[1] Bajramović was born in Niš into a Muslim Roma family of Romani people in Serbia, of the Arlije[2] in the Gypsy quarters (Ciganska mahala).

Soon he forced his way into the prison orchestra that played, among other things, jazz (mostly Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and sometimes John Coltrane) with Spanish and Mexican pieces.

In 2001, he recorded the album A Gipsy Legend with the group, released on behalf of World Connection, which gained international attention.

The abstract motif of the song presents suffering people of Romani descent whose fathers went the United States to provide income for their children, ultimately leading to more problems due to their absence.

[11] Geljan dade was covered by a wide range of musicians from varying genres, including Gru, Muharem Serbezovski and Boban Zdravković.

[12] In 2005, Miloš Stojanović and Dragi Šestić directed his biopic film, titled Šaban, which gained notoriety in Eastern Europe.

[13] For the purposes of that documentary Dragi Šestić produced the album for Snail Records with the title "Saban", which won a World Music Award.

Where others would have earned millions, he's lived as he's always lived: from day to day, making music, going wherever he wants, and not recognising any limits at all.Dragi Šestić – Mostar Sevdah Reunion Šaban Bajramović is clearly a giant talent, comparable in his own way to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan or Mari Boine Persen, someone capable of bringing their music to life with such vivid spirituality that it vaults with ease over the most impenetrable cultural barriers.

His voice combines the anguish of rai with the soulfulness of fado – a sort of Balkan gypsy jazzAndy Gill – The Independent, UK, 15 February 2002