Duma (epic) Duma (epic) A Duma (, plural "dumy") is a sung epic poem which originated in Ukraine during the Hetmanate Era in the sixteenth century (possibly based on earlier Kievan epic forms). Historically, dumy were performed by itinerant Cossack bards called kobzari, who accompanied themselves on a kobza or a torban, but after the abolition of Hetmanate by the Empress Catherine of Russia the epic singing became the domain of blind itinerant musicians who retained the kobzar appellation and accompanied their singing by playing a bandura (rarely a kobza) or a relya/lira (a Ukrainian variety of hurdy-gurdy). Dumas are sung in
Grida Duma Relations of the Democratic Party of Albania. She is a prominent figure among the Democrats and a close supporter of the current leader of the Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha In 2017 Duma was elected for the Democratic Party at the Albanian Parliament representing Tirana county. In September she was elected as spokesperson of the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party. Grida Duma Grida Duma (born 11 June 1977) is an Albanian politician, lecturer and public figure. Member of the Democratic Party of Albania she served as the Deputy Minister of European integration in the Berisha cabinet in the years 2011–2013.