Muharem Serbezovski

Muharem Serbezovski (Мухарем Сербезовски, born May 2, 1950), nicknamed Mumo, is a Bosnian singer of Macedonian Roma origin, popular in former Yugoslavia.He is also a writer and translator and was briefly in Bosnian politics in the 2000s. Muharem Serbezovski emerged as a singer in the 1960s, having released his first album at only 12. He became one of the most popular Romani singers in Yugoslavia and reached a wide popularity in the 1970s and 1980s.He has released 12 albums and 22 singles and extended plays.His main inspiration is Romani music but he has widely explored and blended other styles, especially Turkish music.Although born in Macedonia, he has been living in Sarajevo since 1975. Since the 1980s, Serbezovski has established himself as a writer and translator, having written several books and translated the Quran into Romani language.Known for his Romani activism, he served a term as a member of the Bosnian parliament in the 2000s.