Nasvali So Uljum - Music

Esma Redžepova -Teodosievska Macedonian Есма Реџепова-Теодосиевска 8 August 1943 - 11 December 2016 Was A Romani Macedonian Vocalist Songwriter And Humanitarian Of Romani Ethnicity. Because Of Her Prolific Repertoire Which Includes Hundreds Of Songs And Because Of Her Contribution To Roma Culture And Its Promotion She Was Nicknamed Queen Of The Gypsies. Esma Redzepova Was Born In Skopje The Capital Of Macedonia. She Is The Second Youngest Of Six Children. Her Family Was Relatively But Not Abjectly Poor Growing Up Her Father Working Variously As A Porter Singer Drummer Circus Strongman And Shoeshiner. Her Parents Stressed That All Six Children Finish Primary School. At Age Nine Esma Was Introduced By One Of Her Brothers To A Local Romani Music Organisation Where She Was Able To Quickly Learn Complicated Rhythms. Her Mother Encouraged Her Musical Gifts And Esma And Her Brother Soon Joined Their School's Folklore Group. In 1957 Age 14 She Was Personally Invited To Sing At A School Talent Contest For Radio Skopje. This Concert Proved To Be A Turning Point—not Only Did She Place First Beating Out 57 Other Schools And Winning 9000 Dinars But National Band Leader And Future Husband Stevo Teodosievski Also Happened To Be In Attendance. After Securing Permission From Her Parents Esma Began Touring With His Musical Ensemble. Legend Has It She Left Home With A Single Suitcase Filled With One Dress And One Čoček Costume. In Recent Years Esma Has Remained Popular Throughout The Balkans. In 2004 She Recorded A Duet With Eurovision Performer Toše Proeski Called "Magija". Her Best Known Single Čaje Šukarije Is The Feature Song On The 2006 Borat Movie Soundtrack Which She Claims Was Used Without Her Permission. As Of December 16th 2006 Together With Naat Veliov From Kočani Orkestar She Is Planning An 800 000 Euro USD 1 000 000 Lawsuit Against The Producers Of The Film. The Movie Gypsy Caravan 2007 Features Esma As One Of Five Romani Music Acts On Their Tour Through The USA. Esma's Personal Website read less