For years, after the breakthrough of technology and empowerment of YouTube, Albanian singers, naturally influenced by international music trends, took their hands off the albums. An album that necessarily required more dedication was no longer a win-win tool in addition to singles or summer hits. But a hit was forgotten and replaced by another. Great work, the profit was in the pocket anyway!
However lately, fortunately, some of the best Albanian music artists are restoring the era of the album as a form of bringing up music products that will last far more than a consuming and long-awaited summer hit how the winter did not come.
~ Elvana Gjata - Live Sessions EP "3" ~
In February of the previous year, for birthdays, Elvana Gjata thought to do something different. An intimate, simple and spectacular concert in his own way to promote the EP EP 3 album. The album, an Elvanna collaboration, Pirro Cakos and Darko Dimitrov, debuted Elvanën's "Acoustic Live Session" this time in another dimension.
Today, after almost a year or so, songs like "You Albania Give Me The Best" with text adapted from Naim Frasheri's famous poetry, "False", "Jealous", "One Point", "Things Changed" and "Celebrate" have accumulated about 60 million clicks on YouTube and are enjoying and listening the same way as the first day.
~ Another level of music rep - MC Kresha and Lyrical Son (but not only) ~
After the album "For Inat t'Noni Tjetri" (2011) and "Rapsodët N'rap T'sot" (2016), Kresha and Lyrical son brought their third collaboration: Album "USA" (iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music).
"United States of Albania", a production of the PINT label, with the production of Strike Beatz and K-Master, was called because it "seeks to present Joint Action, especially in the field of art, a key element in our international rapprochement." These were the words of MC Kreshë a short time ago, among which he added that "There will be two parts: the 'skewed version' and the 'unknowable' version, to be more careful. We've always had this partition, songs with censorship and no censorship. Even in video clips we have been careful. We have many fans, there are those who do not want to listen to them. "
"We want to show everyone that to be a true artist, we need to make albums, projects with which to have what we can show them to successive generations," said MC Kresha in an exclusive interview for Anabel in 2016- n.
After the launch, the album "USA" immediately turned into one of the favorites of the fans of the rep and not only music.
We also remind you that "Rapsodët N'rap T'sot" (2016) was the first Albanian album for an international market, which just two days after it was released on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon managed to rank in the first album albums most sold in Switzerland, Sweden and Macedonia; in Austria instead of six and in Germany at 12th place. If you have not heard yet, what do you expect ?!
~ A new chapter in Tunis's career ~
As it was anticipated, Tunis's newest album, "Fortuna" - after the CD version was released on all online platforms, including YouTube. The 7 songs of the album brought a different Tuna, quite different from that of the song "Chonga" or "Maria" by once again setting the stage for "Ticket" or "Piroman".
With songs that change melodies depending on themes, happier times and once singing a lost love, the album was definitely the way Tuna would return to music and fine music. "It was a pity that songs such as 'Testament', 'Tickets', 'Inati' would end in television archives," she said in an exclusive interview for Anabel about 10 years ago.
"You will find yourself on his pages, I guarantee you ... somewhere between surrender, supplication, hatred and love. You will also find the power to forgive, even to yourself. Only if you are ready to cure. This album is the cure for everyone who loved, at least once. It's epos for the fortunes of a heart ... Let our fortunes be the most beautiful songs, "Tuna said after the promotional concert held in the Skopje Philharmonic on March 8.
After the publication, "Fortuna" met and exceeded expectations, starting from screenplay, dress, and makeup to the most important: music and text. Armend Rexhepagiqi, Aida Baraku, Darko Dimitrov and Ylli Limani were the main collaborators of the singer who managed to bring an album that will remain long in the legacy of Albanian music.
At the end of this article, it's nice for artists to turn their eyes on the albums. Precious stones deserve to stay together!
