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A Voice that Broke Down Barriers: Crowds Fill Sarajevo to Mourn Beloved Folk Singer Halid Beslic
Halid Beslic was mourned for his music and humanitarian work that united ethnic groups during the Bosnian war, with tens of thousands attending his Sarajevo funeral.
- On Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, tens of thousands poured into Sarajevo for Halid Beslic's funeral, honoring the Bosnian folk singer.
- A veteran of the former Yugoslavia's music scene, Halid Beslic organized concerts during the 1992-95 Bosnian war to raise money for displaced Bosnians, performing both at home and abroad.
- Mourners filled the streets in a funeral procession toward Sarajevo's main cemetery, while tens of thousands gathered across Balkan cities and immigrant communities abroad, singing Beslic's songs.
- The funerals underscored Halid Beslic's role as a symbol of the peaceful pre-war era, with Emir Hadzihafizbegovic calling him the 'personification of Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia' who taught people to live without prejudice.
- Beslic died last week at age 71 from cancer, prompting a Sarajevo funeral amid Bosnia's ethnic split nearly 30 years after the 1992-95 Bosnian war killed more than 100,000.
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The death of the very popular Bosnian musician and composer, on 7 October in Sarajevo, sparked an unexpected fervour and popular reunion well beyond the borders of the Balkans.
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Fans in Sarajevo, as well as Zagreb and Ljubljana, are saying goodbye to the legendary musician.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right0Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Center
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- 57% of the sources are Center
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