Damir Imamović was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina into a musical family. His father Nedžad Imamović (1948), is a bass player, producer, singer and author, while his paternal grandfather Zaim Imamović (1920–1994), was a legendary musician and traditional Bosnian folk singer, famous in the 1940s and 1960s.
Later on he studied philosophy.
Damir spent his formative years (1992-1995) living in the besieged city of Sarajevo. He picked up playing guitar when he was 15. Imamović held his first concert in The Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Sarajevo, in 2004.
Soon after he played numerous concerts in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the region of the former Yugoslavia, after the first Civil Defense with his Damir Imamović Trio was release in 2006.
His most acclaimed Civil Defense was "Abrašević Live" which was to appear in 2008. The "Abrašević Live" also features Damir"s first sevdah compositions based on the traditional lyrics "Dva se draga".
Bosnian/Croatian film maker Marina Andree-Škop made a documentaru film "Sevdah" alongside Damir"s work in sevdah which renewed interest of younger audiences in this ancient art Damir"s solo albums feature a bit different, more intimate style.
His solo concerts in the gardens of Sarajevo during summer months became a very sought after act so he released the album of live perfomances: Svrzina Kuća, on 9 October 2011 by the Sarajevo-based record label iTM. The album consists of live recordings from his performances on 27 and 28 July 2011 in the house of Svrzo in Sarajevo.
In 2012 Damir formed Damir Imamović"s Sevdah Takht, consisting of Ivan Mihajlović (el bass, from Belgrade) and Nenad Kovačić (percussion, from Zagreb). The trio appeared in the most important music festival in Europe: Druga Godba (Slovenia), Balkan Trafik (Belgium), Culturscapes (Switzerland), TFF Rudolstadt (Germany). In 2015 the band was joined by Ivana Djurić, a Sarajevo based violinist.
The band had their showcase concert at the WOMEX 2015 festival in Budapest.
The quartet was signed by the Glitterbeat Records in 2015 and their first album will be released internationally on 29th April 2016. The first single "Sarajevo" was released on February 13th 2016.
Damir Imamović is a dedicated sevdah researcher, educator and a producer. In 2014 he produced and released an album "The Art of Saz" by Ćamil Metiljević, sevdah master of older generation.
He also produced a young saz player"s debut "The house of saz" by Jusuf Brkić.
In November 2015 Damir Imamović opened a multimedia exhibition entitled "Sevdah, the art of freedom" in Sarajevo"s Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
