Živa voda (; English: "The Living Water") is an album of traditional Serbian songs by the Belgrade group Drina, which accounted for Svetlana Spajić and Minja Nikolić.Drina – Živa Voda, Discogs In the form of a CD it was published by Radio Svetigora from Cetinje, 2000.
The album received very favorable reviews in professional and scientific circles, and Drina was assessed as one of the most successful Serbian traditional music groups.Jovanović, Jelena. „The Power of Recently Revitalized Serbian Rural Folk Music in Urban Settings“, in: Music, Power, and Politics, ed. by Annie J. Randall, Routledge, 2004. p. 137. Even after termination of the duo, singers continued cooperation in the Singing Company of Svetlana Spajić.Marija Vitas. „Od zlata jabuka“, Radio Beograd 2, 14. dec 2012.
Track listing Se navali Šar planina (2:33), shepherd's song, region of Šar-planina, Old Serbia Soko pije voda na Vardarot (2:06), Macedonia Red se redat kočanski sejmeni (1:54), Macedonia Gusta mi magla padnala (1:57), Kosovo Zamuči se Božja majka (2:59), Christmas song, village Vukmanovo, South-Eastern Serbia Problejalo mlado jagnje (3:31), shepherd's song 'per bass', village Lasovo, near Zaječar, Eastern Serbia, after singing of Bokan Stanković Tupan mi tupa u selo (1:58), Easter (Veligdenska) song 'per bass', village Vidrovac, near Negotin, North-Eastern Serbia Poranile dve devojke mlade (2:38), harvester's song 'per bass', village Seselac, Eastern Serbia Bela vilo na tebe mi krivo (1:55), 'per bass', village Milatovac, Homolje, Eastern Serbia, after singing of Svetlana Stević Oj, jabuko zeleniko (3:38), ancient wedding song, village Gračanica, Kosovo Ozren goro, povi brdu grane (2:56), song by wedding guest voice, region Ozren mountain, Eastern Bosnia Drinu vodu zatrovale vile (1:04), kantalica, village Culine, Serbian side Drina region Kad se sejo udamo ja i ti (1:23), kantalica, village Donja Pilica, Bosnian side Drina region Zaspala Joka Bogutovka (2:05), 'per voice', village Rastošnica, Bosnian side Drina region Što Morava mutna teče (1:18), kantalica, village Donja Badanja, Jadar, Serbian side Drina region Stojna moma brazdu kopa (2:01), diggers' song, village Gračanica, Kosovo Krajiška kontra (3:31), singing in kolo (circle), Potkozarje, Bosanska Krajina Nema raja bez rodnoga kraja (2:09), 'per bass', Kninska Krajina Gde si bilo jare moje (3:40), shepherd's song, Vranje, South-Eastern Serbia, after singing of Maja Ivanović Drino vodo, žubora ti tvoga (1:34), traditional, Drina, krajiško ojkanje, Kninska Krajina
Publication data Publisher: Radio Svetigora, Cetinje Performers: Svetlana Spajić (leading voice and solo) and Minja Nikolić (back voice). Foreword: Jovan (Ćulibrk) (then monk) Recorded in Boris Kovač studio in Bukovac, February 12–14, 2000, except the tracks 14 and 15, which were recorded in Loznica, November 1999. Ton master: Mare Vukmanović Producer: Boris Kovač Mastering: Vladimir Žeželj Photography: Miroslav Zaklan (Drina) and Milinko Stefanović Makeup: Nataša Bošković Design: Rade Tovladijac and Zoran Tucić Text in Serbian and English and translation: Svetlana Spajić
Critical reception At the end of a detailed and favorable album review, esteemed ethnomusicologist and music artist Jelena Jovanović concludes:
References
External links Živa voda (full album), site "Izvorne pesme" „Drina: Živa voda (2000)“, official site of the project with lyrics of all songs, Radio Svetigora, Cetinje.