The II international festival of traditional singing “Pjesmo moja, mio razvojere…” was successfully completed.
The first day of the festival was marked by an extremely inspiring event – the promotion of the book “Let the wheel not stop: Traditional games and dances of Boka Kotorska in society and culture”, authored by Professor Predrag Šušić from Montenegro. Visitors had the opportunity to learn more about the rich tradition and cultural heritage of Boka Kotorska, as well as the importance of preserving folk games and dances. Through his presentation, Professor Šušić reminded everyone present of the importance of preserving tradition and passing on knowledge to future generations. The keynote speaker at the promotion was the president of the ARTIS association, Namir Čomaga, who spoke about the importance of such projects and publishing books about our culture and traditions.
The second day of the festival started with the education entitled “Traditional music in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, where the lecturers were Prof. Dr. Tamara Karača Beljak and prof. Branka Vidović. All festival guests, fellow citizens and tourists could get acquainted with the beginnings and development of traditional music and singing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, traditional instruments, the biggest performers of traditional music and the like. The Masterclass was a unique journey through time on the wings of song and music.
The grand finale of the festival was followed by a festive concert of traditional singing and a show of traditional costumes. At the concert called “My song, my conversations…”, the following presented themselves:
KUD Svetozar Marković, Novi Sad
Serbia
KUD Sloga, Herceg Novi
Montenegro
KUD Koškani, Koška
Croatia
KUD Kolovit, Gradiška
Bosnia and Herzegovina
HKUD Hercegovac, Široki Brijeg
Bosnia and Herzegovina
RKUD Proleter, Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
KUD Lola, Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
KUD Baščaršija , Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
At the concert, all groups presented traditional chants and songs, as well as a wealth of traditional costumes, from the regions or countries they come from. So you could hear chants and songs from Užice, Vojvodina, Leskovac, Široki Brije, Ljubuški, Travnik, Bijeljina, Glamoč, Tivat, Boka Kotorska, Kolašin, Neum, Kljuc, Konjic, Sarajevo, Slavonia, Podravina, Gradiška, etc…
The visitors and guests of the concert were introduced to the beautiful folk costumes from the city of Sarajevo, Boka Kotorska, Široki Brijeg, Kotor Varoš-Imljana, Bjelašnica, Lijevče polje, Kozare, the surroundings of Osijek, Srem, etc.
The third day of the festival was reserved for performers and groups who are guests in Sarajevo and their tour of tourist attractions and sights of Sarajevo.
We would like to thank all the participants and guests of the festival, we believe that the visitors as well as the participants took away nice memories from Sarajevo.
Many thanks to our sponsors and friends of the festival, without whom this project could not be realized:
Sarajevo Canton Tourist Board
Federal Ministry of Culture and Sports
Ministry of Civil Affairs BIH
Municipality Stari Grad Sarajevo
Ministry of Culture and Sports Canton Sarajevo
City of Sarajevo
JU Center for Culture and Youth Municipal Center
KUD Baščaršija
AM Support
Triptych
ATOM Wholesale Center Sarajevo
MEDIA SPONSORS:
MN MEDIA Sarajevo
EUROPLAKAT BH
Source: artis.ba
