Demir Krasniqi


Demir Krasniqi is from the village of Tugjec near Kamenica, Kosovo. He went to school locally but studied music in secondary school and university in Pristina. His main mentor from early on in his schooling was the teacher Rexhep Bunjaku. In sixth grade, he took first place at a regional music competition known as “Mikrofoni është i Juaji”.
He worked as a music teacher in Kosovo schools, as he still does today.
He has written, composed, and recorded 1,500 original songs and dances on vinyl, cassettes, video, CD, and DVD. He collects folk songs as well, including over 4,000 in his repertoire, many of them collected by Lorenc Antoni in volumes IV-VII of his collection Bleni muzikor shqiptar.
Krasniqi is also a journalist, and currently lives and works in Gjilan.

Publications

  1. Mallëngjima e ushtima, Pristina, 1993
  2. Qamili i vogël-zë që nuk shuhet, Pristina, 1995
  3. Gjakon Kosova, Gjilan, 1998
  4. Bejtë Pireva, Gjilan, 2002
  5. Zeqir Maroca, Gjilan, 2002
  6. Këngë krismash lirie I, Gjilan, 2003
  7. Këngë krismash lirie II, Pristina, 2003
  8. Familja Kurti nga Tygjeci, Pristina, 2004
  9. Shtojzovallet e Gollakut, Kosovo ETMM, Pristina, 2005
  10. Kushtrim lirie, Kurora Elementary School, Gjilan, 2005
  11. Liman Shahiqi-trimi i Gollakut, Pristina, 2005
  12. Kroi i këngës, Gjilan, 2006
  13. Qamili i Vogël: Këngë përjetësie, Gjilan, November 2006
  14. Krenaria e Gollakut, Gjilan, 2008
  15. Diell Lirie, Gjilan, 2008