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:: Asgjë Sikur Dielli is
the most active band on the alternative music scene of Kosova.
With provocative metaphoric lyrics and a profound style they have created
an authentic music atmosphere and became a typical example of a modern alternative
band in Kosova.
The band was formed in the mid 90's, when Alban Nimani and Bujar Hundozi
first met and they decided to work together. Alban Nimani was born in 1977
in Prishtina (Kosova) and was introduced to music from an early age by his
musician father. He was playing in many hard rock school bands while he
was studying at High School of Classical Music in Prishtina. After he did
his Bachelor and Master Degree on Graphic Design at the Faculty of Arts
in Prishtina, he left Prishtina for two years to specialize on Multimedia
at The Arts Institute in Bournemouth (United Kingdom). During his Bachelor
studies, Alban and Bujar Hundozi started playing together in local pubs
and clubs where they started to gain a reputation as Kosova's emerging new
talents.
Born in Rahovec (Kosova), Bujar Hundozi graduated at The Faculty of Machinery
in Prishtina (Kosova). Bujar has eclectic musical influences who he names
as David Gilmour, Johnny Greenwood, The Edge and Mike Olfield. His interest
in alternative conventional, both acoustic and electric music, shows his
dark and lush world of carefully chosen guitar themes.
After long rehearsals and the "electric duo" gigs in Prishtina,
Alban (vokal) and Bujar (lead guitar) where introduced to bass player Visar
Qeska. Visar graduated at The Faculty of Veterinary in Sarajevo (Bosnia
and Hercergovina). He started playing bass guitar while he was in high school.
Before he joined Alban and Bujar, he was playing with a Death Metal band
and also freelancing with some local rap bands.
In 1996, after some successful gigs around the region of Kosova, and after
receiving very positive public response, they formed the band Asgjë
Sikur Dielli.
ASD cooperated with a lot of drummers, before they decided to work together
with Fatos Berisha. Fatos is a graduated Theatre Director and a Executive
Producer at the RTK (National Television of Kosova). His great music influences
where Stewart Copeland (The Police) and Larry Mullen (U2). This portrays
his pure, sophisticated minimalist way of playing the drums.
ASD soon started to work on their first album, and in 1998 with the Producer
Enis Presheva they recorded their debut album "1" at the "Unique
Sound" studio in Prishtina. The album was recorded just before the
ethnic cleansing in Kosova. Among the other fellow kosovars Alban, Bujar,
Visar and Fatos where forced to leave everything and become refugees. Only
after the NATO bombing ended the war in Kosova on 1999, they where able
to come back to their homeland and to publish their album.
The album "1" is a mix of conventional rock and modern alternative
music ambiences. Asgjë Sikur Dielli became very approachable to the
young audience of Kosova with their first hit song "Mendoja çdo
gjë merr fund pa ty" (Gjurmët remake), which immediately
reached the top of the hit lists of the main TV stations in Kosova RTK and
KTV, and also on the main radio stations.
The video clip "Mendoja çdo gjë merr fund pa ty" was
directed by Orhan Kerkezi and produced by KTV.
After the acclaimed success of the album, ASD continued playing on various
festivals, concerts and gigs around the region, where they won a few music
and video awards.
In summer of 2005 ASD published the second album: "Ndodhemi".
It is a multimedial album with 11 songs and a CDrom, in which are included:
the videoclip of the song: "Ku ka më mirë se me qenë
shqiptar (kush m'ka faj që jam shqiptar)", four projections, photo
gallery and lyrics.
In autumn of 2005 ASD won"The best alternative video" at Zhurmashow
festival for the video: "Ku ka më mirë se me qenë shqiptar
(kush m'ka faj që jam shqiptar)".
At the 2006 Videofest in Prishtina ASD won "The best video post-production"
prize with the video: ""Ku ka më mirë se me qenë
shqiptar (kush m'ka faj që jam shqiptar)".
In spring of 2006 ASD published the second video of the new album, for the
song "Ndodhemi".