Goran Bregović

Musician and composer from Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Born 1950 · age 76France

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Born 1950
Known for
The Days of Abandonment
2005

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Updated 2026-06-23

The guitarist who turned Balkan brass, Roma melodies, and Yugoslav rock into a sound that fills Carnegie Hall. Bregović writes for films that win at Cannes and for singers who span three continents — a translator of folk fire into something the world actually wants to hear.

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Born in Sarajevo on 22 March 1950, Bregović cycled through bands Kodeksi and Jutro before becoming the creative force behind Bijelo Dugme, one of SFR Yugoslavia's most popular and influential acts. When the band split, he pivoted to film scores and solo work that married traditional Balkan sounds with broader appeal. Three collaborations with Emir Kusturica — Time of the Gypsies, Arizona Dream, Underground — put him on the map; he won the Golden Arena for Best Film Music in 1990 for Silent Gunpowder and later scored the Oscar-nominated La Reine Margot and Cannes entry The Serpent's Kiss. Acros…

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