{ "ok" : true, "artist" : { "name" : "Almer and Nirvan", "page" : "almer_nirvan", "description" : "soulful Balkan duo featuring acoustic guitars and voice", "location" : "CA, USA", "bio" : "Almer and Nirvan are a musical duo leaning on their roots from Bosnia and Herzegovina to create a new style that merges classical composition with traditional Balkan sound. Both artists were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and are currently living and working in Los Angeles, California.\n\nAlmer lends his guitar virtuosity and his immaculate sense for musical arrangement to the duo, while Nirvan with his vocal interpretations and songwriting skills softens the classical style by giving it a free flow and modern musical influence. This is their first collaboration, which has given rise to \"Life in Reverse\", a debut album consisting of original songs and arrangements of old traditional Balkan music. This album is an excellent example of the perfect symbiosis of classical, traditional and modern directions in music today.\n\nAlmer Internationally acclaimed guitarist, composer and arranger Almer Imamovic is one of the leading musicians of his generation. In 2007, Mr. Imamovic made his American Debut with a ravishing performance of the famed Concierto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo with the Dayton Philharmonic, and has risen in the ranks of classical guitarists as one of the world's finest players and has had the privilege to perform extensively throughout the world.\n\nHe holds Master's Degrees in Classical Guitar Performance from the Royal Welsh College and University of Southern California and a Diplome Superieur from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. Mr. Imamovic is a highly sought after composer and his works have been featured in concerts on five continents. As a versatile and innovative guitar player, he is a master of the electric guitar as well as Latin and Balkan stringed instruments and can be heard on numerous major motion pictures and TV soundtracks.\n\nHe has been a master teacher/guest artist for many university guitar programs and was recently featured in Guitar Teacher Magazine as one of the finest teachers in the USA. He is a founding member of the world-renowned guitar and flute duo, AlmaNova with flutist Jessica Pierce for which he has composed over 30 compositions and released 4 albums, all of which have received great reviews and several awards. Learn more about Almer on his website.\n\nNirvan Composer, producer and artist Nirvan Pistoljevic was born in Sarajevo, but has acquired his musical style in New York City and Los Angeles, USA. \"Life in Reverse\" is his first musical venture that incorporates sounds from his native Bosnia and Herzegovina. To the Almer and Nirvan duo, he lends his vocal abilities as well as his composing and arranging capabilities. Nirvan studied classical guitar originally, but has focused most of his musical career on writing and producing music.\n\nHis style is a conglomerate of rock, jazz, and Spanish guitar influences, with focus on vocal interpretations. Although musically trained as a guitar player, he also enjoys playing drums and percussion and multiple other instruments.\n\nFor the last several years, Nirvan has been composing, arranging and producing artists, TV commercials and media projects from his Los Angeles studio. He has been featured in several films and has performed with various artists across multiple musical genres.\n\nYou can find out more about Almer and Nirvan on their website.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/almer_nirvan.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/almer_nirvan/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "almernirvan-lifeinrevnv", "name" : "Life in Reverse (vocals removed)", "artist" : { "name" : "Almer and Nirvan", "page" : "almer_nirvan" }, "release_date" : "2026-10-19", "genres" : ["World","Folk"], "vocals" : "vocals removed", "moods" : ["romantic","nostalgic","melancholic","tender","festive","spiritual"], "uses" : ["travel","documentary","emotional storytelling","cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar","wedding"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["acoustic guitar","female vocals","flute","violin","accordion","clarinet"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "A soulful Balkan folk album with acoustic guitars, voice, and traditional instruments, featuring originals and sevdalinka arrangements—ideal for evocative travel, documentary, or intimate lounge settings.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Almer%20and%20Nirvan/Life%20in%20Reverse%20(vocals%20removed)/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/almernirvan-lifeinrevnv/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/almernirvan-lifeinrevnv", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=almernirvan-lifeinrevnv" },{ "sku" : "almernirvan-lifeinrev", "name" : "Life in Reverse", "artist" : { "name" : "Almer and Nirvan", "page" : "almer_nirvan" }, "release_date" : "2012-01-14", "genres" : ["World","Folk"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["romantic","nostalgic","melancholic","tender","festive","spiritual"], "uses" : ["travel","documentary","emotional storytelling","cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar","wedding"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["acoustic guitar","female vocals","flute","violin","accordion","clarinet"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "A soulful Balkan folk album with acoustic guitars, voice, and traditional instruments, featuring originals and sevdalinka arrangements—ideal for evocative travel, documentary, or intimate lounge settings.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Almer%20and%20Nirvan/Life%20in%20Reverse/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/almernirvan-lifeinrev/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/almernirvan-lifeinrev", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=almernirvan-lifeinrev" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. 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The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }