- Pirro Çako
Pirro Çako is an Albanian artist born in
Tirana to Gaqo and Luiza Çako, tenor and soprano respectively. He is known as a composer and singer.He graduated from Academy of Arts at Tirana and later went to Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris to get his degree for film music composing.
His duet with Rovena Dilo "Për një çast më ndali zemra" is one of his great performances, for what he is popular among the Albanian World. In the meantime, "E duam lumturinë", a song written by Çako, won the Albanian Song Contest 1988 and has now transformed into an anthem of the children [http://www.simaku.com/audio/shqip/pop/lumturija.mp3] .
Pirro published his first album "Herët a vonë" (Soon or Late) in June 2004. It contains 15 songs, solos and duos with Rovena Dilo, Mariza Ikonomi, Redon Makashi as well as Pirro's wife Inva Mula, a well-known soprano. Albanians and foreigners who rushed to purchase a copy have found the album enjoyable.
The recent work has been published on the second album "Mos më krahaso" (Don't Compare Me), a set of 12 songs, including the joyful "Letër Dashurie".
External links
* [http://www.pirrocako.com Official website] of Pirro Çako
* [http://www.pirrocako.com/audio.html Streams] from the official website
* [http://www.pirrocako.com/pirroclip2.wmv Video] from the official website
* [http://www.fajtori.com/albumi.php?al=Pirro_Çako Fajtori.com] Çako's songs' stream (legal)
* [http://www.simaku.com/audio/shqip/pop/lumturija.mp3 Parashqevi Simaku - E duam lumturinë] , composed by Pirro Çako
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