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| Derivative forms | Folk music |
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Starogradska muzika (Bulgarian,Macedonian andSerbian:староградска музика; literally "old town music") is a kind ofurban traditionalfolk music found inBulgaria,North Macedonia andSerbia.[1][2]
Starogradska muzika was very popular during the early 20th century in Serbia. Today, this sort of music can be heard in the bohemian quarter of Belgrade,Skadarlija. It is most popular in the northern part of Serbia,Vojvodina. Famous performers includeZvonko Bogdan,Ksenija Cicvarić,Toma Zdravković andDušan Jakšić.
The lyrics are often romantic and depict city life, as well as some more rural scenes.
The emergence ofstarogradskamuzika is related to the development of cities and thebourgeoisie under the influence of the West in theOttoman-occupied Macedonia during the 19th century.
Unlike rural folk music, which portrays life in villages, the nature surrounding them, and the hardagricultural work performed in the fields,starogradska music is about life in the city and its famous loves, tragedies, and characters, from rich traders to impoverished beggars.Starogradska music uses instruments such asviolins andclarinets instead of ones associated with more rural music, such asgajda. While rural folk performers usually weartraditional village costumes,starogradska music performers are usually dressed in European old city fashions, includingsuits, hats andneckties, as well as accessories such aspocket watches andwalking sticks.
An important, if not the most important part of the Macedonian old city music is the musical genre calledČalgija (not to be confused withchalga, which is a contemporaryTurbofolk style inBulgaria andSerbia). In both rural and urban Macedonian folk, songs about famous revolutionaries also exist.
Among prominentstarogradska performers areAnsambl Biljana from the city ofOhrid, a historic center for this sort of music along withBitola,Prilep and others, the vocal groupsOktet Makedonija fromSkopje andOktet Kumanovo fromKumanovo, and the vocal and instrumental ensembleRaspeani Resenčani fromResen.
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