I have, in the past, spent a bit of time listening to
Top Albania Radio, as it is the first country that generally shows up on the lists of World Internet Radio stations. I Like TAR, as it has quite a lot of local talent on hand - If I am reading their Playlist correctly, 9 artists on the top 20 are Albanian. Listening for a few days off and on I can say that the local stuff is as good if not better than the stuff on American radio at the moment (though I can chalk some of the betterness to my inability to understand any of the lyrics). There was some stuff in English, but the only thing I was able to recognize was Matisyahu doing "King Without a Crown" (
US
UK
). I don't know all that much about Albania's religious demographic, but I find this a little fascinating.
I have, in the past, spent a bit of time listening to Top Albania Radio, as it is the first country that generally shows up on the lists of World Internet Radio stations. I Like TAR, as it has quite a lot of local talent on hand - If I am reading their Playlist correctly, 9 artists on the top 20 are Albanian. Listening for a few days off and on I can say that the local stuff is as good if not better than the stuff on American radio at the moment (though I can chalk some of the betterness to my inability to understand any of the lyrics). There was some stuff in English, but the only thing I was able to recognize was Matisyahu doing "King Without a Crown" (US
Pretty sure that Hassidic Jews (OR Rastafarians, for that matter) are not Albania's religious majority... but hey, after all that genocide, it's refreshing to see that a people can enjoy music recorded by somebody not of their own faith... right? (Besides, if the dude only relied on his fellow religionists for an audience, he'd be able to gather the entire audience in one very small venue...)
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