Božilak is the sixth studio album by Macedonian singer Tose Proeski

Toše Proeski

Todor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...

, released in Macedonian

Macedonian language

Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...

. The album comprises fourteen traditional Macedonian songs sung with a new arrangement. It was released in Macedonia (by Award) and subsequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

, Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

, Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

 and Croatia

Croatia

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 (by City Records

City Records

City Records is a Serbian record label....

).

Information about album

With Božilak, Proeski focussed on the Macedonian folk music tradition

Music of the Republic of Macedonia

Music of the Republic of Macedonia and the Macedonians has many things in common with the music of neighbouring Balkan countries, but maintains its own distinctive sound.-Folk music:...

. The album includes popular traditional songs such as "Zajdi, Zajdi Jasno Sonce", "Majka na Marika", "More Sokol Pie

More Sokol Pie

"More Sokol Pie" is a traditional folk song from the Balkans, equally popular in Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia.The first performer of the song is Bulgarian singer Baba Nastia Pavlova. Her record is from 1940. Then the song was recorded by another Bulgarian singers Mary Kokareshkova and...

", "Ne Si Go Prodavaj Koljo Ciflikot", and "So Maki sum se Rodil". The song "Jovano Jovanke

Jovano Jovanke

Jovano, Jovanke is a traditional folk song of the Macedonia region. It is popular in and frequently performed in the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia and northern Greece. It is about two young lovers separated by their disapproving parents...

" was sung in a duet with the Serbian

Serbs

The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

 folk singer Biljana Krstic. The music was arranged by Macedonian composers Soni Petrovski, Sasa Nikolovski and Ilija Pejovski. It was first presented during Proeski's concert at the Philip II Arena (then-known as Skopje City Stadium) in Skopje

Skopje

Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...

 in 2006. On Bravo Show in Serbia, Proeski also performed "Zajdi, Zajdi Jasno Sonce" in a rock version.

Track listing

1. Bor Sadila Moma Evgenija
2. Se Posvrshi Serbez Donka
3. Ako odam vo Bitola
4. Jovano, Jovanke
5. Kalesh Angja
6. More Sokol Pie
7. Ne Si Go Prodavaj Koljo Ciflikot
8. Si Zaljubiv Edno Mome
9. Uchi Me Majko Karaj Me
10. So Maki Sum Se Rodil
11. Dejgidi Ludi Godini
12. Nazhalena Nevesta
13. Zajdi, Zajdi Jasno Sonce
14. Majka Na Marika

Release history

Country	Date
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...	2006
Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
Macedonia
Montenegro Montenegro Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...