Open AccessThe Vlach funeral laments: Tradition revisited
Author(s) -
Annemarie Sorescu-Marinković
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
balcanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0801
pISSN - 0350-7653
DOI - 10.2298/balc0535199s
Subject(s) - conservatism , performing arts , state (computer science) , history , sociology , aesthetics , visual arts , art , political science , law , computer science , algorithm , politics
In the present study I have analyzed three Vlach funeral laments audio-recorded in 2004, during the fieldtrip to Valakonje, near Boljevac Serbia. I have taken into discussion the dynamics of the Vlach community and its present state, with the coexistence of conservatism and transformation. The paper focuses on the performer and shows how, in spite of the fact that she is a guest worker, she is a perfect bearer of tradition