It’s a point I’ve made often in this column, but once again for those at the back: there is really no such thing as a folk ‘revival’. The term implies a cycle of death and rebirth, where in reality ...

Global Village highlights sevdah music, sometimes described as the ‘Bosnia Blues,’ with music from artists and groups shaping the contemporary scene – including Damir Imamovic, Mostar Sevdah Reunion, ...

In December, UNESCO added sevdalinka, or sevdah, to its list of intangible world cultural heritage. It's a genre of traditional folk music which dates back to the 16th-century Ottoman Empire. For the ...

When he and his family arrived in 1996, he initially worked as a labourer and studied English, but eventually established himself as a respected, award-winning poet and co-owner of the Toronto ...

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This article by Bojana Radić was originally published by the Post-Conflict Research Center on Balkan Diskurs and within the first edition of MIR Magazine. MIR, which means ‘peace’ in Bosnian is an ...

In music therapy, clients play and listen to music as treatment for stress, depression and anxiety. Here’s how it works. By Christina Caron The therapy session begins when Isobell, 17, picks up a ...

“Music is the medicine of the mind.” That is what American soldier and politician John A. Logan (1826–1886) once said. I kind of agree with it. Being a classically trained mezzosoprano, I know from ...

Magsamen is the Founder and Director of the International Arts + Mind Lab Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at Johns Hopkins University. She is the co-author with Ivy Ross of Your Brain on Art: How ...

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