Šaban Bajramović was born on April 16, 1936 in Niš and was one of the most famous Roma singers. He became famous with hits such as Djelem, Djelem, Opa, Cupa, Geljan Dade, Rowena, Waker, White Roses and many others. He was a poet, singer, musician and actor. He left a deep mark on music in the areas of the former Yugoslavia. He released and collaborated on about 20 albums and 50 singles. It is believed that he composed more than 650 songs and compositions. His interpretation of the song Đelem, đelem was accepted as the anthem of the Roma at the World Roma Congress in 1971, and the song was composed by Šaban himself based on the text written by Žarko Jovanović during the Second World War.] He was recognizable by his black sunglasses, which he began to wear in the nineties. In almost all the texts about him, next to his name was written "King of Roma music". He died today, June 8, 2008 in Nis. Šaban Bajramović becomes a real star in the early seventies. He released a record with one of the most famous Romani songs, which was also sung by the Belgian group Vaya con Dios, and it was Djelem, Djelem. In the 1970s, he also recorded the famous Geljan Dada hit, which was later sung in Cursed is America. In the mid-seventies, he founded the Black Mamba group, with which he toured around the world, and he famously visited Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. By the end of the seventies, he released several more singles such as Hanuma, Laži, laži Vera, Rowena and Opa, cupa.
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