Aleksandar Sarievski ( ; June 20, 1922 – December 19, 2002) was a

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singer-songwriter whose career spanned almost six decades. He was one of the most recognizable figures in

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. Sarievski was a co-founder of the

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musical ensemble

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and frequently traveled with the group as an ambassador of Macedonian music and

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. His renditions of local folk songs are particularly well known and, in many cases, the first known recorded versions. These include " Jovano, Jovanke", " More Sokol Pie", and " Uči me majko, karaj me", among others. He also composed the popular folk-style song "

Zajdi Zajdi ''Zajdi, zajdi, jasno sonce'' (; "Set, Set, O Clear Sun") is a contemporary Macedonian folk song written and composed by Aleksandar Sarievski in the style of newly composed folk. Different versions of the song are sung in other neighbouring B ...

". Aleksandar Sarievski died in 2002 aged 80. The then-

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Boris Trajkovski Boris Trajkovski ( GCMG; , pronounced ; 25 June 1956 – 26 February 2004) was a Macedonian politician who served as the President of Macedonia from 1999 until his death in 2004 in a plane crash. Early life Trajkovski was born on 25 June 195 ...

and Prime Minister

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as well as the Ministry of Culture sent the Sarievski family messages of condolence following the news of his death.

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