Saban Bajramovic

Serbian-born Saban Bajramovic was the most popular and influential Romany singer of his generation -- a larger-than-life figure renowned for his devotion to excess and abandon, his potently soulful voice embodied the emotional extremes of the modern Balkan experience. Born in Nis, Yugoslavia, on April 16, 1936, Bajramovic was orphaned during World War II, and quit school only four years into his education. Life on the streets honed his wits and his talents, and for years he survived largely on money earned from singing at local Romany festivals. While serving in the Yugoslav...