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- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Croatia
- ASIN: B000JSIBSQ
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Track Listings
| 1. Opa, Cupa (4'14")Saban Bajramovic - Ismailovic Mustafa - |
| 2. Lidi, Lidi, Lidi (5'47")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
| 3. Jek Dive Sabajle (Jedno Jutro Rano) (3'54")Saban Bajramovic - Barcic |
| 4. Saima (3'31")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
| 5. Natasa (4'11")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
| 6. Herdelezi (Uranak) (3'49")Ismailovic Mustafa - Saban Bajramovic - Jakub |
| 7. Ki Sofija Me Geljum (Gdje Da Je Našem) (3'49")Saban Bajramovic - Barcic |
| 8. Nici, Nici, Nici (4'37")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
| 9. Parni Haljina (Nevestin Deo) (3'32")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
| 10. Merima (4'01")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
| 11. Zuhra (3'36")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
| 12. Maja (4'29")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
| 13. Rasima (4'42")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
| 14. Nasvalo Sem (Bolestan Sam) (4'55")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
| 15. Sudbina Si Murni (Sudbina Je Moja) (3'42")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran |
| 16. Ne Mangava Te Kelav (Zelim Da Igram) (2'53")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran |
| 17. Marizela (3'41")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
| 18. Caje Mori Tu Suzije (3'56")Saban Bajramovic - Zoran Pejkovic |
Product Description
Album Description
Classic recordings from the King of the Gypsies - Saban Bajramovic.
Superb compilation of Saban Bajramovic material taken mainly from the now defunct Yugoslavian label Jugoton. Bajramovic recorded with several labels in the 1970s many of which have now disappeared. So this compilation serves us well for the high water mark of Saban's career. 'The recording companies of former Yugoslavia could count on the fidelity of Gypsy troubadour Saban Bajramovic no more than the many stops he made in his life and career in which he wouldn't or couldn't settle down. Traces of his song- writing and singing talents can be found in the archives of virtually all record labels of the time, so if anyone should ever attempt to compile the best of his output on disc, they would face almost insoluble problems of tracing the masters, determining the chronology of the various versions of his songs, not to mention the legal aspect of the whole mess. Jugoton too was caught in the unpredictability of Bajramovic's wanderings, so this CD reminder of his Zagreb vinyl road skips over time, just as his music meandered through styles under the influence of various showbiz strategists. The first ten cuts were originally released as five singles between 1969 and 1979, and later brought together on LP, while the other eight come from the album Sudbina Si Murni (1984).
Today Saban Bajramovic has difficulty recalling the details of his relations with Jugoton, but he does remember that most of them were arranged by the company's Belgrade representative, who was very familiar with Saban's working surroundings. Thanks to professional instinct, Bajramovic recognizes the names of his bandleaders Mustafa Ismailovic and Zoran Pejakovic, but the tracks do not remind him of the particular time and place in which they were recorded. When he actually hears them, however, his lined face immediately lights up. "This one is regal", he will say of one song, whereas another is "so-so, `oriental', nothing much". "Where'd you find that one?", he'll ask with genuine curiosity.
Then he resignedly concludes that he still hasn't written the best Gypsy song, "the one that would make it to the Eurovision Song Contest"! This statement clearly shows in what kind of milieu he scattered his particular brand of genius.'
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
...but second best Bajramovic is better than most. This compilation is fine, but in truth the band (or perhaps the production values) behind the 1984 recordings is not great and sounds just a bit too, well, 1980s. The first ten songs are however classic. For a compliation that you'll want to play all the way through, try ARC music's Saban Bajramovic: Gypsy King of Serbia. But then you'll want this as well. Being manufactured in Croatia, this gets the marks for authenticity (and a pretty hologram sticker from Croatia Records to prove its not a rip!).
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