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Guslar

Guslar

Guslar, or epic singer, Milutin Milojević accompanying himself on the gusla.

Courtesy of John Miles Foley.

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gusla

A gusla being played by epic singer Dragise Stojanovic, 1973.

Courtesy of John Miles Foley

Boro, Peter

Boro, Peter

Peter Boro performing on the gusle, San Mateo, California, 1939, photographed...

Library of Congress, American Folklife Center, WPA Sidney Robertson Cowell Collection. (Digital ID: afccc p093)

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Boro, Peter

Peter Boro playing the gusle and singing “The Rider on Horseback” (“Konjanik”)...

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