NISKA BANJA - HOT WATER

Steven Wagner - Stevan Vagner, Podrum COLLEGIUM MELODIUM, World music museum in Belgrade and Ethno Group * SVITANJE *.present "Niska Banja Hot Water" is one of the Serbian original and old-fashioned songs, arranged in the Nis region, of Roma origin.The poem speaks about the benefits of the spa water provided by the Niška Banja. She is favored throughout Nis, and it is common to hear her at the celebrations.An unofficial anthem of the wine festival - "Days of Wine and Measures" - held every year in Banja on the day of St. Trifun, the patron saint of vineyards and winemakers.The song has several versions, two of which are the most famous. One of these two versions is partly in Serbo-Croatian, and partly in Romany.According to the new knowledge, Niska Banja is not a folk song as it has been believed so far. Namely, it was written by Dusan Cvetkovic, Dusan Cvetkovic - Chika Duca, in 1927. The famous performer of this song is Oliver Katarina