Rade Jovanović (composer)

Radoslav “Rade” Jovanović (; 1928–1986) was a Yugoslav composer and songwriter, best known for his legacy collection of sevdalinka folk songs from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Biography He attended schools in Goražde and Priboj. With the breakout of the World War II at the age of 13 he joined the Yugoslav partisans. Consequently, some of his songs were dedicated to his brothers in arms. He contracted tuberculosis during imprisonment on Goli Otok during the war but was able to survive harsh conditions of partisans life. After the war he had propelled as a youth leader before being sent to the island of Goli Otok, where he was held as a political prisoner due to the Cominform Resolution. He was released after 18 months and returned to his hometown. His first successful song was “Često mlađan prošetam kraj Drine”. Another one followed “Na obali Drine” performed by Zaim Imamović. Then Nada Mamula sang “Negdje u daljine”, and “Sjecaš li se ratni druže” i “Bolan ti ležim jarane” were performed by Gvozden Radičević. Country-wide recognition shortly follows when he wins at the festival Ilidža 1964 with his song “Jablani se povijaju”, performed by Safet Isović. That song alone won the awards for