Mile Krajina
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Mile Krajina is a noted gusle
player in Croatia
, who sings traditional folk
songs.
Many of his songs are about his birthplace Oklaj
in the Cetina
region. He mentions reading the works of famous Croatian poet Andrija Kačić Miošić
in primary school as an early influence for his poems and songs. As of August 2009, he continues to perform for folklore festivals around the country.
Gusle
The Gusle is a single-stringed musical instrument traditionally used in the Dinarides region of the Balkans ....
player in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, who sings traditional folk
Folk art
Folk art encompasses art produced from an indigenous culture or by peasants or other laboring tradespeople. In contrast to fine art, folk art is primarily utilitarian and decorative rather than purely aesthetic....
songs.
Many of his songs are about his birthplace Oklaj
Oklaj
Oklaj is a village in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia.It is located in inland of the Dalmatia Adriatic coastline, about 15 km south of Knin and 14 km northwest of Drniš. It is situated between the southwest slopes of Promina mountain and the southern bank of the Krka river...
in the Cetina
Cetina
Cetina is a river in southern Croatia. It has a length of and its basin covers an area of . Cetina descends from an altitude of 385 m at its source to the sea level when it flows into the Adriatic Sea. It is the most water-rich river in Dalmatia....
region. He mentions reading the works of famous Croatian poet Andrija Kačić Miošić
Andrija Kacic Miošic
Andrija Kačić Miošić was a Croatian poet and Franciscan monk.Born in Brist near Makarska, he became a Franciscan monk. He was educated in Zaostrog monastery and Buda...
in primary school as an early influence for his poems and songs. As of August 2009, he continues to perform for folklore festivals around the country.
Works
- Guslarske Pjesme i pjesnički zapisi. "Zrinski"; Zagreb, 1986
- Vukovare, hrvatski viteže. "Zrinski"; Zagreb, 1994. ISBN 953-155-009-3
- Hrvatske pobjede. Zrinski; Zagreb, 1998. ISBN 953-155-041-7
- Hrvatski vitezovi, prijatelji i događaji. Zagreb, 2001.