Safet Isović

Safet Isović (born January 6, 1936 in Bileća , † September 2, 2007 in Sarajevo ) was a Bosnian Sevdah singer.

Life

Safet Isović lived and worked in Sarajevo. He won numerous festivals. He also won the "Golden Microphone" and around 35 gold and silver records . His singing style is considered to be the origin of modern folk music in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the entire region.

Analog recordings

• "Đul Zulejha"
• "Boluje Hanka Prijedorka"
• "Braća Morići"
• "Djevojka sokolu zulum učinila"
• "Grana od bora, pala kraj mora"
• "Jutros rano prođoh kraj Morića hana"
• "Kasno pođoh iz Morića hana"
• "Mujo kuje konja po mjesecu"
• " Moj dilbere "
• "Kiša bi pala"
• "Dvi planine viš 'Travnika grada"
• "Mujo đogu po mejdanu voda"
• "Od sveg 'me je sačuvala majka"
• "Kolika je more Banja Luka"
• "Put putuje Latif-aga"
• "Vozila se po Vrbasu lađa"
• "Slavuj ptica mala"
• "Zmaj od Bosne"
• "Haj, kakve Ajka crne oči ima"
• "Vrbas voda nosila jablana"
• "Akšam mrače, moj po Bogu brate"

In addition, he also recorded many songs in the style of the old Bosnian sevdalinka .

Songs

• "Kad sretneš Hanku"
• "Jablani se povijaju"
• "Hajro, Hajrija curo najmilija"
• "Zelen orah od roda se savija"
• "Bosna moja"
• "Malenim sokakom ne prolazim više"
• "Na mezaru majka plače"
• "Oči moje kletvom bih vas kleo"
• "Šta se ovo Bosnom čuje"
• "Oj, Safete, Sajo Sarajlijo"
• "Pjevaj Bosno, pa me razveseli"
• "Sjetuje me majka"
• "Very good, Banja Luko mila"
• "Zelen lišće goru kiti" (with Mile Petrović)
• "Da sam sjajna mjesečina"
• "Mujo kuje"
• "Šehidski Rastanak"

He also recorded duets with the following singers: Zaim Imamović , Mile Petrović , Beba Selimović , Meho Puzić and Safet Muratović .