazilian set and will close with music developed during the jam. There will be a post-concert social hour for informal mingling in the downstairs hall.
The fine artists include: Eduardo Mendonca, Nedim "Hadzija" Hamzic, Amir "Lazy" Beso and others.
Sincere thanks to the Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs for helping make this event possible through generous funding. This event is being sponsored by Sevdah North America and Show Brazil.
www.sevdahnorthamerica.org/
http://www.showbrazil.com/
"Zovem se Sevdahlinka / My Name is Sevdalinka" - Written and directed by Denis Basic, music director Jesenko Lalic. This full length production is a story of Bosnian college girls who immigrated to the USA as children with their parents in the 1990's from their war-torn home country. In a search for identity, they dig into the refugee suitcases of their parents and discover old family pictures, keys to their old homes, their first toys, and also traditional dances and Sevdah. This year's event features many fine artists including: Mine Krupic, special guest singer now living in Salt Lake City; tamburica ensemble Zlatne Strune, Mary Sherhart and Balkan Cabaret, dancers from Folklore Ensemble Sevdah of Seattle, accordionist Elvir Becic, Jesenko Lalic on guitar and vocals, singer Ekrem Pilic, singer Fehim Salaka, Nihad Djozic on saz and vocals, Peter Lippman on saz and more. See photos of the event at: http://www.blog.marysherhart.com/Site/My_Name_is_Sevdalinka.html The production was held on November 21, 2009, at the Foster Performing Arts Center, sponsored by Sevdah North America, Bosnian Herzegovinan Folklore Ensemble SEVDAH of Seattle, and Studio Aquarius. View photos of Zovem se Sevdalinka at: http://www.blog.marysherhart.com/Site/My_Name_is_Sevdalinka.html VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA Young Selmah Kapidzic, age 6 in 2010, lives in Vancouver, British, Columbia, CANADA. Watch her singing 'Mila Majko Salji Me Na Vodu' on Youtube. What a talent! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAQVYAbw8kk
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