Moods is the center of Zurich's jazz scene, a meeting point for national and international musicians and stars of jazz, funk, soul, pop and electronic music. Moods hosts around 300 concerts and parties each year and is the decisive stage for Swiss ...
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Damir Imamović
Poetic, masterful, and full of stories that linger long in the memory.
Damir Imamović is widely regarded as one of the leading figures of the contemporary sevdah scene in Bosnia and Herzegovina. To date, he has released eight albums, several of them on renowned international labels, including Glitterbeat Records ("Dvojka", 2016), Wrasse Records ("Singer of Tales", 2020), and Smithsonian Folkways ("The World And All That It Holds", 2023).
Raised in a family of sevdah musicians, Imamović was immersed in the traditions of this unique musical genre from an early age. Since releasing his debut album in 2006, he has toured extensively throughout Southeast Europe and across the continent, performing regularly in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden. His concert tours have also taken him to the United States, China, India, and Mexico.
Through his artistic work, Imamović has earned widespread national and international recognition. In 2021, the British world music magazine Songlines named him Best European Artist, while his album "Singer of Tales" was selected for the prestigious German Record Critics’ Award (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik) Best List in Summer 2020. He has also appeared on internationally acclaimed music programmes such as Vrije Geluiden (Netherlands) and Live on KEXP (USA).
Raised in a family of sevdah musicians, Imamović was immersed in the traditions of this unique musical genre from an early age. Since releasing his debut album in 2006, he has toured extensively throughout Southeast Europe and across the continent, performing regularly in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden. His concert tours have also taken him to the United States, China, India, and Mexico.
Through his artistic work, Imamović has earned widespread national and international recognition. In 2021, the British world music magazine Songlines named him Best European Artist, while his album "Singer of Tales" was selected for the prestigious German Record Critics’ Award (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik) Best List in Summer 2020. He has also appeared on internationally acclaimed music programmes such as Vrije Geluiden (Netherlands) and Live on KEXP (USA).
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Saturday, November 28, 2026
20:30
CHF 42.00
Moods
Schiffbauplatz
8005 Zürich
+41 (0)44 276 80 01
info@moods.ch
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