Art & Culture
“Free elections and a Government that originates from Parliament and is based on it, this solution is formally the most normal, but serious press freedom is needed…”/ Reflections of the famous publicist, in 1936
Memorie.al / I. The Political Situation! In the political polemics of recent days, many names and surnames have been mentioned,...
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“The Silent Laocoon: Ismail Kadare’s Suffering, Disguise, and Secret Dissent in the Communist Regime, is the Highest Form of Resistance, as…”/ Reflections of the Renowned Scholar and Publisher
By Ndriçim Kulla The Masterpiece “Laocoön” Memorie.al / With this piece I want to share with you a particular...
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“He was not only ours, but also of several other Albanian families, he was a great friend of the Albanians, for whom…”/ The unknown story of Prof. Dr. Robert Baird Shuman, author of 60 published works
Memorie.al / Prof. Dr. Robert Baird Shuman (1929–2013), who passed away a short time ago, was an extraordinarily prolific scholar....
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“Thanks to the ‘Cirka’ Magazine, in March 1936, at the ‘Rozafat’ Cinema, the first classical music concert in Albania was organized, where in front of a select audience…”/ The unknown story of the famous pianist Tonin Guraziu
Tonin Guraziu: The Pioneer of the Albanian Piano – On the occasion of his 118th birth anniversary: March 30, 1908...
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“When he expected to continue his higher studies, for biographical reasons, his dream was interrupted and he was forced to work…”/ The unknown story of the poet Gjok Beci, who started university at the age of 47
Memorie.al / The desire for literature began with his first steps. That small desire that grows every day, especially when...
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“After graduating from the Prague Academy of Performing Arts under the tutelage of professors V. Smetáček, R. Brock, and A. Klíma, in 1954, at the International Music Festival, he…”
Memorie.al / Many years ago, when the talented composer and conductor Simon Gjoni conceived the sweet melody of the well‑known...
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“For more than 25 years in New York, he succeeded in forming and mobilizing his own ‘saze’ (traditional musical ensembles) and company, producing records in the Albanian language and…” / The unknown history of Ajdin Asllan Leskoviku.
By Vasil Tole Memorie.al / The passing of the master of the Epirotic clarinet, Petroloukas Chalkias, prompted us to present...
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“The first evening at the ‘REX’ cinema opened with the Argentine orchestra ‘Eduardo Bianco’, where Isuf Beshiri made a splash with the new hall…”/ The unknown story of the Tirana resident who opened “dreams in meringue”!
Memorie.al / In Albania, the first sparks of that powerful artistic phenomenon, later to be called "The Seventh Art," were...
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