Folk music festivals conclude with major wins in Romanija and Serbia

Traditional music festivals in the region have concluded with several major awards. At the 4th Sabor of Serbian Original Singing in Romanija, held in Sokolac, the ethno society ‘Srpski sokolovi Kozare’ was named the overall winner. Their female singing group also secured first place in their category, representing the Prijedor and Kozara regions.

In Serbia, the 8th Sabor of Folk Music awarded Nataša Stajić for the song ‘Učini nešto za nas dvoje’. Stajić won both the competition for newly composed folk songs and the audience award, as well as the prize for best interpretation. Other notable winners included Dragi Domić and Bane Šević, with musical accompaniment provided by the SEMUS orchestra and the National Ensemble of Radio Television Serbia.