Valton Krasniqi Albanian Girls

Artist: Valton Krasniqi
Song: Albanian Girls Shqip ( Vajzat Shqiptare )

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Korab Shaqiri A dalim Sonte

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Lyric: Korab Shaqiri A dalim Sonte [official video]
Te therras nga loqka e zemres sonte me dal ta shijoj buzen tende ta them nje fjale i kam nje mije arsye do ti shpjegoi troket zemra nga brenda te dashuroj Gjej nje arsye te dalim sonte kjo nate eshte veq e jona qfare t'thot zemra vetem mua ma trego e paprekshme do te jesh me beso Eja ti me ngat e me degjo shpirtin tim veq ti ma ngroh sapo matem ti puth buzet mi largon e nuk e di se mua me lendon moj zemer Te therras nga loqka e zemres sonte me dal ta shijoj buzen tende ta them nje fjale i kam nje mije arsye do ti shpjegoi troket zemra nga brenda te dashuroj Merre pra guximin e ma thuaj sonte kjo nate nuk perseritet e kam vulen e arsyes qe me do ndize naten e prane meje ti vallzo Eja ti me ngat e me degjo shpirtin tim veq ti ma ngroh sapo matem ti puth buzet mi largon e nuk e di se mua me lendon moj zemer Te therras nga loqka e zemres sonte me dal ta shijoj buzen tende ta them nje fjale i kam nje mije arsye do ti shpjegoi troket zemra nga brenda te dashuroj (2x) Dashuri o e imja dashuri nuk jetoi une dot pa ty s'vlej pa ty jo jo jo jo Dashuri o e imja ku je ti nuk jetoi jo sjetoj pa ty jo nuk jetoi

Korab Shaqiri A dalim Sonte

Alban Skenderaj - Nje Here Ne Jete

Alban Skenderaj - Nje Here Ne Jete


Me sa duket ket nate do ta kujtoj
me sa duket neser nje drit e re do te me zgjoj
pse me thua te dua e pse e ndjej
pse kur je ti me mua eren e saj me nuk e gjej


reff
ti je ajo qe po sfidon
ate qe koha dot nuk po e sheron
ti e di se qfare me mundon mua
je ajo qe vjen 1 her ne jet sa dua te dua
por ti e di se une nuk them aq leht te dua por
je ajo qe vjen 1 her ne jet nje her ne jet


me sa duket ket her sdo refuzzoj
mesa duket tani zemren tende do ndaloj
ti me thua te dua e une e ndjej
dhe kur je ktu me mua ndjenjen dot nuk e genjen
ti je ajo qe po ndriqon, po ndriqon aty ku dielli dot nuk po deperton

reff 2x
ti e di se qfare me mundon mua
je ajo qe vjen 1 her ne jet sa dua te dua
por ti e di se une nuk them aq leht te dua por
je ajo qe vjen 1 her ne jet nje her ne jet

Alban Skenderaj - Nje Here Ne Jete

Adelina Ismaili Amaneti

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Seletullah selemullah x2 alejke aresul allah alejke a havel allah ilmini nallut ante mali x2 ma ka lan ma ka lan nëna tybe amanete x2 tujme këndu kët fejen sonte tybe me vullnet x2 ma ka lan ma ka lan nëna tybe amanete x2 me ju këndu të po te djega sonte e me kallën krejte x2 më ka thën vellau kur ka dal në gurbet x2 me ma rudh për verizaj e me bë shehrete x2 më ka thën vellau kur ka dal në gurbet x2 mos me harru as kilanin se e kam haserete x2 nanë moj nanë prizëreni rush i zi nanë moj nanë gjakova si flori nanë moj nanë tetovat janë pareli o moj nanë kjo kumanova qikat si peri nanë moj nanë drenica kuq e zi nanë moj nanë mitrovica bukuri nanë moj nanë prishtin si në *amerik* o moj nanë prishtina lija sonte kah me ik

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Moj e Mira n'Ate Shpat Mahmut Ferati Me Shyhrete Behluli

Moj e Mira n'Ate Shpat Mahmut Ferati Me Shyhrete Behluli

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Moj e Mira n'Ate Shpat Mahmut Ferati Me Shyhrete Behluli

D.O.G ft. Real 1 & Luro - NR 1

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D.O.G ft. Real 1 & Luro - NR 1

Etno Engjujt Feat D master Le Per mu Mama

Le per mu mama boll mo me drama
nuk eshte i dukatit nuk eshe barakobama
puna a e tij ish zero mos u kap te fama
dije qe je zoj si ulpiana lama
hajde ketu te papa le frajerin mama
mos i lakmo ne pare,as ne kerr ,shpi me xhama
ty te duhet njo ma i mire jo si Vallderama
nje qe t'don ma shume prej ketu deri ne panama
le frajerin mama t'lutem mama ama
t'du si ke vesh,si ke desh si n'pixhama
shume postera tu mama i kam shti ne rama
ti ma shume ke peshe se tokat ne allabama.
hasebi hasebi guribeti gjon ki keji sa no pna qanitun iqna na ji ja na qa naaaaaaaa
le per mu mama boll mo me ojna
e omel si bonbona e zonin si bleona
ti je seks ikona e krejt diteve tona
ti i kall krejt te varfer e varolla
le frajerin mama prape po te drejtona
ti ma shume ke peshe se ni milion gallona
le frajerin mama fesat sa
foret i ka te rona te rona si shabllona
le per mu mama hajde pak ketu rrina
djeg si benzina ti vret sikur mina
thuj je soft ti mama e hajde knej pina
qfare osht ai ti perfundon te kuzhina.
e mos i lakmo ne pare e ne emer limuzina
po gjuju ketu te papa se na senet i dina
shume postera te tu mama i kam lan vitrina
je ka m'shkatrron si uragani katrina
hasebi hasebi guribeti gjon ki keji sa no pna qanitun iqna na ji ja na qa naaaaaaaa
le per mu mama eshte i keq si duhani
prepotent kishe nifar don zhuani
ec knena honey une nxej si vullkani
kam zemer luani,s'kam urrjetje si ballkani
le per mu mama kpute me to honey
mos prit ma shume jepi fund ketij romani
zemren e kam te gjon sa krejt oqeani
le per mu mama le per mu honey
ty te duhet nje ma i mire jo si gej irani
te lutem mama leje thujum nihere ani
e kthehu knej ka une se mu shterr zani
se me djege si vullkani e me shkele si cunami.

Etno Engjujt Feat D master Le Per mu Mama

Monika Salihu - Wow NEW OFFICIAL VIDEOCLIP 2008

Artist: Monika Salihu
Song: WoW

Monika Salihu - Wow NEW OFFICIAL VIDEOCLIP 2008

Shkëlzen Jetishi Rrushe

Artist: Shkëlzen Jetishi
Song: Rrushe

Shkëlzen Jetishi Rrushe

DriTTon & Rrufeja Edhe bon edhe sbon

Artist: DriTTon & Rrufeja
Song: Edhe bon edhe sbon



DriTTon Rrufeja Edhe bon edhe sbon

Qfare kerkon me nga une
Me lendove shume
Dhe ike me le t'vetmuar
Te kerkova spjegim
Nuk gjeta deshtim
Me trego ku kam gabuar
Qfare te dha ai me shum
Qe nuk ta dhashe une
Qe me fale kete dhimbje mua
Te paten rendesi me shum
Gjerat qe s ti dhashe une
Sesa fjala une ty "TE DUA"

Rreff: (2)
Edhe bon edhe s bon
Kjo dashuri me lendon
Po shihet qe nuk po shkon
S'di pse po me mundon

Pjesa 2:
Qfare kerkon me nga une
Me lendove shume
Dhe ike me le t'vetmuar
Te kerkova spjegim
Nuk gjeta deshtim
Me trego ku kam gabuar
Qfare te dha ai me shum
Qe nuk ta dhashe une
Qe me fale kete dhimbje mua
Te paten rendesi me shum
Gjerat qe s ti dhashe une
Sesa fjala une ty "TE DUA"


Rreff: (2)
Edhe bon edhe s bon
Kjo dashuri me lendon
Po shihet qe nuk po shkon
S'di pse po me mundon

Rrufeja:
Bon s bon a thu qka po t'thom
Qka po thu nuk po bon
Qka po te thom nuk po bon
Jom i njojt,jom i kojt
Kur t'kaloj qikat i hajn thojt
Ngat Hi ta boj shah mat
Dashni per ty e per tjerat permas
Si kompas e mas cdo shkas
A ki dashni a ej ti falls
Zemer rri se vet jom i till
Zemren di me ta drdh
Jo mu sill neper rreth
Me pas rast per ty nuk vdes
Pa s... nuk te flas as nuk te pres
Meno mire kush po hup n'kete mes
Test per ty Test per mu
Ke ferku diqysh me më harru

Rreff: (2)
Edhe bon edhe s bon
Kjo dashuri me lendon
Po shihet qe nuk po shkon
S'di pse po me mundon

DriTTon & Rrufeja Edhe bon edhe sbon

Mirsa Kerqeli ft Gentz Etno Engjujt - Buzen mbi buze

Artist: Mirsa Kerqeli ft Gentz Etno Engjujt
Song: Buz mbi Buz



sa inat ke qen mete gjdo nat dhe un se dita azgje tani po ndahemi e ti vazhdon me TE
Me dhem qe smora vesh shpej per veq meje diten krejt e kjo me dhem qe ti sma the ne sy BUZEN MBI BUZ DORA JOTE DHE SA EMBEL I FLET POR UN KAM FAJ QE NGA DITA E 1 TE BESOVA SI I MAR

TI VET ME DETYROVE ME TA KTHY SHPINENE SHPEJT
BUZEN MBI BUZE DORA JOTE DHE E SAJ DHE EMBEL I FLET POR UN KAM FAJ QE NGA DITA E 1 TE BESOVA SI I MAR
QFAR KISHTE AJO ME SHUM SE UN QFAR TE DHA AJO ME SHUM DHE NUK MUJ TE BESOJ QE KESAJ I DHE FUND ME DHEM QE SMORA VESH SHPEJT PER VEQ MEJE DITEN KREJT E KJO ME VERET QE TI SMA THE NE SY
BUZEN MBI BUZE DORA JOTE DHE E SAJ DHE EMBEL I FLET POR UN KAM FAJ QE NGA DITA E 1 TE BESOVA SI I MARRRR

Mirsa Kerqeli ft Gentz Etno Engjujt - Buzen mbi buze

Artist: Nora Istrefi, Sinan Vellasaliu
Song: Pa fat

Tingulli 3nt Kalle Sonte

Artist: Tingulli 3nt
Song: Kalle Sonte

Tingulli 3nt Kalle Sonte

Nora Istrefi - Another World [new 2008]

Artist: Nora Istrefi
Song: Another World

Nora Istrefi - Another World [new 2008]

Hekuran Krasniqi - Gramafon moments

Artist: Hekuran Krasniqi


Song: Gramafon moments

Hekuran Krasniqi - Gramafon moments

Elvana Gjata Vetes

Lyric: Elvana Gjata Vetes

Ditet vetem pa fjale netet pa gjum ti fal m' thoje zemer te kam per ty njesoj jam
Vetem nje fjale do te them dhe te zhdukem ngadale te jem me ty ti e di se ne shpirt ty te mbaj


o vetem nje fjale do te them dhe do zhdukem ngadale do ishte me mire te me thuash nje here me fal


o vetem nje fjale do te them dhe do zhdukem ngadale do ishte me mire te me thuash nje here me fal Ditet vetem pa fjale netet pa gjum ti fal m' thoje zemer te kam per ty njesoj jam


Vetem nje fjale do te them dhe te zhdukem ngadale te jem me ty ti e di se ne shpirt ty te mbaj


o vetem nje fjale do te them dhe do zhdukem ngadale do ishte me mire te me thuash nje here me fal


E shikon sa prane buzes tende jam mos me ler te pres me gjate puthme per te fundit nate


Vetem nje fjale do te them dhe te zhdukem ngadale te jem me ty ti e di se ne shpirt ty te mbaj


o vetem nje fjale do te them dhe do zhdukem ngadale do ishte me mire te me thuash nje here me fal


o vetem nje fjale do te them dhe do zhdukem ngadale do ishte me mire te me thuash nje here me fal

Elvana Gjata Vetes

Ciljeta Xhilaga & Ingrit Gjoni - Puci Puci (NEW CLIP)

Lyric: Ciljeta Xhilaga & Ingrit Gjoni

Ingrid Gjoni) Aroma e saj mbi trupin tend une ta ndjej cdo cast cdo cast ti zemer me genjen nese ajo te tradheton eshte stili i saj kjo me pelqen

(Ciljeta) ti shpirti i vogen harron nuk e pushon puthjen kerkon eshte e veshtire te jesh i tille si don zhuan zemer nuk ben jo nuk ben baby...

Ref: (Ciljeta & Ingrid Gjoni) hej ti puchi puchi me mua jo s'ka puchi puchi te dua nese nuk ndjen ke ndjen ti me praaaane(2x)

(Ingrid Gjoni) Aroma e saj mbi trupin tend une ta ndjej cdo cast cdo cast ti zemer me genjen

(Ciljeta) eshte e veshtire te jesh i tille si don zhuan zemer nuk ben jo nuk ben baby...

Ref: (Ciljeta & Ingrid Gjoni) hej ti puchi puchi me mua jo s'ka puchi puchi te dua nese nuk ndjen ke ndjen ti me praaaane(2x)

(Komentatori) E... te nderuar miq! Me ne ...

qendroni per te pare nje ndeshje te rralle, te pazakonte midis dy mikesha, e tashme dy rivalesh, dy kundershtareve per te mbrojtur nje dashuri.

Kush do te jete? E pra para jush ftojme ne ring

Ciljeta Xhilhaga si pantere dhe Ingrid Gjonin si ...

Cfare do te ndodhe midis tyre? Do ta shikoni pas 90 sekondash....

Ref: (Ciljeta & Ingrid Gjoni) hej ti puchi puçi me mua jo s'ka puchi puçi te dua nese nuk ndjen ke ndjen ti me praaaane

hej ti puchi puci me mua jo s'ka puchi puci te dua nese nuk ndjen ke ndjen ti me praaaane

Ciljeta Xhilaga & Ingrit Gjoni - Puci Puci (NEW CLIP)

Elizabeta Marku - Sa e shkurter ehte kjo jet

Elizabeta Marku - Sa e shkurter ehte kjo jet

Irena Ciceri - Genjeshtar

Irena Ciceri - Genjeshtar

Albanian Music History

Music of Albania
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Albania is a Southeast European nation that was ruled by Enver Hoxha's communist government for much of the later part of the 20th century; it is now a democratic country. Even before Hoxha's reign began, Albania was long controlled by the Ottoman Empire and other conquering powers, leading to a diversity of influences that is common in the much-fragmented Balkan region and resulting in a diverse and unique musical sound. Albanians (and the ethnic-Albanian Kosovars of nearby Serbia) are commonly divided into three groupings: the northern Ghegs and southern Labs and Tosks. Turkish influence is strongest around the capital city, Tirana, while Shkodër has been long considered the center for musical development in Albania.

Folk music was encouraged to some degree under the socialist government, which promoted a quinquennial music festival at Gjirokastër provided that the musicians expressed frequent support for the party leaders. After the fall of socialism, Albanian Radio-Television launched a 1995 festival in Berat that has helped to continue musical traditions.[1]

Contents [hide]
1 Characteristics
2 Folk music
2.1 Northern Albania
2.2 Southern Albania
3 Popular music
3.1 1930s art song
3.2 1950s and beyond
3.3 Albanian music in Macedonia and Kosovo
4 Classical music
5 Notes and references
6 Further reading



[edit] Characteristics
Albania's political, military and cultural domination by outside elements have contributed to the country's modern music scene. Albanian music is a fusion of the musics of Southeastern Europe, especially that of the Ottoman Empire, which ruled Albania for more than 500 years. However, the Albanian people kept themselves culturally apart from the Ottomans, with many living in rural and remote mountains. The Ottoman were Turkish people.


[edit] Folk music
Albanian folk music falls into three sylistic groups, with other important music areas around Shkoder and Tirana; the major groupings are the Ghegs of the north and southern Labs and Tosks. The northern and southern traditions are contrasted by the "rugged and heroic" tone of the north and the "relaxed, gentle and exceptionally beautiful" form of the south. These disparate styles are unified by "the intensity that both performers and listeners give to their music as a medium for patriotic expression and as a vehicle carrying the narrative of oral history"[1], as well as certain characteristics like the use of obscure rhythms such as 3/8, 5/8 and 10/8[2]. The first compilation of Albanian folk music was made by Pjetër Dungu in 1940.

Albanian folk songs can be divided into major groups, the heroic epics of the north, and the sweetly melodic lullabies, love songs, wedding music, work songs and other kinds of song. The music of various festivals and holidays is also an important part of Albanian folk song, especially those that celebrate St. Lazarus Day (the llazore), which inauguarates the springtime. Lullabies and laments are very important kinds of Albanian folk song, and are generally performed by solo women[3].


[edit] Northern Albania
The Ghegs from north of the Shkumbini River are known for a distinctive variety of sung epic poetry. Many of these are about Skanderbeg, a legendary 15th century warrior who led the struggle against the Turks, and the "constant Albanian themes of honour, hospitality, treachery and revenge". These traditions are a form of oral history for the Ghegs, and also "preserve and inculcate moral codes and social values", necessary in a society that, until the early 20th century, relied on blood feuds as its "primary means of law enforcement"[4]. Styles of epics include këngë trimash (songs of bravery), këngë kreshnikësh, ballads and maje krahi (cries)[citation needed]. Major epics include Mujo and Halil and Halil and Hajrije[3].

The most traditional variety of epic poetry is called Rapsodi Kreshnike (Poems of Heroes). These epic poems are sung, accompanied by a lahuta, a one-stringed fiddle. It is rarely performed in modern Albania, but is found in the northern highlands[1].

Somewhat further south, around Dibër and Kërçovë in Macedonia, the lahuta is not used, replaced by the çifteli, a two-stringed instrument in which one string is used for the drone and one for the melody. Though men are the traditional performers, except for the Vajze të betuar, women have increasingly been taking part in epic balladry[1].

Along with the def, çifteli and sharki are used in a style of dance and pastoral songs. Homemade wind instruments are traditionally used by shepherds in northern Albania; these include the zumarë, an unusual kind of clarinet. This shepherds' music is "melancholic and contemplative" in tone[1]. The songs called maje-krahi are another important part of North Albanian folk song; these were originally used by mountaineers to communicate over wide distances, but are now seen as songs. Maje-krahi songs require the full range of the voice and are full of "melismatic nuances and falsetto cries"[3].


[edit] Southern Albania
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Southern Albanian music is soft and gentle, and polyphonic in nature. Vlorë in the southwest has perhaps the most unusual vocal traditions in the area, with four distinct parts (taker, thrower, turner and drone) that combine to create a complex and emotionally cathartic melody. Author Kim Burton has described the melodies as "decorated with falsetto and vibrato, sometimes interrupted by wild and mournful cries". This polyphonic vocal music is full of power that "stems from the tension between the immense emotional weight it carries, rooted in centuries of pride, poverty and oppression, and the strictly formal, almost ritualistic nature of its structure"[1].

South Albania is also known for funeral laments with a chorus and one to two soloists with overlapping, mournful voices. There is a prominent folk love song tradition in the south, in which performers use free rhythm and consonant harmonies, elaborated with ornamentation and melisma[3].

The Tosk people are known for ensembles consisting of violins, clarinets, llautë (a kind of lute) and def. Eli Fara, a popular émigré performer, is from Korçë, but the city of Përmet is the center for southern musical innovation, producing artists like Remzi Lela and Laver Bariu. Lela is of special note, having founded a musical dynasty that continues with his descendants playing a part in most of the major music institutions in Tirana[1].

Southern instrumental music includes the sedate kaba, an ensemble-driven form driven by a clarinet or violin alongside accordions and llautës. The kaba is an improvised and melancholic style with melodies that Kim Burton describes as "both fresh and ancient", "ornamented with swoops, glides and growls of an almost vocal quality", exemplifying the "combination of passion with restraint that is the hallmark of Albanian culture."[1]

The ethnic Greek inhabitants of Dropulli, whose music is very similar to the music of Epirus in Greece. These Greek-Albanians have a rougher and more aggressive sound than other forms of Albanian music, and lack the polyphonic complexity, but otherwise the same scales and rhythmic patterns as the rest of the country[1].


[edit] Popular music
The city of Korca has long been the cultural capital of Albania, and its music is considered the most sophisticated in the country. Bosnian sevdalinka is an important influence on music from the area, which is complex, with shifts through major and minor scales with an Turkish sound and a romantic and sophisticated tone[1]. Traditional musicians from Shkodër include Bujar Qamili, Luçija Miloti, Xhevdet Hafizi and Bik Ndoja. Albanians also play the Armenian Duduk.

Albania's capital, Tirana, is the home of popular music dominated by Romani influences and has been popularized at home and in emigrant communities internationally by Merita Halili, Parashqevi Simaku and Myslim Leli[1]. In recent times, influences from Western Europe and the United States have led to the creation of bands that play rock, pop and hip hop among many other genres.

The best voices of contemporary Albanian music are those of Vace Zela and Nexhmije Pagarusha. The first one had a successful career in Tirana and the second one in Prishtina. Its only fair to admit that their success was never recognised internationally, but that does not take away anything from their greatness. The Albanian music has never had the chance to get a worldwide publicity such as the one that would come from a successful movie or other event of international interest. It is really like an unexplored treasure of antiquity, that is waiting to be discovered.


[edit] 1930s art song
The urban art songs of 1930s Albania can be traced back to the 19th century folk music of Albanian cities. These songs are a major part of Albania's music heritage, but have been little-studied by ethnomusicologists, who prefer to focus on the rural folk music that they see as being more authentically Albanian. Urban art songs are strongly influenced by the music of the Ottoman authorities who controlled Albania for a very long time, introducing elements of Turkish music, especially the Ottoman modal scales, to local folk styles. The northern part of Albania took more readily to Turkish music because both traditions use monophony, while the south of Albania has long been based on polyphony and a Greek modal system[3].

Out of this melting pot of local and imported styles came a kind of lyrical art song based in the cities of Shkodra, Elbasan, Berat and Korça. Though similar traditions existed in other places, they were little recorded and remain largely unknown. By the end of the 19th century, Albanian nationalism was inspiring many to attempt to remove the elements of Turkish music from Albanian culture, a desire that was intensified following independence in 1912; bands that formed during this era played a variety of European styles, including marches and waltzes. Urban song in the early 20th century could be divided into two styles: the historic or nationalistic style, and the lyrical style[3]. The lyrical style included a wide array of lullabies and other forms, as well as love songs.

By the end of the 1930s, urban art song had been incorporated into classical music, while the singer Marie Kraja made a popular career out of art songs; she was one of Albania's first popular singers. The first recordings, however, of urban art song came as early as 1937, with the orchestral sounds of Tefta Tashko-Koço[3].


[edit] 1950s and beyond
Modern Albanian popular music uses instruments like the çifteli and sharki, which have been used in large bands since the Second World War to great popular acclaim; the same songs, accompanied by clarinet and accordion, are performed at small weddings and celebrations[1].


[edit] Albanian music in Macedonia and Kosovo
Main articles: Music of the Republic of Macedonia, Music of Kosovo

Kosovo has been home to many important Albanian musicians and the same can be said for Macedonia. Prior to the Kosovo War, there was a thriving music industry in Kosovo, which reached new heights in recent years. The Kosovar music industry was home to many famous musicians, including the famous Nexhmije Pagarusha, Ismet Peja and the romantic, more elaborate Qamil i Vogël of Djakovica[1]. The Macedonian band Vëllezërit Aliu became well- known for the traditional vocal duets accompanied by drum box, electric bass, synthesizer and clarinet or saxophone[1].


[edit] Classical music
One pivotal composer in modern Albanian classical music was Mart Gjoka, who composed several vocal and instrumental music which uses elements of urban art song and the folk melodies of the northern highlands; Gjoka's work in the early 1920s marks the beginning of professional Albanian classical music[5]. Later, the Albanian-American emigres Fan S. Noli and Murat Shendu achieved some renown, with Noli using urban folk songs in his Byzantine Overture and is also known for a symphonic poem called Scanderberg[3]. Shehu spent much of his life in prison for his religious beliefs, but managed to compose melodramas like The Siege of Shkodër, The Red Scarf and Rozafa, which helped launch the field of Albanian opera[citation needed]. Other famous art composers include Thoma Nassi, Kristo Kono and Frano Ndoja. Preng Jakova became well-known for operas like Scanderbeg and Mrika, which were influenced by traditional Italian opera, the belcanto style and Albanian folk song. Undoubtedly the most famous Albanian composer, however, was Çesk Zadeja, known as the Father of Albanian classical music[5]; he composed in many styles, from symphonies to ballets, beginning in 1956, and also helped found the Music Conservatory of Tirana, the Theatre of Opera and Ballet, and the Assembly of Songs and Dances.

Later in the 20th century, Albanian composers came to focus on ballets, opera and other styles; these included Tonin Harapi, Nikolla Zoraqi, Thoma Gaqi, Feim Ibrahimi and Shpetim Kushta. Since the fall of the Communist regime, new composers like Aleksander Peci, Sokol Shupo, Endri Sina and Vasil Tole have arisen, as have new music institutions like the Society of Music Professionals and the Society of New Albanian Music[5].


[edit] Notes and references
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Burton, Kim. "The Eagle Has Landed". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 1-6. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0. Burton notes that even lullabies contained the wish that the infant would grow up to be a strong worker for Enver and the Party.
^ Arbatsky, Yuri, cited in Koco with the footnote Translated and published by Filip Fishta in Shkolla Kombëtare (The National School; No.1, May 1939), 19, and quoted from his Preface to Pjetër Dungu’s Lyra Shqiptare (see note 2).
^ a b c d e f g h Albanian Music. Eno Koco at the University of Leeds. Retrieved on August 28, 2005.
^ Burton, pg. 2 Both epic traditions serve as a medium for oral history in what was until quite recently, a pre-literate society... and also preserve and inculcate moral codes and social values. In a culture that retained the blood-feud as its primary means of law enforcement until well into this century such codes were literally matters of life and death. Song was one of the most efficient ways of making sure that each member of the tribe was aware of what obligations he or she was bound by.
^ a b c The Tradition of Classical Music In Albania. Frosina Information Network. Retrieved on August 28, 2005.

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