Folk music lovers across the former Yugoslavia are mourning the passing of legendary folk singer Halid Beslic, who died at age 72 on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. He has been hospitalized since August.

A Voice That Broke Down Barriers: Crowds Fill Sarajevo to Mourn Beloved Folk Singer Halid Beslic SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of thousands of people from across the Balkans poured into the ...

Folk music lovers throughout the former Yugoslavia are mourning the death of Bosnian singer Halid Beslic, whose songs became standards at parties, weddings and taverns across the region. Halid Beslic.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of thousands of people from across the Balkans poured into the streets of Sarajevo on Monday to bid farewell to Halid Beslic, a Bosnian folk singer whose music ...