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Čhaje śukarije | "Beautiful girl"
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Čhaje śukarije | "Beautiful girl"

by Esma Redžepova

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A classic in the Balkans, “Čaje šukarije” by Romani singer from Macedonia Esma Redžepova is a song about love. In typical Roma fashion, the feelings here are not presented with saccharin and sentimentality but in their raw intensity, with few powerful, pulsing words.

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