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Music Of Kosovo
Music of Kosovo is music that originates from Kosovo, a country in the Balkans. Kosovo's population is mainly Kosovo Albanians, also known as Kosovars, and there are various minority ethnic groups as well. Kosovan music is closely related to that of neighbouring Albania, as well as to that of countries in the former Yugoslavia. Throughout its history, Kosovan music has played an important cultural role and also a significant part of the Kosovan national identity, drawing its artistic basis from the ancient and traditional folk music (with distinctive instrumentation of Albania), rhapsody, and classical music. In recent times, Kosovo has seen the rise of popular music. Popular music dominates the Kosovan music market, although classical music and folk music remain vibrant. Kosovan musicians have reconstructed traditions that were suppressed while the country was under Yugoslav rule. Mainstream music in Kosovo is based on Western trends, and popular genres include pop, rock, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Europe. It lies at the centre of the Balkans. Kosovo unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008, and has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 101 member states of the United Nations. It is bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo is dominated by the vast plains and fields of Dukagjini and Kosovo field. The Accursed Mountains and Šar Mountains rise in the southwest and southeast, respectively. Its capital and largest city is Pristina. In classical antiquity, the central tribe which emerged in the territory of Kosovo were Dardani, who formed an independent polity known as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Anthropology
Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. It is in contrast to social anthropology, which perceives cultural variation as a subset of a posited anthropological constant. The portmanteau term sociocultural anthropology includes both cultural and social anthropology traditions. Anthropologists have pointed out that through culture people can adapt to their environment in non-genetic ways, so people living in different environments will often have different cultures. Much of anthropological theory has originated in an appreciation of and interest in the tension between the local (particular cultures) and the global (a universal human nature, or the web of connections between people in distinct places/circumstances). Cultural anthropology has a rich methodology, including participant observation (often called fieldwork because it requires the anthropologist spending an extended period of time at the research locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genta Ismajli
Gentiana Ismajli (born 12 April 1984), known professionally as Genta Ismajli, is a Kosovo-Albanian singer, songwriter, and actress. Career Ismajli was born in Gjilan to an Albanian family. Before Genta was born, they moved to Gjilan. A few months after her birth, her parents decided to move to Chicago, Illinois in the United States, where she was raised. At the age of 19, she went to Kosovo and released the single "Dridhem". The song became a hit, which ignited Ismajli's music career. She later relocated permanently to Kosovo, and has participated in several music competitions, both in Albania and Kosovo. She won Kënga Magjike in 2005 with the song "S'dua tjetër" composed by Adrian Hila, an Albanian composer, receiving 292 points. Ismajli continued her career in Albania and Kosovo for three more years. She had great success; she then went back to the United States to spend some time with her parents, and came back to Albania with new projects in mind. Ismajli sings mostly co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majk (rapper)
Kastriot Rexha (; born 27 November 1989), known professionally as Majk or Dr. Mic, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper. Life and career 1989–2005: Early life and career beginnings Kastriot Rexha was born on 27 November 1989 into an Albanian family in the city of Pristina, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro .... He started as a member of the rap duo Team 10 along with Kosovo-Albanian rapper Onat. After releasing their first album, ''17 Arsye'', the group split in 2009. Discography Singles As lead artist References {{DEFAULTSORT:Majk 1989 births Living people Albanian-language singers 21st-century Albanian rappers Kosovo Albanians Kosovan rappers Musicians from Pristina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Istrefi
Nora Istrefi (born 25 March 1986) is a Kosovo Albanian singer. Life and career 1986–2004: Early life and career beginnings Istrefi was born to Nezir Istrefi and Suzana Tahirsylaj on 25 March 1986 into an Albanian family in the city of Pristina, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present Kosovo. Istrefi started her professional career at the age of 18. 2005–present: ''Engjëll'' and continued success She released her first album ''Engjëll'' (Angel) in 2005, with songs including "Taxi", which brought her a degree of popularity. During the four coming years she released three albums, ''Opium'' in 2006, ''Another World'' in 2008 and her self-titled album ''Nora'' in 2009. After 2009, she released a number of songs, including "Le Mama" with Gena, "Big Love", "Ski me ikë". Istrefi is the daughter of Suzana Tahirsylaj, a popular Kosovo-Albanian singer in the 1980s and '90s. Her younger sister Era Istrefi is also a singer. She is in a relationshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhurata Dora
Dhurata Dora (; née Dhurata Murturi, born 24 December 1992) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer. Life and career Dhurata Murturi was born into an Albanian family in the city of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. She went to elementary school in the town of Fürth. She started singing as a young woman under the name Dhurata Dora. She began her music career in Kosovo, where she released her first single and music video in 2011, "Vete kërkove". Following success from her first single, she collaborated with Don Arbas, releasing "Get Down" in 2012. The song proved to be even more popular than her first. The following year she launched "I Like Dat". In summer of 2013, she released the hit song "Edhe Pak", in a collaboration with Blunt & Real and Lumi B. In November 2014, Dora's single "A bombi" was released. During spring of 2015, Dora began working with production company ''Max Production Albania''. In April 2019, she premiered her international breakthrough single " Zemër" in collaborat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regard (DJ)
Dardan Aliu (born 23 July 1993), known professionally as Regard, is a Kosovo-Albanian disc jockey (DJ) and producer. Born and raised in Ferizaj, Aliu made his international breakthrough in 2019 with his remix of Jay Sean's single "Ride It" (2008), which resulted as a commercial success worldwide. Life and career Regard was born as Dardan Aliu on 23 July 1993 into an Albanian family in the city of Ferizaj, Kosovo. Regard released a house cover of the Jay Sean song " Ride It". The cover rose to prominence after it received 4.1 million views on TikTok. DJ Regard was signed to the Ministry of Sound and "Ride It" was released in July 2019. The single topped the Spotify Viral chart in the US, and eventually had over a million plays on Spotify. By the end of August 2019, the song had been streamed over 2.4 million times in the US and entered the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart at number 21. The single received heavy airplay in the UK, on BBC Radio 1, the BBC Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa ( , ; born ) is an English and Albanian singer and songwriter. Possessing a mezzo-soprano vocal range, she is known for her signature disco- pop sound. Lipa has received numerous accolades, including six Brit Awards, three Grammy Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, two Billboard Music Awards, an American Music Award, and two ''Guinness World Records''. " No Lie" and "New Rules", each have over 1 billion views on YouTube, with "New Rules" having reached over 2.7 billion views. After working as a model, she signed with Warner Bros. Records in 2014 and released her eponymous debut album in 2017. The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and yielded eight singles, including " Be the One", " IDGAF", and the UK number-one single "New Rules", which also peaked at number six in the US. The album has been certified platinum in numerous countries worldwide and won Lipa the Brit Awards for British Female Solo Artist and British B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Era Istrefi
Era Istrefi (; ; born 4 July 1994) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer. Born and raised in Pristina, Istrefi rose to significant international recognition with the breakthrough single "BonBon", which experienced commercial success worldwide and received various certifications. She later signed contracts with record labels Sony Music and Ultra Music. In 2018, Istrefi performed the Live It Up (Nicky Jam song), official song for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, alongside Nicky Jam and Will Smith, at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final#Closing ceremony, closing ceremony of the grand final in Moscow. Her discography includes works in Albanian language, Albanian and English language, English, among others "Shumë Pis", "Redrum (Era Istrefi song), Redrum", "Nuk E Di" and "Live It Up (Nicky Jam song), Live It Up". Istrefi has received a number of awards and nominations, including the European Border Breakers Award and Top Music Awards 2016, Top Music Award. Life and career 1994–2014: Early life and suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Ora
Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence in February 2012 when she featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Hot Right Now", which reached number one in the UK. Her debut studio album, ''Ora'', released in August 2012, debuted at number one in the United Kingdom. The album contained the UK number-one singles, " R.I.P." and "How We Do (Party)". Ora was the artist with the most number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart in 2012, with three singles reaching the top position. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, Ora was named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo in 2015. Ora's second studio album, ''Phoenix'', was released in November 2018. The lead single, "Your Song", reached the UK top ten, and the subsequent singles, " Anywhere" and "Let You Love Me", reached the top five in the UK. "Let You Love Me" made Ora the first British female solo artist to have thirteen top ten songs in the United Kingdom. Early life Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilir Bajri
Ilir Bajri (born 1969) is a Kosovo Albanian The Albanians of Kosovo ( sq, Shqiptarët e Kosovës, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovar/Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars/Kosovans, constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo. Kosovo Albanians belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-gr ... jazz composer, pianist, and the director of Prishtina Jazz Festival. He has been a member of Classic Jazz Trio, Quasi Fusion Band, Ilir Bajri Quartet and has performed in different countries including Italy, Spain, and the United States. Bajri is a member of Kosovan satirical political party Partia e Fortë. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bajri, Ilir 1969 births Kosovo Albanians Kosovan composers Kosovan jazz composers Kosovan pianists Kosovan jazz pianists Living people Musicians from Pristina 21st-century pianists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjurmët
Gjurmët (trans. ''The Traces'') was a SFRY, Yugoslav New wave music, new wave band formed in Pristina in 1980. The band is notable for being one of the first Yugoslav Rock music, rock bands formed by Kosovo Albanians and the first New wave music, new wave band from SAP Kosovo. Gjurmët was formed and led by Migjen Kelmendi (vocals, rhythm guitar). The band released only one self-titled album before disbanding in 1986. The band made three one-off reunions, in 1988, 2015 and 2019. History 1980–1986, 1988 reunion The band was formed in 1980 by Migjen Kelmendi (vocals, rhythm guitar), the son of the writer and journalist Ramiz Kelmendi, inspired by New wave music in Yugoslavia, the expansion of the Yugoslav new wave scene. The lineup also included Armando Gjini (piano, synthesizer), Tomor Kurshumliu (vocals, bass guitar), Gazmend Hasbahta (lead guitar), Petrit Riza (drums) and Bekim Dyla (lead guitar). During the same year, the band recorded their first song, being the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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