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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vasil Tole</span>

Vasil S. Tole is an Albanian composer, ethnomusicologist and administrator. A proponent of European classical music, his compositions include opera, chamber music, orchestral works and various pieces for small ensembles and solo instruments. He is the author of several books, mostly about the music of Albania.

Zall-Dardhë is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Dibër. The population at the 2011 census was 1,051.

Fushë-Çidhën is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Dibër. The population at the 2011 census was 2,909.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baz, Albania</span> Municipal unit in Dibër, Albania

Baz is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mat. The population at the 2011 census was 2,228.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laouto</span>

The laouto is a long-neck fretted instrument of the lute family, found in Greece and Cyprus, and similar in appearance to the oud. It has four double-strings. It is played in most respects like the oud ; in Cyprus the laouto is plucked with a feather. This instrument is known in Albania as "llautë" or "llauta", and in Romania as "lăuta".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Academy of Sciences of Albania</span> Scientific institution

The Academy of Sciences of Albania, founded in 1972, is the most important scientific institution in Albania. In the 1980s, several research institutes began at the University of Tirana were transferred to the Academy's jurisdiction. The institution includes the most distinguished scientists, also called "academics", that are involved in research centers and other organisations inside and outside Albania. As of 2009, the Academy had 23 regular members, 10 associated members, one permanent member, and 26 honor members.

Toles or Tole is a surname. It is derived from either Greek Tolis, from an alternate form of the English surname Tole, or also from Scandinavian origin, or from India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vajtim</span> Albanian dirge or lamentation of the dead

Vajtim or Gjëmë is the dirge or lamentation of the dead in the Albanian custom by a group of men or a woman or a group of women. Cries have now become extinct both in the Islamic and Christian Albanian Population, except in some parts Northern Albania and Kosovo as well as in parts of North Macedonia such as Zajas and Upper Reka, where they exist in a very diminished form.

Tola is a given name and surname. The given name is a variant of Toni. Notable people who use this name include the following:

Neço Muko (October 21, 1899 – 1934), also known as Neço Muko Himarjoti, was an Albanian singer and composer. His musical style created a new genre of Albanian iso-polyphony music called avaz himariot, or avaz himariotçe, that became identified with the music of his home region Himarë.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gjirokastër National Folk Festival</span> Folk festival in Albania

Gjirokastër National Folk Festival is an artistic festival taking place every five years at Gjirokastër Castle in Gjirokastër, southern Albania. The festival was first held in 1968 and is regarded as the most important event in Albanian culture. The festival showcases Albanian traditional music, dress and dance from Albania, the diaspora, and Albanian inhabited lands throughout the Balkans and Southern Italy. The Gjirokastër Festival followed the tradition of the Folklore Festivals started in Tirana in 1949.

Vasil is a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Georgian masculine given name. It may refer to:

Shubha Tole' is an Indian neuroscientist, professor and principal Investigator at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India. Her research investigates the development and evolution of the mammalian brain. In 2014, she won the Infosys Prize in the Life Sciences category.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iso-Polyphony</span> Traditional folk singing technique

Iso-Polyphony is a traditional part of Albanian folk music and, as such, is included in UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jorgjia Filçe-Truja</span> Musical artist

Jorgjia Filçe-Truja was an Albanian soprano. She was one of the icons of the Albanian urban lyrical music, and one of the main contributors for the establishment of the Academy of Arts of Albania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew Toles</span> American baseball outfielder (born 1992)

Alvin Andrew Toles is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.

Afrim is an Albanian male given name.

Afrim Tola is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has previously been the director of KS Partizani Tirana in the 2000s.

Tole Lekë Berishaj is an Albanian-born costume designer, known as the last woman to knit Xhubleta.