{{Short description|Albanian musician and singer (1929–2014)}}{{Infobox musical artist | name = Laver Bariu | birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|05|02}} | birth_place = Përmet | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|01|26|1929|05|02}} | genre = Albanian folk music, Kaba | instrument = Clarinet }}

'''Laver Bariu''' ({{IPA|sq|laˈvɛɾ baˈɾiu}}; May 2, 1929 in Përmet<ref>[http://www.tiranaobserver.al/ndahet-nga-jeta-laver-bariu/?yop_poll_tr_id=&yop-poll-nonce-26_yp5405a179c43a3=66a0dc8651 Tirana Observer Laver Bariu passed away (citation: Laver Bariu lindi në Përmet më 2 maj 1929)]</ref> – January 26, 2014) was an Albanian folk clarinetist and singer.{{sfn|Smith|2013|pp=49–50}} He led his musical group for over 40 years and had an immense influence in teaching new generations the Përmet's ''saze'' music.<ref name="BroughtonEllingham1999">{{cite book|author1=Simon Broughton|author2=Mark Ellingham|author3=Richard Trillo|title=World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East|url=https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoworl00simo|url-access=registration|year=1999|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-635-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetoworl00simo/page/6 6]}}</ref>

Laver Bariu is considered one of the most influential Albanian clarinetists and best performers of the Albanian ''kaba''.{{sfn|Smith|2013|pp=49–50}}

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===Bibliography=== *{{Cite book|last=Smith|first=Dave|editor-first1=Roger|editor-last1=Heaton|title=The Versatile Clarinet|publisher=Routledge|chapter=The Albanian ''Kaba'' and the Clarinet|isbn=978-1135477240|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bWDhAQAAQBAJ|pages=47–50|year=2013}}

==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3i3gjBmtng Laver Bariu performing Albanian kaba with clarinet]

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