Ferus Mustafov

Ferus Mustafov
Mustafov performing in 2018
Background information
Also known asKing Ferus
Born(1950-12-20)20 December 1950
Štip, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died22 May 2023(2023-05-22) (aged 72)
Skopje, North Macedonia
GenresBalkan folk and Romani music
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsSaxophone, violin, clarinet, pipe
Years active1967–2023

Ferus Mustafov (Macedonian: Ферус Мустафов; 20 December 1950 – 22 May 2023), also known as King Ferus, was a Macedonian Romani saxophonist and clarinetist. Known as the "King of the Romani music", he was a major figure in Yugoslav and Macedonian folk music. He was also credited as one of the artists from the Balkan region to have made this region's Romani music internationally popular.

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