Ljubomir - Ljuba Manasijevic

As a singer, composer and poet, born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, Ljuba has dedicated almoust two decades to Serbian traditional and patriotic music, and is a member of the musician's Union and Composer's Guild (S.O.K.O.J.).
Since 1991, he has been performing concerts of Serbian traditional and patriotic music, touring Serbia, Serbian lands and serbian communities all over the world. He is also a recognised international artist and instructor of serbian music and singing, performing at International folk festivals in Canada and the USA.
Since 1993, he dedicates a great part of his work to a travelling theatre founded along with Mr. Momir Bradic ( the "Bard of the Theatrics" in the town of Kruchevac and Serbia), performing historical Serbian quotes and speeches, set to his own musical compositions, and partaking as a Serbian Minstrel (Melod and pojac).
His first patriotic song, "Freedom", written in 1979, lead to him writing many more, one of which "Rise Up serbia", composed in 1989, based on the words of the poet, Dositej Obradovic, from the 1990 cassete of the same name, has been performed by the author and many choirs and enjoys long lasting popularity with Serbians the world over.
1992 saw him release another cassete of serbian patriotic music "Fatherland - serbia", in an effort to lift the nations spirits during the war that occurred 1991 - 1992.
The CD and cassete "Above the East and West", is the result of five years work and rediscovers Serbian Medieval music, filling the void left by the lost Serbian ballads throughout the centuries. "Above the East and West" brings the wonderful spirit of the Nemanjic's courts and feelings of greatness.
Several ballads have already taken their places at Serbian cultural events in Despotovac, Kraljevo, and Stalac, where they have been performed every year, and by the beauty of the medieval sound, have captured many listener's.