first tamburica choir led by a conductor, the "Hrvatska Lira", in 1882. Croatian composers for the tamburica include Franjo Ksaver Kuhač, Siniša Leopold and Julije Njikoš. The instrument is associated with Croatian nationalism. Vinko Žganec, an associate of Béla Bartók, collected more than 19,000 Croatian folk songs. The Grand Tamburica Orchestra of Radio Novi Sad was founded in 1951 under the leadership of Sava Vukosavljev, who composed and arranged many pieces for tamburica orchestra and published a comprehensive book Vojvođanska tambura ("The Tambura of Vojvodina"). There are also orchestras of Radio Belgrade and Radio Podgorica, Radio Kikinda etc. Janika Balaž, a member of the Radio Novi Sad orchestra who also had his own octet, was a popular performer whose name became synonymous with the tamburica. Famous tamburica orchestras of Serbia include those of Maksa Popov and Aleksandar Aranicki. The village of Schandorf in Austria, whose Croatian-speaking inhabitants are descended from 16th Century Croatian immigrants, is the home of a tamburica orchestra, a reflection of its ethnic heritage. The orchestra performs frequently, often outside the village. In popular culture Films about tamburicas The Popovich Brothers of South Chicago (1978) Directed by Jill Godmilow, Martin Koenig and Ethel Raim. Produced by Mary Koenig, Ethel Raim and Jill Godmilow. Ziveli! Medicine for the Heart (1987) Filmed and directed by Les Blank. Produced by Flower Films in association with the Center for Visual Anthropology, University of Southern California. Based on ethnography by Andre Simic. El Cerrito, California: Flower Films & Video. . Publications Svet Tambure, a magazine about tambura music, published triannually in Serbia. See also Tambouras Tanpura Tambura Tanbur Tambur Marko Nešić (born 1872) Zvonko Bogdan References External links TamburicaOrg – tamburaški portal – tambura portal Tamburizza.at – Tamburizza Verein Ivan Vukovic-Parndorf Tambura.com.hr Tamburica Association of America About tamburica – short history The Tamburitza and the preservation of Croatian folk music, by Michael B. Savor (Canada) The San Francisco Tamburitza Festival Music samples "Ugrós, lassú és friss csárdás", from Bátmonostor, Hungary "Aki leány akar lenni" (csárdás), from Bogyiszló, Hungary Publikált népzenei felvételek -- On-line adatbázis "Lassú csárdás", from Dávod, Hungary Publikált népzenei felvételek -- On-line adatbázis "Zvečera se šečem", Tamburica ensemble "Ivan Vuković", Parndorf, Austria Tamburaško društvo Ivan Vuković Pandrof - Shop Z. Tonković: "Sjene" (Croatia) Janika Balaž and his orchestra: "Fala" (Croatia/Zagorje) audio&foto "Deronjski valcer", from Deronje, Serbia audio&foto Bosnian musical instruments Montenegrin musical instruments Croatian musical instruments Culture of Vojvodina Serbian