Shqiponjat (folk group)

Shqiponjat ("The Eagles") is a popular Italo-Albanian folk group based in Santa Sofia D'Epiro, Calabria, Italy. The group was created in 1994 by women to support and spread the "arbëreshë" culture of their home town through traditional dresses, dances such as Arbëreshë, Valle Pogonishte, Valle, Dardhare, Lulet e Sheshit and songs like Valle Dardhare, Valle Valle and Kosovare. The group has gained popularity and has won festivalsFact|date=February 2007, touring in Italy and once in Albania.

External links

* [http://www.shqiponjat.it Website]