"From the poor man to the king of Roma music" is the name of the exhibition about the music of Šaban Bajramović, which will last half a year at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. In the New Orleans Jazz Museum, an exhibition about the music of Šaban Bajramović entitled "From the poor man to the king of Romani music" is underway. It will last six months with the possibility of extension, and it is the first performance by a musician from Serbia in that institution.
The initiator of the exhibition is the Nashville International Jazz Festival.
The display includes Bajramović's personal items, records, cassettes, CD albums, posters, books and magazines, as well as his statuette, which Nishville awards as a grand prix to the best performers for the fusion of jazz with other genres.
Visitors will be able to listen to his songs via QR codes on their phones, and they will also be able to see the trailer of the film about Šaban directed by Željko Mirković, which will premiere on July 14 at the Summer Stage in Tvrđava, the day before the start of this year's Nišvil.
He died on June 8, 2008, and his funeral in Nis was attended by the then President of Serbia, Boris Tadić. Official biographical data says that he wrote and composed more than 700 songs, and recorded 20 albums and around 50 singles.
His performance of the song "Đelem, Đelem" was chosen as the anthem of all the Roma in the world.
At the personal invitation of Indira Gandhi, he performed in India, where he was officially declared the King of Roma music
"Time" magazine named him one of the ten greatest blues singers in the world.
In the Museum in New Orleans, Saban Bajramović will be next to his idols Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles and James Brown.
Link: https://resetka.rs/saban-u-nju-orleansu-pored-luja-armstronga-reja-carlsa-i-dzejmsa-brauna/
