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Kitka in Concert with Merita Halili and Raif Hyseni: Songs of Albania
Merita Halili is one of Albaniaâs top performers, renowned for her stunning voice, prodigious range and vocal technique. Raif Hyseni, originally from Kosova, leads the most sought-after Albanian music ensemble in the US. Together their performances thrill with masterful interpretations of urban Albanian folk songs and instrumentals. Recent national and international performance highlights include engagements at New Yorkâs Symphony Space and Londonâs famed Barbican Centre.
âMerita Halili raised her radiant soprano in buoyant wedding songs, punctuated by speed-demon accordion from her husband and bandleader, Raif Hyseni.â
âThe New York Times
âKitka has gained an international reputation for bringing a contemporary perspective to the sumptuous harmonies, striking dissonances, and angular rhythms of traditional Eastern European music. The ravishing textures of their voices singing in haunting cadences and unfamiliar (sic) languages make Kitkaâs performances enthralling.â â Andrew Gilbert, San Jose Mercury News
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LocationFirst Unitarian Church of Oakland
685 14th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
United States
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