Snail Rec./Connecting Cultures Rec.
Amira : Rosa (BH,2004)**'
First of all I was impressed by the quality 60-pages booklet which must have cost a fortune to make, with an introduction in English, French and Spanish, with a nice layout.
In search for the expression of “sevdah”, a kind of ‘longing’ principle in Bosnian music, Amira tried to find some musicians available to record with her some traditional Bosnian, Macedonian and Serbian songs. The voice of Amira perhaps isn’t expressing an emotional depth of age, but she has the intentions towards it. The songs on their own have melancholy and within this a certain enjoyment, while Amira’s voice is like the harmony bringing aspect in between, which makes the music pleasant and enjoyable, in any mood a listener starts from. Especially on “Da Sam Ptica” I think she expressed the full capacities of her voice. One odd music track is “Bogata sam, imam, svega” where Miralem uses saz mixed with some electric saz. An enjoyable introduction to Bosnia-Herzegovina related folk music.
