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[kesi]

Albanian

Are this kind of singing style diffused in other parts of Europe or even of the world? Are they connected all to shepards?

Julia90, polyphonic singing in Albania is not only related to shepherds. I think experts believe it originated from a sort of lament, especially the Lab polyphonic singing.

see this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shgUKMkt-60

often, singing is performed as a dance, like this one singing about a warrior:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqciYkW1Rgs

 

[binx]

i learned albanian from my parents.
the words i posted are all from linguist Alberto Areddu. The word "mud" i used as "lloç" i use to pronounce it "lluc".

Albanian "lloç", "lluç", "lluçe" is a borrowing from Latin Lutum ("mud") >pronounce "lutsum".