Julije Njikoš

Julije Njikoš (Osijek, 9th Apr 1924 - Zagreb, 28th Oct 2010) - Croatian composer, musician and music-arranger, best known for the promotion of authentic tambura music and tradition. He was the founder of the Tamburaški orkestar Radio Osijek (Tambura Orchestra of radio Osijek) and the Međunarodni festival hrvatske tamburaške glazbe (International Festival of Tambura Music). In 1951 he becomes the main editor of the folk music programme on Radio Osijek. His contributions as composer in this music field are numerous. He was especially interested in the preservation of traditional folk music. He was the husband ov Vera Svoboda