Çun Lajçi

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Çun Lajçi, or Çun Dreli, is an Albanian musician, author, theater actor, film actor, drama teacher and activist.[1][2] He is famous for reciting poems to girlsThe Highland Lute (Lahuta e Malsisë). He is also a lahuta player. Lajci has played over 200 roles and has been in 30 movies. He has been nominated twice as best actor in Serbia in the theater organization "Joakim Vujiq". He received the prize "Naim Frasheri" from the Albanian presidency. He has released two books, "Zjarr in Pashuar"[3] and "Fake Noses in Behet vonë".[4]

Background[]

Lajci was born in 1946 in Drelaj, Rugova, Kosovo. He started school in Drelaj, and continued in Prizren at the drama school. He then proceeded to Prishtina. In 1970, he worked as an actor in Prishtina's city theater.[5]

Work[]

Cun Lajci is a passionate activist and lahutor and has released many videos and songs where he dramatizes various political and historical events in Albanian national interests. He has released many recitals of Lahuta e Malsis. Lajci himself has said that he lives a poor life and in a residence he received by Josip Bros Tito during the time of ancient Yugoslavia. On a television broadcast he received a renovation of his apartment with no charge for which he expressed gratitude, via a construction company sponsored by the program. He has strongly criticized Hashim Thaqi for deceiving the interests of the Albanian people.[6]

Family[]

In December 2017, the Albanian media reported that Lacji's daughter, Bubulina Lajci, had died from an overdose. Lajci criticized the media claiming they made his daughter's death into sensational news. According to Lajci, his daughter died in her mother's arms. In a broadcast, Lajci said he had been poor for a long time and struggled to support his family. He often thought about going to New York and selling books on the street. Later, his sister also died, as he reported through social media.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Ebert, Roger (2012). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 179. ISBN 9781449423117. Cun Lajci.
  2. ^ Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical Dictionary of Kosovo. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810874831.
  3. ^ LAJÇI, ÇUN (5 April 2018). ZJARR I PASHUAR Poezi. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781291471991. Retrieved 5 April 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Mehmetaj, Gani (5 April 2018). Magjia e ekranit: kritikë filmi. Kosovafilmi. ISBN 9789951867214. Retrieved 5 April 2018 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Çun Lajqi rrëfen përpjekjet që i ka bërë për ta shëruar vajzën, ja pse shkoi në Amerikë - Bota Sot". botasot.info. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Shpërthen Çun Lajçi: Bubulina vdiq n'prehrin e nanës së saj". fax.al. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. ^ "The Hollywood Reporter". Hollywood Reporter Incorporated. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018 – via Google Books.
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