Composer Shpëtim Kushta!

Shpëtim Kushta 
Composer, Merited Artist!

Born in Vlore on April 9, 1946.
Kushta completed his studies at the Higher Institute of Arts in Tirana, in the music department in 1969. Kushta has a rich creativity in instrumental and vocal music. He has composed instrumental works, such as sonata, scherzo, trio, fantasia for cello, concert poem for violin, symphonic poem “Bloody Alarm”, suite, rhapsody, overture, cantata, romance, etc.

Shpetim Kushta is the author of many songs of Albanian “light music” such as “Mesnate”, “Mbajme ne sy lirine”, as well as songs for children. Participated for the first time in the 9th Song Festival in RTSH as a composer in 1970, even winning it with the well-known song “Midnight / Mesnate” sung by Vace Zela, (dubbed by L. Kondakci) with the text of Fatos Harapi.

Later, he reappeared at the 14th Festival of 1975 with the song “Kooperativistet e Kemishtajve” with lyrics by Isuf Nelaj and sung by the singers L. Kondakci and V. Zefi.

Continues with the 16th Festival of 1977, with the song “Our Mother / Nena e jone”, with the text by Ruzhdi Qatipi, sung by Tonin Tershana and Gaqo Cako, in the 17th Festival (1978), with the song “Nenat tona lufetare”, the text by R. Catipi sung by the singers A. Babaramo and L. Perbasha, etc. (see the list at the end).

In addition to other musical activities, he has also composed the music for three feature films produced by Kinostudio “Shqiperia e Re” and Albanian television TVSH. “Grooves” (1973); “Threads that are cut” (1976) and the film television “When the foundation was laid” (1978).

20 years of creativity and contribution to the Song Festivals in RTSH: (1970 – 1990)

1970 – Fest. 9th / “Midnight” (V. Zela & L. Kondakci) – Winner
1975 – Fest. 14th / “Comparativists of Kemishtaj” (Kondakci & Zefi)
1977 – Fest. 16th / “Our Mother” (T. Tershana & G. Cako)
1978 – Fest. 17th / “Our warrior mothers” (Babaramo & Perbasha) 1981 – Fest. 20th / “Proletarian hearts” (duets K. Ago & S. Panariti and A. Rrapi & L. Sula.
1988 – Fest. 27th / “Forever young on the pedestal” (Mimoza Nazarko) 1990 – Fest. 29- te / “The Mother is mother” (Justina Aliaj) etc.

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Albanian Cinematography in activity since 2013
Reference: Encyclopedia of Albanian cinematography – Toena 2002 / A. Hoxha / p. 221. As well as personal notes from the festivals on radio and television.

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