Eighth Word: An Ecology of South Slavic Oral Poetry
Udovica Jana
"Udovica Jana," or "The Widow Jana," an epic performance by Aleksandar Jakovljevic; recorded by Joel M. Halpern and Barbara Kerewsky Halpern in the village of Orasac, 80 km. south of Belgrade.
Listen to an audio clip from the poem. Both of the clips are the same and are about 5 minutes long.
Clip 1 (mp3 format - 4.78 MB)
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