TIRANA, June 28 /ATA/ – Besim Zekthi, the renowned dancer and master of the Albanian folk dance, passed away at the age of 84 on Sunday.
Prime Minister Edi Rama expressed his condolences over the death of the renowned Albanian dancer, a beloved artist of three generations of Albanians.
“Farewell to the legendary dancer, Besim Zekthi,” PM Rama said in his message of condolences.
Besim Zekthi was born on February 5, 1936 in Tirana and he was a dancer, master of Albanian folk dance, and has been awarded the Honor of the Nation. He was an incomparable soloist of Albania’s Ensemble of Folk Songs and Dances, who excelled especially in the famous dances “Dance of Eagles” and “Albania celebrates today”, and he was one of the main protagonists of the success when the Ensemble of Folk Songs and Dances was awarded “The Golden Necklace” in France’s Dijon Festival in 1970.
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