ZUMRA by Amira / Merima Ključo
Harmonia Mundi/World Village March 29th 2010
"Zumra, merveilleusement servi par deux extraordinaires artistes bosniaques, offre une nouvelle vision de la sevdah, cette musique mélancolique des Balkans."
"Zumra provides a unique interpretation in the long history of Sevdah through these two extraordinary Bosnian-born artists."
ZUMRA by Amira / Merima Ključo
Gramofon 2009
"Only today, with all my available senses and from many angles and magical foggy depth, I have listened over and over again to Zumra, the album of two incredible
Senad Avdić, SLOBODNA BOSNA (December 2009)
AMIRA Live @ Jazz Fest Sarajevo
Gramofon 2009
A recording of a concert that was held at the Bosnian Cultural Centre on 6th of November 2008 at 12th international music festival Jazz Fest Sarajevo, as part of the Next Generation program. Available on Finetunes.net and iTunes
ROSA
Connecting Cultures/Snail Records 2005
"The twelve songs from Rosa compromise the most fierce Bosnian musical experience in recent memory; Amira's rich, languid voice conveyes so much emotion listening to this CD can be, at times, almost overwhelming. I play Rosa again and again, sinking into the deep, carefully caressed syllables on U Djul Basci, riding the high notes to a mountaintop village on Zajdi, Zajdi, surfing the raw acoustic dissonance of Bogata sam Imam Svega whilst imagining "this must be what it's like to hide from mortar shells". Oh what sad, mad, beautiful music sevdah is."
Garth Cartwright, fRoots (March 2005) Available on Amazon
GUEST APPEARANCE
A Secret Gate
Mostar Sevdah Reunion
Connecting Cultures/Snail Records 2003
... and the overall flavour of the album is that of a soulful melancholy, music made by people touched by tragedy, yet determined to keep on living. Very highly recommended.
Garth Cartwright, fRoots (February 2004)
