Bosnian singer, dancer, and style icon Božo Vrećo has struck gold in his homeland and beyond by bringing a youthful, genderfluid, and subversive sensibility to sevdah (also known as sevdalinka), a Balkan folk form with Sephardic, Turkish, and Arabic influences. This beautiful melancholy singing experienced a resurgence following the Bosnian war, and it’s often been mixed with jazz, pop, and various international streams.…
Bosnian singer, dancer, and style icon Božo Vrećo has struck gold in his homeland and beyond by bringing a youthful, genderfluid, and subversive sensibility to sevdah (also known as sevdalinka), a Balkan folk form with Sephardic, Turkish, and Arabic influences. This beautiful melancholy singing experienced a resurgence following the Bosnian war, and it’s often been mixed with jazz, pop, and various international streams.…