Jozo Penava

Jozo Penava
Born	26 May 1909[1] Palež, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Died	17 January 1987 (aged 77) Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Years active	1939–87
Musical career
Genres	sevdalinka Bosnian folk[2]
Instruments	tambura vocals
Labels	Jugoton Diskos
Associated acts	Ismet Alajbegović Šerbo Safet Isović Zehra Deović Himzo Polovina Nada Mamula Beba Selimović Nedžad Salković Silvana Armenulić Meho Puzić

Jozo Penava (26 May 1909 – 17 January 1987) was a Bosnian music producer, composer, arranger, musician and vocalist. Penava immensely contributed to the development of folk songs and the traditional Bosnian folk music sevdalinka in Yugoslavia. He worked with many prominent sevdalinka singers of the 20th century, such as Safet Isović, Zehra Deović, Himzo Polovina, Nada Mamula, Beba Selimović, Nedžad Salković, Silvana Armenulić, and Meho Puzić, among others.

Biography

Penava was born to Bosnian Croat^[3][4] parents in the village of Palež near Kiseljak, in what is today Bosnia and Herzegovina. As a young man he studied to become a baker. Penava was in love with the craft of baking, but was never attracted to getting up early and working in high temperature kitchens.^[5] His passion for music was stronger. After serving his military service in Sombor in 1939, Penava composed his first songs: "Sa prozora" (From the Window) and "U baštici, kraj bijele ružice" (In a Small Garden, by the White Roses). He enrolled in a music school where he gained musical knowledge. Penava was one of the founders of Radio Sarajevo in April 1945 after World War II. Penava led the tambura orchestra of Radio Sarajevo for more than twenty years.

Songs

• "Sve behara i sve cvjeta"
• "Sjetuje me majka"
• "Cvati ružo moja"
• "Sarajevo, behara ti tvoga"
• "Gledala sam sa prozora"
• "Na mezaru majka plače i nišane ljubi"
• "Golube poleti"
• "Pokraj kuće male"
• "Sarajčice hajdemo"
• "Pjesma Kiseljaku"
• "Ismihana dušo moja"
• "Mene moja zaklinjala majka"

References

1. "Morići: od stvarnosti do usmene predaje; page 48". Google Books. 1983. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
2. "Newly Composed Folk Music of Yugoslavia; page 28". Google Books. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
3. "Muzika rađena iz gušta i ćeifa". Novossti. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
4. "Kra(l)j sevdaha-Safet Isović: Moja životna priča". Orbus. February 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
5. "Znaju li Hrvati ko je Jozo Penava?". Pečat. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

External links

• Jozo Penava discography at Discogs