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* [Sevdah - the Bridge that Survived] - by [[Mira Erdevički]] 2005
* [Sevdah - the Bridge that Survived] - by [[Mira Erdevički]] 2005

==Video==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBEsBgwmH8Q]- Festival WOMAD, 2007 Las Palmas-Spain
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXGt1I51kgk]- live on Dutch TV part I , May 2009.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdpzLuJyKlg&feature=related]- live on Dutch TV part II , May 2009.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGdsUwnH8FU&feature=related]- from the documentary ["Sevdah-the Bridge that Survived"]- by [[Mira Erdevički]] 2005



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Revision as of 11:00, 8 May 2010

Ljiljana Buttler (December 14, 1944 to April 26, 2010) was a singer born in former Yugoslavia. Her nickname was The Mother of Gypsy Soul.

Buttler, born in Belgrade, known also as Ljiljana Petrović was the daughter of a Croatian singer and a Gypsy accordionist. Her father left the family shortly after the birth of his daughter. She moved to the town of Bijeljina, where her mother performed in pubs. As a teenager she began singing , she returned to Belgrade where she settled in the entertainment district Skadarlija. In the seventies she broke through in Yugoslavia as a singer and she released several successful albums. During the eighties success was slowed. Because of political unrest and the threat of a Balkan war in 1989., she moved to Dusseldorf in Germany. She ended her singing career, married a German and has worked as a cleaning lady.

The Amsterdam-based Bosnian music producer Dragi Šestić started shortly after the millennium, a quest for the 'disappeared' singer and knew around 2001 to find her out. He convinced her to make a new album for his Snail Records in 2002 and brought with her and Mostar Sevdah Reunion, the Bosnian band -"The Mother Of Gypsy Soul".
In 2005, "The Legends of Life" was released.
This group gave from 2003 concert series, particularly in Europe. The music of the group is a mix of gypsy and Balkan music, jazz and sevdah. Her latest album "Frozen Roses" was released in 2009.

Buttler died in 2010 of cancer in her hometown of Düsseldorf.


Discography

  1. Ljiljana Buttler: «The Mother Of Gypsy Soul» (2002)Snail Records
  2. Ljiljana Buttler: «The Legends Of Life» (2005)Snail Records
  3. Ljiljana Buttler: «Frozen Roses» (2009)Snail Records


Awards

  • "Davorin" Bosnian Music Awards: Special Award 2002* "Davorin" Bosnian Music Awards: The Best Ethno Album Of The Year 2003 (for "The Mother of Gypsy Soul: Ljiljana Buttler")


Films

Video

  • [1]- Festival WOMAD, 2007 Las Palmas-Spain
  • [2]- live on Dutch TV part I , May 2009.
  • [3]- live on Dutch TV part II , May 2009.
  • [4]- from the documentary ["Sevdah-the Bridge that Survived"]- by Mira Erdevički 2005