Ramadan Sokoli
Born: 14th June 1920, Shkoder, Albania
Died: 12th March 2008, Albania
Nationality: Albanian
Ramadan Sokoli was an Albanian ethnomusicologist, musician, composer and writer. He is regarded as one of the most distinguished scholars of the Albanian and Balkan music.
Ramadan Sokoli was born on June 14, 1920 in Shkodër. He graduated from the elementary and highschool of Shkodër before moving to Florence to study musicology. After World War II he created and became the head of the department of musical folklore. Sokoli is considered to be a pioneer of Albanian ethnomusicology.
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