Center for Popular
Music Research

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The album “Roma Soul Food” has been released — an emotion to be heard and savoured

The music album “Roma Soul Food” has just been released on all digital platforms. Music is widely recognised as one of the key expressions of Roma culture — a way through which Roma people have lived...

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The album “Roma Soul Food” has been released — an emotion to be heard and savoured

The music album “Roma Soul Food” has just been released on all digital platforms. Music is widely recognised as one of the key expressions of Roma culture — a way through which Roma people have lived...

What we do

Center for Popular Music Research, founded in 2013, is dedicated to researching, understanding and interpreting popular music as one of the key phenomena of contemporary culture. Through research, educational programs, public events, and collaborations with artists, scholars, and institutions in Serbia and abroad, the Center develops a space in which popular music is viewed as an important social, cultural, and aesthetic expression. Our projects include mapping musical practices, supporting young professionals, encouraging expert and public dialogue, and promoting contemporary forms of popular culture.

Research

The Center studies contemporary musical practices, genres, and cultural contexts of popular music in Serbia and the region.

Promotion and interpretation

The Center actively engages in interpreting, presenting, and disseminating knowledge about popular music and the contemporary cultural scene.

Education

The Center organizes workshops, lectures, and professional programs for young researchers, musicians, and professionals in the field of popular culture.

Organizing activities

The Center develops events, discussions, and projects that bring together audiences, artists, and researchers around topics related to popular music.

MEMORY ARCHIVE DEDICATED TO VESNA MIKIĆ

musicologist, founder of the Center (1967–2019)

CEPOM blog

The album “Roma Soul Food” has been released — an emotion to be heard and savoured

The music album “Roma Soul Food” has just been released on all digital platforms. Music is widely recognised as one of the key expressions of Roma culture — a way through which Roma people have lived...

Competition “Francophone Song”!

We are extremely pleased to have been part of the Francophone Song competition over the past month, organized by the French Institute in Serbia. Our associate, Marijana Dujović, took part as a jury...

Jovan Živadinović Džipsii Releases His Second Studio Album! 

Jovan Živadinović Džipsii, one of the participants in the Roma Soul Food project, has released his second studio album, Jovan, under the production house Red Pill. 💿✨ Our colleagues, Maja Vasiljević...

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