Culture

Music beyond all borders: new narratives for a melodious Balkan. Emotions of the third concert on September 15, in Shirokë. Many thanks for great support: Swiss Cultural Fund Albania, Embassy of Switzerland in Albania and @SDC – Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation #ARKestra #KuintetiBallkanik #QendraRinoreArka #ArkaforShkoder #arkaforculture

Music beyond all borders: new narratives for a melodious Balkan. Emotions of the second concert on September 14 at Youth Center ARKA. Many thanks for great support: Swiss Cultural Fund Albania Embassy of Switzerland in Albania and @SDC – Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation #KuintetiBallkanik #QendraRinoreArka #ArkaforShkoder #arkaforculture

“Music beyond borders: new narratives for a melodious Balkan” aims to convey rich cultural heritage and the diversity of human experiences by transforming old music into new narratives that promote dialogue and foster values of coexistence. We aim to write new narratives of living together through music. On Tuesday, September 15th , at 18 o’clock

“Music beyond borders: new narratives for a melodious Balkan” aims to convey rich cultural heritage and the diversity of human experiences by transforming old music into new narratives that promote dialogue and foster values of coexistence. We aim to write new narratives of living together through music.On Monday, September 14th , at 18 o’clock we

 Music beyond all borders: new narratives for a melodious Balkan. Emotions of the first concert in Gjuhadol, on September 11. Many thanks for great support: Swiss Cultural Fund Albania Embassy of Switzerland in Albania and SDC – Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation #ARKestra #QendraRinoreArka #ArkaforShkoder #ArkaforCulture

Ridvan Karakaçi- Musicologist   Saturday, September 12th 2020, 19:30.   Topic: “Kënga-valle” and ” kënga-aheng”: Basis of Shkodra songs corpus   – Kënga-valle: Wedding ceremony   – Kënga-aheng: “makam” system. The role of harmonica in the genesis of “aheng” music. was the reformer of “aheng” music.   – The role of traditional accompaniment formations and vocal interpretation

Conversation with Professor Nestor Kraja – Composer/Musicologist On Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 19:30 Topic:Some of the most prominent features of the music of the Balkan countries.Variation and diffusion in folk music and organographic practice over the centuries. The event is organized in the framework of the project ” Music beyond all borders: new stories

We invite you to visit the exhibition “Biodiversity through photography”, where you will find displayed 80 photographs and 20 illustrations made by Albanian and Kosovar photographers and painters at Shkodra Lake, an ecosystem that fosters a huge number of creatures. The exhibition will open at on September 7th, 11 o’clock.

Thursday at 8 PM – 9:40 PM

Last night at the ARKA Youth Center, was promoted the first book of poetry “Qerpiket mbetur hapun …” by the author from Shkodra, Eljona Kodra!