Tallava
Tallava is a music genre from Kosovo and an Albanian-language variant of turbo folk . It mixes Albanian music heavily with Roma music and oriental elements from Greek , Turkish , Bulgarian and Arabic music .
The style of music was particularly influenced by the Ashkali , a sub-group of the Roma . Although this ethnic group was socially disadvantaged and discriminated against, it was in great demand in the music industry. Tallava is today accepted and popular with both Albanian and non-Albanian populations in Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia .
Well known tallava style singers
- Sinan Hoxha
- Mehedin Përgjegjaj
- Sadri Gjakova
- Besim Zahaj
- Ernim Ibrahimi
- Muharrem Ahmeti
- Sulltan Hajolli
- Uk Gjakova
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gail Warrander, Verena Knaus: Kosovo . Bradt Travel Guides, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84162-331-3 ( google.ca [accessed May 14, 2017]).
- ↑ Ferdi Kamberi & Diellor Gashi: Refleksion sociologjik mbi Kicin e muzikës Tallava. (No longer available online.) In: telegrafi.com. Telegrafi, May 27, 2009, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved September 19, 2016 (Albanian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Jim Samson: Music in the Balkans . BRILL, 2013, ISBN 90-04-25038-7 ( google.ca [accessed May 14, 2017]).
