Parashqevi Simaku remains one of the best voices of Albanian music.
Disconnected from Albania and the public that applauded her for years, Parashqevia, after the family drama, has returned to the public's attention.
A rare photo shows that unlike today's singers, she could not be said to have been that privileged at that time.
Parashqevia, at the peak of his career, was called up for military service two years before the communist system was changed.
A rare photo with colleagues Rita Ndoci and Ema Ndoja and other friends, from 1988, shows that female singers did not have many privileges.
Here's what Rita Ndoci says about the photo:
Greetings. In the photo above, Parashqevia and I were invited to a concert in Korça, at the sports palace. The photo in the group with Parashqevia, Ema, Albana Mici, Mim Marjanaku and other girls shows that we were in the group like the others, as it was one of the three components: learning, work, and tempering.
Not to make the marching band stay in class. Participating in the marching band was mandatory. We had many privileges and facilities, like Parashqevia and I. Sometimes I didn't wear the marching band jacket because it was too hot. I never carried a rifle or other loads, I didn't participate in the exercises we did.
I made as many noises as I could because the professors and nuns treated me like a colleague, because I was famous for my art. At dinner, Parashqevia and I did a concert, we sang, I did humor….