Tamburitza and more

Here is an exquisite instrumental duet recorded before the First World War by legendary primaš Vlado Marjanović and a talented rhythm guitarist named Ribarević. The track starts out with a beautiful march and ends with a fast paced circle dance...

Stevan Bačić-Trnda
From the beautiful old city of Sombor, in the Bačka region of Vojvodina, northern Serbia, came one of the greatest musicians of the early 20th century. Unfortunately very few people today have even heard the name Stevan Bačić-Trnda, let alone heard any...

Here is another record with tambura legend Mirko Kolesar and his Blue Danube Tamburitza Orchestra. The first track features Nick Brozovich singing a gutsy rendition of "Poslušaću staru majku", a beautiful old song composed by another legendary...

As was sometimes the case with these early releases, the orchestras were listed only as what type of group they were. It's very possible that this band went by another name, but the Victor Record Co. lists them here simply as "Srpski Muški Kvintet...