Çesk Zadeja (8 June 1927,
Shkodër – 15 August 1997,
Rome[1]) was an Albanian composer. A native of
Shkodër, he studied in
Moscow and did much to promote the arts in
Tirana. He is known as "The Father of Albanian Music".[2]
Leotsakos, George. 2001. "Zadeja, Çesk [Françesk]". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by
Stanley Sadie and
John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers.