AMMAN Offering a taste of Sevdah, a traditional genre of folklore music of the Balkans, Bosnian singer Amira Medunjanin held a concert at Al Hussein Cultural Centre on May 21.Originally derived from the Arabic word “sawda”, which means melancholy and longing, the genre became popular in the Balkans during the Ottoman rule – from the late 14th century until early 20th century.
AMMAN Offering a taste of Sevdah, a traditional genre of folklore music of the Balkans, Bosnian singer Amira Medunjanin held a concert at Al Hussein Cultural Centre on May 21.Originally derived from the Arabic word “sawda”, which means melancholy and longing, the genre became popular in the Balkans during the Ottoman rule – from the late 14th century until early 20th century.