In Los Angeles, on August 3, 1982, was established “Drita” orchestra ” (Albanian Folk Orchetra). It consists of American musicians who play Albanian folk music in the US. It was created at the initiative of Jan Fice, who since 1968 has visited our country more than 30 times, collecting and recording parts of Albanian folk creativity. The orchestra has performed numerous concerts in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and elsewhere. It has also published the first CD, with 20 songs and popular melodies.
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11 December 1899, the society “Drita” of Bucharest requires to Sultan the autonomy of Albania
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11 December 1910, the Memorandum of northern Albania for Young Turks: Alphabet and Albanian school, amnesty for political prisoners
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11 December 1926, the correspondence law of Dino-Mussolini on the Italian-Albanian Treaty
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11 December 1936, the concert with fiery atmosphere of Tefta Tashko in Shkodra
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11 December 1943, the action of “Chamuria” Battalion in Qafë Muzinë