The National Typological Folklore Festival of Civic Folk Song was held for two nights in a row in the city of Elbasan.

Among the 11 Albanian-speaking cities and regions that participated in this festival were the folk song groups of: Tirana, Elbasan, Korça, Këlcyra, Kruja, Fier, Lushnja, Berat, Kavaja, Ulcinj and Gjakova, the music and sounds of the songs of old Berat citizens managed to win the hearts of the spectators who did not stop applauding in the hall.

Under the direction of the Cultural Center “Margarita Tutulani” in Berat, Arben Qafa, the performance of the popular group of Berat was magnificent and after two nights of performance the group of Berat was awarded the first prize “Isuf Myzyri”, while the famous singer of Berat Ludmilla Baballëku was awarded the prize “Best Singer of the Festival” and Wesli Stasa was awarded the encouraging prize “Little Instrumentalist”.

/Klara Ruci/