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In pictures: the siege of Sarajevo 20th anniversary

A Bosnian woman does her laundry in Dobrinja River in the Sarajevo front-line district of Dobrinja, in this picture taken August 2, 1993 (top), and the same river is seen April 1, 2012. Twenty years ago this Friday, April 6, 2012, the West recognised the Yugoslav republic as independent and Serb gunmen fired on peace demonstrators in Sarajevo, the opening salvo of a siege on the capital that would last for 43 months. Photo: REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh and Dado Ruvic

Twenty years ago this Friday, April 6, 2012, the West recognised the Yugoslav republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as independent and Serb gunmen fired on peace demonstrators in Sarajevo, the opening salvo of a siege on the capital that would

Kepikei feat. Jackie Dagger – Pogo (Sonic District)

Kepikei-Jackie Dagger

★★★★☆ The second release from the upcoming Serbian label Sonic District is a collab between label owner Kepikei and Jackie Dagger, a DJ and producer from Novi Sad and one of the chief operators behind RMNG Show crew. The track

La Internacional Sonora Balkanera

La Internacional Sonora Balkanera

Remember our piece on the Yugoslav-Mexian music of the 1950s? Apparently, at the beginning of the Cold War, the socialist Yugoslavia had a thing for Mexican sound, with local mariachi bands spreading throughout the country, armed with sombreros and acoustic

Welcome to the desert of transition

Croatia, on the road to the EU / Photo: Tanjug

Post-Socialism, the European Union, and a New Left in the Balkans In a recent article published in Monthly Review, Croatian authors Srecko Horvat and Igor Stiks discuss the uneasy relationship between EU and the post-socialist Balkan countries in the light

Ones to Watch 2012: Neki Stranac

Neki Stranac

We bring you a selection of Balkan-related artists to keep your eye on this year In his own words, Neki Stranac was imagined as a Robin Hood of modern music – stealing tracks from famous artists, transforming them and giving

‘Euro Neuro’ by Rambo Amadeus is Montenegro’s entry for Eurovision 2012

Rambo Amadeus

“Euro Neuro don’t be sceptic / Hermetic, pathetic, analphabetic / Forget all cosmetic, you need new poetic / Aesthetic, ecletic, dialectic” Rambo Amadeus is one of the most important figures of the Serbian-Montenegrin alternative music scene of the 1990s. He’s

SHARE Conference night programme released

Tim Exile

In three days of SHARE Conference (Apr 26 – 28), several Belgrade clubs host a number of cutting edge and genre-bending electronic music acts, including Tim Exile, DJ Pete, DMX Krew and Redlight Tim Exile Musical genius, geek and entertainer

ANBB live at Resonate festival (Belgrade, Serbia)

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Alva Noto a.k.a Carsten Nicolai, one of the most important audio-visual artists today, joins Blixa Bargeld, the frontman of the legendary German experimental-industrial band Einsturzende Neubauten for a performance at Belgrade’s Resonate media festival Nicolai and Bargeld had been contemplating

The Mallet (1977) by Aleksandar Ilic, not your typical food documentary

The Mallet (Aleksandar Ilic 1977) still image

Ex-Yugoslavia continues to be a source of endless inspiration. Looking at it from this perspective, this funky socialist country has left a cultural heritage glutted with rare jewels: every now and then one stumbles upon a masterpiece or a high-end

One Minute – Around the world in 60 seconds

One Minute - Around the World in 60 Seconds / Illustration: Valentina Brostean

The book entitled One Minute – Around the World in 60 Seconds, written by acclaimed Serbian author Vladimir Arsenijević and illustrated by Valentina Broštean, consists of 25 fragments/stories set within one single minute of time (January 20, 2010, from 12:00