Tallava

Tallava
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsRomani in Kosovo
Music of Albania
General topics
Genres
Media and performance
Music festivals
Music media
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem

Tallava or Talava is a music genre originating from Albanian-speaking Roma communities in Kosovo as well as in North Macedonia, with a presence in Albania.[1][2][3] Having originated in the Roma community in Kosovo in the 1990s, it evokes regional Balkan musical styles (e.g., microtones, vocal glissando, and certain musical instruments) and has become popular in Albania and North Macedonia.[4] It is identified as part of the wider pop-folk genre of the Southeastern Europe, which includes Chalga from Bulgaria, Skiladiko from Greece, Manele from Romania and turbo-folk from Serbia.[5]

  1. ^ Samson, Jim (2013). Music in the Balkans. BRILL. ISBN 978-9004250383.
  2. ^ Refleksion sociologjik mbi kiçin e muzikës tallava Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Gail Warrander and Verena Knaus (2010). Kosovo. BRADT. ISBN 9781841623313.
  4. ^ Samson 2013, p. 79.
  5. ^ Natalie Bayer (2009). Crossing Munich. Silke Schreiber. ISBN 978-3-88960-108-7. Formen wie: tallava in Albanien, chalga in Bulgarien, skiládiko in ... in Rumänien, turbo folk in Serbien usw