Constructed five hundred years ago by Ottoman architects, the bridge at Mostar (the “Stari Most”) had been considered one of the most beautiful in the world until its graceful arch was reduced to rubble during the Balkan War. The Bridge of Bosnian Blues is a story about reconstruction; of a bridge and of the people’s music, the sevdalinka, a song form that combines the sinuous vocal lines of the Ottoman times with the rhythms and harmonies of the Balkans. The film focuses on the band Mostar Sevda Reunion, as they tour and talk about living through the horrors of the war. Their music is driving, meditative, plaintive and passionate—sevdalinka— it’s the Bosnian Blues.
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