Ibro Mangafić

He was born on October 13, 1951. in Sarajevo and from an early age he was involved in music. He died on May 5, 2023 in his home. As a thirteen-year-old, he started playing the giatra more seriously, and at the age of fifteen he had his own band "Plavi Dijamant". After the breakup of this group, in November 1967, Ibro complets the orchestra, in which he was joined by Ljubo Kešelj (accordionist), Čurkan Durić (drummer) and Paša Bikić (singer). At one time, they performed in restaurants all over Yugoslavia at the time, and mostly in Sarajevo. After completing his military service in 1973, he entered the world of music, entertainment and composing in a more serious and engaged way. That's when the lyrics for his first song "Ti kraljice moga srca" were written, sung by Nedžad Imamović, accompanied by the RTV Sarajevo orchestra. His professional music career had a continuous upward trend. Since 1973, he has composed over 700 songs (LP-records, music cassettes, compact discs and DVD albums) for various record companies. Many of his compositions are considered pearls of folk music and an immeasurable wealth of folk melodrama, such as: "Ti si ta", "Sa, sa Sarajevo", "Kani suzo izdajice", "Poslejnji put veceras", "Dijana ljubavi", "Kad raskopčam jeleče", "Otiso si Dragane", "Tvoje oci plave", "Izadji mala, "Garavuso moja mala", "Prosjak ili car", "Kad bi zivot moj sto godina bio" and lots more. As a composer, he collaborated with the best orchestras from ex-Yugoslavia, such as: the orchestra of Branimir Đokić, Dragan Aleksandrić, Ljuba Kešelj, Dragan Stojković Bosanc, Miroljub Aranđelović Kemiš, Omer Pobrić, Dulet Jovanović, Bora Višnjički, Mića Radovanović. In the course of his long career, he also left a noticeable mark as a member of many organizations and associations, whose goal was the improvement of musical culture and creativity, including the protection of intellectual property and copyright. He is the owner of dozens of gold, platinum and diamond records, as well as Disko-olympus, which he received in 1983 as Diskoton's highest recognition for the highest circulation achieved in that year, over 500,000 copies.