The second edition of the National Folklore Competition "With the Songs of Zlatka Stavreva" brings together over 1,000 performers, the organizers said. During the weekend, on April 13 and 14, performers of various ages will compete at the NHK Cultural Center in Burgas. The youngest participants are aged between 2 and 14. There are 120 individual performers, divided into five age groups and 60 collective performers, divided into groups under 18 and over 18. The participants will be evaluated by a jury of experts and performers of Strandzha songs, including Associate Professor Danka Tsvetkova, Dr. Nikolay Gurbanov, Kostadin Mihaylov, Yanka Rupkina, Manol Mihaylov and Irina Stavreva.
The competition programпе begins on April 13. On Saturday evening there will be a solo concert by Strandzha folk singer Kostadin Mihaylov who is the main initiator of the competition. He will present the music album "Songs from Strandzha" with the folk music orchestra from the Academy of Music, Dance, and Fine Arts "Prof. Asen Diamandiev" - Plovdiv, conducted by Nikolay Gurbanov.
The concerts of the awarded talents are scheduled for the next day, April 14. Each of them will receive a certificate of participation. Three prizes will be awarded in each age group - a diploma, a non-monetary prize and a cash prize.
The best performing participant will receive a prize in the name of the Strandzha folk singer Zlatka Stavreva in the form of a plaque and a cash prize.
According to singer Zlatka Stavreva, the initiative aims to present and preserve the characteristic Strandzha song.
Photos: Facebook/Zlatka Stavreva- the Magic of Strandzha and private archive
We start the day with a dose of magic, brought to us by singer, flutist and saxophone player Kristina Dimitrova-Manasieva, also known as KristinSax. KristinSax authored the music and lyrics to the song ''Magic''. The arrangement is by Artur Nadosyan...
JOEF Gipsy Kings Family have recorded "Fuego Del Amor" - a song with Bulgarian singer Sandra Alexandrova. The story of the song actually started three years ago, when Sandra and her producer Artur Nadosyan visited Nice - there they met the Joef Gipsy..
DEEP ZONE Project are ready with their latest BG ethno house project - "Hubava Bilyana" (Beautiful girl Bilyana), in which they once again combine modern electronic dance music with original folk-based motifs, as always with love for Bulgaria...
After a series of ballads, Papi Hans presents " Rabotyaga " - a surprising track from his album "Colors of Sadness". The sound and..
The audience in Burgas will be able to enjoy a concert by the Vienna Strauss Philharmonie Orchestra at the Cultural Center. The event is scheduled for..
Valeria Stoyanova is still a student at the National Music School in Sofia, but despite her young age, she already has solid stage experience alongside..
Partly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy