Shqiponjat (folk group)

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Shqiponjat ("The Eagles") is a popular Italo-Albanian folk group based in Santa Sofia D'Epiro, Calabria, Italy. The group was created in 1994 by women to support and spread the arbëreshë culture of their home town through traditional dresses, dances such as Arbëreshë, Valle Pogonishte, Valle, Dardhare, Lulet e Sheshit and songs like Valle Dardhare, Valle Valle and Kosovare. The group has gained popularity and has won festivals[citation needed], touring in Italy and once in Albania.

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