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Agim <\/span>Krajka<\/span>, <\/span>composer<\/span> and<\/span> accordionist<\/span>, “<\/span>Merited<\/span> Artist”, <\/span>passed<\/span> away<\/span>. He <\/span>was<\/span> born<\/span> in Kavajë, in 1937. In Kavajë, he <\/span>learned<\/span> the <\/span>accordion<\/span> at a <\/span>young<\/span> age, <\/span>with<\/span> which<\/span> he <\/span>later<\/span> became<\/span> very<\/span> popular<\/span>. In the <\/span>years<\/span> 1963-1968, he <\/span>completed<\/span> his<\/span> higher<\/span> studies<\/span> in <\/span>composition<\/span> at the <\/span>State<\/span> Conservatory<\/span> of<\/span> Tirana, <\/span>being<\/span> at the <\/span>same<\/span> time the <\/span>accordionist<\/span> of<\/span> the <\/span>State<\/span> Ensemble<\/span> of<\/span> Folk<\/span> Songs<\/span> and<\/span> Dances<\/span>, <\/span>where<\/span> he <\/span>worked<\/span> until<\/span> 1991. As the <\/span>leader<\/span> of<\/span> the instrumental <\/span>formation<\/span> of<\/span> that<\/span> institution<\/span>, he <\/span>composed<\/span> many<\/span> songs<\/span> and<\/span> folk<\/span> dances<\/span>, <\/span>composed<\/span> music<\/span> in <\/span>folk<\/span> styles<\/span>, as <\/span>well<\/span> as film <\/span>music<\/span> and<\/span> various<\/span> accordion<\/span> pieces<\/span>. <\/span>With<\/span> songs<\/span> like<\/span> <\/span>“Lemza” (“<\/span>Hiccough<\/span>”), “Djaloshi dhe shiu” (The <\/span>boy<\/span> and<\/span> the <\/span>rain<\/span>”), “Ne jemi tre” (“<\/span>We<\/span> are <\/span>three<\/span>“)<\/span><\/span> etc<\/span>., he <\/span>represented<\/span> the <\/span>most<\/span> progressive<\/span> tendencies<\/span> for<\/span> the <\/span>emancipation<\/span> of<\/span> Albanian<\/span> light<\/span> music<\/span> in the <\/span>years<\/span> 1960-1980. <\/span>Being<\/span> a <\/span>virtuoso<\/span> instrumentalist<\/span>, he <\/span>performed<\/span> a <\/span>large<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> concerts<\/span> in <\/span>Albania<\/span> and<\/span> Kosova <\/span>and<\/span> in the <\/span>tours<\/span> organized<\/span> by the <\/span>State<\/span> Ensemble<\/span> of<\/span> Folk<\/span> Songs<\/span> and<\/span> Dances<\/span> abroad<\/span> (<\/span>China<\/span>, <\/span>Greece<\/span>, <\/span>Italy<\/span>, <\/span>Turkey<\/span>, <\/span>Algeria<\/span>, <\/span>Tunisia<\/span>, <\/span>Egypt<\/span>, <\/span>Norway<\/span>, <\/span>Sweden<\/span>, <\/span>Germany<\/span>, Austria, <\/span>Switzerland<\/span>, USA, Australia, <\/span>Canada<\/span> etc<\/span>.). <\/span>Several<\/span> times<\/span> winner<\/span> of<\/span> prizes<\/span> in the <\/span>annual<\/span> song<\/span> festivals<\/span> in <\/span>Albanian<\/span> Radio <\/span>Television<\/span>. In the <\/span>years<\/span> 1991-2006 he <\/span>stayed<\/span> in the <\/span>United<\/span> States<\/span> of<\/span> America<\/span>. <\/span><\/span>(In the <\/span>photo<\/span>: Agim <\/span>Krajka<\/span><\/em>)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Text<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span><\/span> Albanian<\/span> encyclopedic<\/span> dictionary<\/span><\/em> – Vol. 2<\/em><\/span><\/span>, <\/span>Academy<\/span> of<\/span> Sciences<\/span> of<\/span> Albania<\/span>, “<\/span>Kristalina<\/span>-KH”, Tirana, 2008, page 1335.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photo<\/span><\/strong>: <\/span><\/span>© https:\/\/www.teksteshqip.com\/agim-krajka\/biografia<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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