The Popular Music of Albania
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Artist:Mahmuti, Remzije, Aferdita dhe V Krashniqi
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Track:O Bjen Tupati
is, perhaps, little known to the wider world. The late Enver Hoxha's iron fisted devotion to the philosophies of Mao Zhedong didn't exactly turn Albania into a tourist destination, so their pop music might be considered a trifle insular. While it's clearly very much in the same style as Greek and Turkish music, the Albanians can still come up with a good tune now and again
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And this instrumental track, by Edessa, is from their CD "Balkan Border Music". It's called "Valle Korcare". I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
For some inexplicable reason, the main song doesn't play, but the one in comments does. It sounds like something from a Turkish wedding with "special" raki - which is meant as a compliment....
First tune's playing fine here, so when you switch back on all may be well
"O Bjen Tupati" is not only a good tune, but the singing and musicianship are top-knotch!
Here's a little something from a compilation of various artists, all recorded in Tirana in 1930, issued in 1998 by the Heritage label, which has made a point of reissuing world music recorded long, long ago. The tune starts getting interesting after the two-minute mark.