
Ergin Oda/
A Celebration of Kosovo’s Independence and the Ancient Albanian Musical Heritage
Now in its seventh year, VENDI IM rises once more not simply as a concert, but as a ritual of remembering. Rooted in the celebration of Kosovo’s Independence, the evening summons the echoes of an entire people: their triumphs, their longing, and their unbroken spirit.
Here, the Ancient Albanian Musical Tradition becomes the storyteller. Melodies first sung in distant valleys, safeguarded by generations, and carried across oceans find new life on a New York stage. Through these songs raw, pure, and timeless, we hear the heartbeat of a culture that has endured through courage and risen through art.
Renowned Albanian-American artists gather to honor this legacy, weaving together the past and the present with voices shaped by tradition and journeys shaped by diaspora. Their performance is not merely heard, it is felt: a reminder of homeland, ancestry, and the quiet fire of identity that distance can never dim.
VENDI IM stands as a tribute to freedom, a blessing for the future and a homecoming for every soul who recognizes the call of its music.
Pritja mbaroi! Biletat në dispozicion tani!..
VENDI IM / 7th Annual Concert
Cast:
Merita Halili / Vocal
Raif Hyseni / Accordion
Alberije Hadergjonaj / Vocal
Mariza Ikonomi / Vocal
Vedat Ademi / Vocal
Ergin Oda / Baritone
Carlyle Quinn / Mezzo-Soprano
Estelina Syla / Soprano
Kimi / Vocal
Nora Noli / Vocal
Oda Quartet
E. Oda, J. Kaimi, Gj. Lucaj-Cohen, E. Kwon
Joana Kaimi / Violin
Margret Radovani / Violin
Suel Shtalbi / Viola
Gjilberta Lucaj Cohen / Cello
Marcos Varela / Contrabass
Sean Harkness / Guitar
Ginevra Petrucci / Flute
Boris Shpitalnik / Clarinet
Slava Znatchenii / Oboe
Klajdi Cerriku / Accordion
Elaine Kwon / Piano
Ariana Krasniqi Dupont / Piano
Rob Mitzner / Drums
Timothy Eng / Conductor
Lirijeta Rexhepi / Manager
Ginevra Petrucci / Assistant Producer
Ergin Oda / Producer & Artistic Director





