ELINA DUNI
Genres: World Fusion, Pop, Art Song, Folk • Albania

Born in Tirana, Albania, in 1981 during the Communist regime, in an artist family,  Elina Duni makes her first steps on stage as a singer at the age of five. In 1992 after the fall of the regime, she arrives in Switzerland and settles in Geneva together with her mother. Between 2004 and 2008 she studies singing and composition at the Hochschule der Künste Bern, in the jazz department. During this time she develops the Elina Duni Quartet with Colin Vallon on piano, Patrice Moret on double bass and Norbert Pfammatter on drums – which represents a return to her musical sources, a combination of Balkan folk songs and jazz. In 2008 the CD Baresha, first album of Elina Duni Quartet, is released on Meta Records and in 2010 follows "Lume Lume". Both albums receive great acclaim from the Swiss, German, Austrian and French Press and are followed by European tours and festivals. In read more...