Monthly Archives: March 2014

The unbeatable Majlinda!

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Majlinda Kelmendi has continued her uphill journey of success by recieving gold medal at the Samsun Judo Competition held in Turkey.

Majlinda has managed to gather much attention for her stellar performance within the 52 kg category, where she once again proved that she is among the best in the world. Kelmendi went through the second round of competition by winning against Larisa Florian. On the third match, Majlinda triumphed against the Ukrainian Maria Buiok. The iron girl form Peja did not have much trouble winning against Tarangul, whereas on the final match Majlinda proved stronger against Odette Guifrida, thus making a step closer to the Olympic games.

The original article was posted at Illyriapress. Click here to read the original article.

Kosovo Cultural Center awaits opening in Zurich

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Kosovo Cultural Center in Zurich is finally becoming a reality. The Kosovo Ministry of Diaspora has taken affirmative steps in finalizing this project, a project that shall enhance the cultural exchange between Switzerland and Kosovo. 

The cultural center has been an ongoing project, initially started by the Kosovo Government on 25th of October 2013.  The diaspora ministry has already done the necessary preparations for the center, thus appointing Mrs. Shukrije Ramadani ( a well known community activist) as acting leader of the center.

The location of the center is intended near the Kosovo Consulate, thus making it easier for the diaspora members to locate and fully take advantage of the services provided. The center has been highly anticipated by the community, knowing the high number of diaspora members that have been engaged and continue to contribute for the bettering of Kosovo. Such centers have been established in Istanbul and Washington DC with the sole purpose of promoting Kosovo’s culture abroad. The centers shall promote knowledge of language, culture and heritage, enhance scientific and economic exchange as well as attract possible investments from the diaspora community to Kosovo.

The original article was posted at Albinfo.ch Click here to read the original article.

G4shi of New York

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The streets from New York where hip hop was born still bring new and fresh music from talented rappers. This, the person in question is Kosovar Labinot Gashi, better known as G4SHI. With an inspirational sound, flow and lyrics, the charismatic rapper commands his audience’s full attention.

In the late 90s, Labinot “Larry” G4shi moved to the United States with his family and settled down in Brooklyn, New York. He was introduced to the hip hop genre by his brother, a talented DJ. In an interview with NOA.al  G4shi says that he knew that music was a passion he would pursue as soon as he was introduced to hip hop. G4shi started off rapping on lunch tables at high school, and today he is an independent artist with several successful singles and mix tapes. He collaborated with world famous artist French Montana, has been on tour with Joe Budden and opened up a show for Wiz Kalifa.

Even though he has fans from all parts of the world, G4shi points out in the interview with NOA.al that his Albanian fans are the strongest. He adds that they have been with him from the start, and says that he is proud to be from Drencia in Kosovo, which is widely known for hip hop. G4shi frequently mentions his Albanian heritage in his lyrics, videos, tweets etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRNw8zwglok

G4shi debuted with his mix tape Last of Rare Breed in 2011. The mix tape featured hits such as Until the day i die with the famous rapper French Montana and Never coming back with Nipsey Hussle. In 2012, G4shi had his breakthrough in the hip hop scene with the song Rocket but his even bigger success came in 2013, when he released Who made me, a song about the difficulty for an upcoming artist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVQeBV8BHcE