Up Too Late: An Endless Search for Mr.Right & Other Important Things in Life

All about Adelina - Thaqi, that is

Friday, September 12, 2008

Ever since Adelina Thaqi managed to get to my iPod playlist, her songs have always made their way into any mix I made - Je Vetem Ti (Only You) , Nje Here Ne Jete (Once in a Lifetime), S'mundem Me (I can't do it Anymore) , and then, more recently, Me Do Mua (Love me) and Kontrast, have left me thinking how much more creative this girl can get.

The daughter of Rasim Thaqi, a Kosovar comedian known as Cima and a favourite of any slapstick comedy fans, Adelina turned out to be nothing like him. She most recently won the Bruna Spiler Music Contest for singers from the Balkans when she performed arias from some prominent operas.

I was just listening to her song, Sonte (Tonight), which I love. I'm less fond of the Latin American soap opera clothes she's wearing in the video [below].

Labels: favourite music, Kosova, Kosovo, mp3, music, muzike

My Favourite Songs: Part 1 - Albanian

Thursday, January 11, 2007

I was thinking of writing about meeting another of the entertaining teachers I work with, but I decided I should write about something more fun instead.

I have been listening to more Albanian music in Canada than I would have cared to listen if I had been in Kosovo. I would have probably been obsessed with trance, hip-hop and r&b, genres which seems to be keywords for party music back home.

Funny how life works... Below are some of the Albanian songs I've been listening to quite a bit in the last few months... Keep in mind these are not typical American / British pop rhythms, though a few may remind you of it. Most of the songs have a Balkan turbo folk feel to it, with traditional instruments like qifteli, flute and violin mixed into it.

Enjoy :)