October 26, 2022
Albanian Epic Singing Between Archival Documents and Living Practice is the event organized last Oct. 26, 2022 by the Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in Rome, in collaboration with ICSBA (Istituto Centrale per i Beni Sonori e Audiovisivi). The event featured a round table, introduced by greetings from the Director of ICSBA Antonello De Berardinis and HE Ambassador Lendita Haxhitasim, with Prof. Francesco Altimari (University of Calabria), Prof. Giovanni Giuriati (Sapienza – University of Rome), Prof. Zymer U. Neziri (Albanological Institute of Prishtina), and Prof. Nicola Scaldaferri (University of Milan). During the meeting, Nicola Scaldaferri presented his last edited volume about the Albanian materials in the Milman Parry Collection (Wild Songs, Sweet Songs, Harvard University Press, 2021). The event ended with singer Isa Elezi- Lekëgjekaj performing an epic song with lahuta.
All photos by Giovanni Cestino
Camera: Shan Du and Giovanni Cestino – Editing: Giovanni Cestino