BESART ZHUJA KOSOVO* WORLD MUSIC, ETHNO-JAZZ Bes-Art is a songwriter, singer and art performer from Kosovo. The 昀椀rst part of the name is associated with a local Albanian custom of “Besa” that is, a code of loyalty. While the second part of the name is quite obvious. Bes-Art seems to have found the purpose of life in these two syllables. They are the two main pillars of his approach to his artistic and daily life. * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence. 29
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