Arts

• Art-making in Albania starts in Antiquity. The most famous schools of the time were in Apollonia and Dyrrahium (Durrës). From the Byzantine and post-Byzantine period, iconography made great strides under such great iconographers as Onufri particularly known for his “special red.”
   

• The eighteenth century witnessed further development of iconography under masters such as David Selenicasi, Kostandin Shpataraku, vëllezërit  Zoografë, Johan Cetiri, Onufër Qiprioti etj.
  
   

• During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, a number of painters and sculptors such as Zef Kolombi, Andrea Kushi, Odise  Paskali, Murat Toptani, Vangjush Mio practiced these figurative arts.
  In the modern era, Ibrahim Kodra’s paintings are by far the most well-known.  
   
                                        Music and Dance

• Albania has a rich musical tradition and especially folklore. This is to be expected as the whole Balkan region is well known for its impressive musical heritage. The interpretation of Albanian folklore music varies a great deal from polyphony (songs without instruments) to flute or bagpipe polyphony to other kinds of songs and instruments altogether.
  
  Northern Albania uses specific types of instruments such as: lahuta (single string instrument), çifteli, sharki and drums. While in the south iso-polyphony is particularly popular. Besides folkloric music, Albania has a rich tradition in urban music from Shkodra (jahre songs), Elbasani, Korça (serenades) Vlora, Përmeti, Leskoviku and Delvina (saze songs) and Berati