Lola Gjoka Aleksi was an Albanian pianist during the period of the Communist regime. She began learning the piano at the age of six, and studied under the pianist Karalovy. Gjoka and Maria Kraja recor

Jorgjia Filçe-Truja was an Albanian soprano. She was one of the icons of the Albanian urban lyrical music, and one of the main contributors for the establishment of the Academy of Arts of Albania.