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Izvorna bosanska muzika (literally “original Bosnian music”) is a rural folk tradition from Bosnia and Herzegovina characterized by small acoustic ensembles, close–lead duet singing, and a repertoire rooted in village life, love, and local history. It favors organic timbres such as šargija (long‑neck lute), violin, accordion, and wooden flutes, and is performed in straightforward strophic forms with memorable refrains. Vocal lines often feature heterophony and ornamentation, with a leader answered by a chorus or a second voice. While the songs and practices are much older, the idiom became recognizable as a recorded genre via radio, festivals, and local labels in the mid‑20th century, preserving regional styles from Krajina, Central Bosnia, Posavina, and Podrinje.