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Albums, jazz, voice, festivals, listening culture and the ideas behind how music is made and remembered.

19 pieces
The Flutes of Gramsh in Hollywood’s “New Ulysses”: A Meditation on the Pastoral Voice, Cinema and Our Aural Memory. By Eda Zari
16 Jul 2026 · 8 min read

Gramsh Flutes in Hollywood

From the dark of Tirana’s old Kinema Republika and the memory of Bekim Fehmiu to Christopher Nolan’s monumental 70mm cinema: a meditation on how an ancient pastoral timbre can cross from Gramsh into a global screen and awaken cultural memory.

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Music & albums18 pieces
From “ICE Out!” to “Albania Is Not for Sale”: When Global Music Collides with Our Reality. By Eda Zari
24 Jun 2026 · 7 min read

Global Music & Albanian Reality

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Skanderbeg Square: The Memory of 1990s Music Videos and the Paradox of Empty Seats
05 Nov 2025 · 6 min read

Skanderbeg Square: The Memory of 1990s Music Videos and the Paradox of Empty Seats

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Artist or Robot? The Debate over Authenticity at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. By Eda Zari
13 May 2024 · 7 min read

Artist or Robot? The Debate over Authenticity at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

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The Charm of Vinyl and the Narrative of Music-Listening Culture. By Eda Zari
14 Oct 2022 · 11 min read

The Charm of Vinyl and the Narrative of Music-Listening Culture.

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Blame It on Bossa Nova: A Quiet Voice for a Noisy World. By Eda Zari
25 Jun 2022 · 6 min read

Blame It on Bossa Nova: A Quiet Voice for a Noisy World.

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The New Album “Palimpsest” — Poradeci | Heine
30 Sept 2021 · 9 min read

The New Album “Palimpsest” — Poradeci | Heine

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The Sun Rises Again with Hemingway Jazz Fest — 8th Edition
17 Jul 2021 · 3 min read

The Sun Rises Again with Hemingway Jazz Fest — 8th Edition

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05 Jun 2021 · 3 min read

“Qan lulja për lulen” — The Beauty of Polyrhythm. Eda Zari

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CAPRICCIO — PORADECI, HEINE AND SOUND. By Eda Zari
23 Apr 2021 · 11 min read

CAPRICCIO — PORADECI, HEINE AND SOUND.

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Women in Music — A Guilty Pleasure? By Eda Zari
27 Dec 2020 · 7 min read

Women in Music — A Guilty Pleasure?

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Ennio Morricone — By Death He Trampled Death… By Eda Zari
14 Jul 2020 · 9 min read

Ennio Morricone — By Death He Trampled Death…

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"Vocalise" — When We Speak Without Words. Eda Zari
28 Jun 2020 · 2 min read

"Vocalise" — When We Speak Without Words. Eda Zari

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Our Musical Memory and Umberto Eco — Eda Zari
27 Jun 2020 · 9 min read

Our Musical Memory and Umberto Eco — Eda Zari

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The Drinking Song of Earth’s Sorrow — Gustav Mahler. By Eda Zari
22 May 2020 · 3 min read

The Drinking Song of Earth’s Sorrow — Gustav Mahler.

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International Jazz Day at Home! By Eda Zari
30 Apr 2020 · 3 min read

International Jazz Day at Home!

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ARS LONGA: BEAT-HOVEN Meets Jazz — By Eda Zari
09 Jan 2020 · 7 min read

ARS LONGA: BEAT-HOVEN Meets Jazz —

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Jazz in the Liturgy — Soli Deo Gloria à la John Coltrane. By Eda Zari
05 Jan 2018 · 7 min read

Jazz in the Liturgy — Soli Deo Gloria à la John Coltrane.

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Entropy — Where Byzantium Meets Jazz
30 Sept 2016 · 3 min read

Entropy — Where Byzantium Meets Jazz

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