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Sous les peupliers de Bilisht Macédoine, polyphonies tosques. K2.0 talked to ANDRRA about her chart-topping single Kalle Llamen,” her journey of discovering rhapsodies sung by Albanian women during wedding rituals and her ambition to see the social issues she addresses in her music such as child marriage become part of mainstream discourse. What should be mentioned concerning the study of polyphony, relates to the fact that the Albanian polyphonic folk music used to be almost unexplored until the 40s in the 20th century, because …prior to the country's liberation, nobody had ever been involved in musical research, hence we inherited no scientific materials from the past”. muzik to this fact may be various, but it should be pointed out that the Albanian folk music had not yet become a subject for research, and neither had the iso-polyphony, which still remains one of the most elite phenomena of our folk music. Additional topics covered include an historical and demographic analysis of Albania, the history of Albanian ethnomusicology and the various classifications in Albanian music. Relying heavily on field research and recordings, this text introduces traditional Albanian music to both ethnomusicologists and curious readers. By the end of the 1930s, urban art song had been incorporated into classical music, while the singer Marie Kraja made a popular career out of art songs; she was one of Albania's first popular singers. The first recordings, however, of urban art song came as early as 1937, with the orchestral sounds of Tefta Tashko-Koço. Music has always been a potent means of national expression for Albanians. Under Hoxha ‘s regime, this was channeled into songs of patriotic devotion to the party; since the arrival of democracy in 1991, lyrics have come to focus on long-suppressed traditions like gurbet (seeking work outside of Albania) and support for various political parties, candidates and ideas. Pop musicians have developed too, long banned under the socialists, with Ardit Gjebrea being foremost among them. Albanian popular music (këngë popullore) is generally based on Italian models.