Investigation of Sufi music tradition in Kosovo in the 21st century with intercultural approach

Authors : Krenar Doli

Pages : 22-51

Doi:10.5281/zenodo.10926276

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Publication Date : 2023-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The influence of this cultural development and transmission has taken place from East to West, from the Islamic world to the territory of today's Kosovo, where Albanians live densely, through war and religion. Such an interaction took place through intercultural interaction. Interculturality is the exchange and equal communication relationships between cultural groups that differ according to criteria such as ethnicity, religion, language or nationality. Interculturality can been characterized as cultural fluidity and the dynamics of cultural change. In this context, the study focuses on the research of Sufi music in Kosovo as a musical and socio-cultural phenomenon. We believe that the topic is important and useful because it aims to fill the gap in this field, which has not been sufficiently emphasised, by addressing the problem in a holistic manner, taking into account the contributions made so far by Albanian and other scholars. Our study will cover the whole range of Sufi rituals and traditions in a specific place like Kosovo. Special attention has been paid to musical transcriptions, which have an important place in the study. In this study, the songs with religious motives performed in Kosovo lodges, which are more preferred by the public, will be found and transcribed. In this direction, in the context of field research observation and literature review method were used. Thereligious music samples compiled in the study were transcribed. In this application, generally used religious genres and their variants were preferred. This collected material was categorised in the context of the related makams. In this context, the influences of different cultures and transfers from these cultures were observed. It can be said that the created Oriental literature influenced the folk art of that country, and as a result, it had an impact on a large number of Albanian individuals who had been in the Orient for different reasons such as labour, migration and education. When these individuals returned to their homeland, they brought conceptual, textual and musical influences with them and added to the existing folk art. When this transfer wasaccepted by the practitioner community, it was able to settle in the region. Numerous influences on literary texts, melody and musical instruments can be explained in this way. We believe that a comparative study of folklore, ethnographic and ethnomusicological studies in the field of Sufi music in Kosovo will reveal new perspectives on this subject
Keywords : Kosovo, Sufi music, Ritual, Interculturality, Lodge