Çun Lajçi

Çun Lajçi, or Çun Alia Lajçi, is an Albanian musician, author, theater actor, film actor, drama teacher and activist. He is famous for reciting The Highland Lute (Lahuta e Malsisë). He is also a lahuta player. Lajci has played over 200 roles and has been in 30 movies. He has been nominated twice as best actor in Serbia in the theater organization "Joakim Vujiq". He received the prize "Naim Frasheri" from the Albanian presidency. He has released two books, "Zjarr in Pashuar" and "Fake Noses in Behet vonë".

Background

Lajci was born in 1946 in Drelaj, Rugova, Kosovo. He started school in Drelaj, and continued in Prizren at the drama school. He then proceeded to Prishtina. In 1970, he worked as an actor in Prishtina's city theater.

Work

Cun Lajci is a passionate activist and lahutor and has released many videos and songs where he dramatizes various political and historical events in Albanian national interests. He has released many recitals of Lahuta e Malsis. Lajci himself has said that he lives a poor life and in a residence he received by Josip Bros Tito during the time of ancient Yugoslavia. On a television broadcast he received a renovation of his apartment with no charge for which he expressed gratitude, via a construction company sponsored by the program. He has strongly criticized Hashim Thaqi for deceiving the interests of the Albanian people.

Family

In December 2017, the Albanian media reported that Lacji's daughter, Bubulina Lajci, had died from an overdose. Lajci criticized the media claiming they made his daughter's death into sensational news. According to Lajci, his daughter died in her mother's arms. In a broadcast, Lajci said he had been poor for a long time and struggled to support his family. He often thought about going to New York and selling books on the street. Later, his sister also died, as he reported through social media.