Himzo Polovina
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It is catalogued under topics including 1927 births, 1986 deaths and Bosnia and Herzegovina people of Slovenian descent.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Active from
- 1927-03-11
- Active to
- 1986-08-05
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,293
- Total plays
- 75,362
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Himzo Polovina (1927-1986, Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina) was a Bosnian psychiatrist, most famous for collecting and performing sevdalinka songs. Many consider him to be the most prominent sevdalinka collector and interpreter of all times. His approach contributed to sevdalinka promotion as well as its recognition as authentic music heritage of the Bosniaks. His deep understanding and knowledge remains of high value for sevdalinka as well as for the entire Bosnian culture. <a href="https://www.las
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Place of birth
- Mostar
- Place of death
- Plav
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- Ilidža Folk Music Festival
- Field of work
- sevdalinka
- Genre
- sevdalinka
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1927-03-11
- date of death
- 1986-08-05
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- end of work period
- 1986-00-00
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