Saturday, July 6, 9 p.m.
Plateau in front of the Military Museum
Concert of the Music Ensemble
OĐILA
Ticket Price: 500 RSD

Ođila is a Serbian ensemble which was founded in 1983. The word “ođila” is a compound of two words in Romani language: ‘ođi’ meaning soul and ‘đila’ meaning song. The band was founded by Igor Dunjić-Zveržanovski and Slobodan Simonović. Soon after they were joined by Davorka Bosnić and Sanja Uzelac, and subsequently by Boris Nikolić, Andrej Stefanović and Nikola Diklić.

Their repertoire consists of the traditional music of the Romani people of Eastern Europe. Ođila define their style as Gypsy music, based on the tradition of the Romen Theatre from Moscow and the music from legendary Yugoslav and foreign films dealing with Romani such as ‘The Gypsy Camp Rolls into the Sky, ‘My Sweet, Lovable Beast’ and others.

Ođila used to enjoy huge popularity in former Yugoslavia, where they performed all around the country. They represented Yugoslavia in the World Festival of Gypsy Music in London in 1988, where they received several awards. They released five albums, two of which were certified Gold.

In the last few years Ođila has held several outstanding concerts, among which a concert at BELEF in Captain Miša's Mansion in front of a record number of visitors.

Its current lineup consists of Bosnić, Uzelac, Nikolić, Stefanović and Simonović.