Bulgarian folk dances from the Pirin region and all folklore areas will be performed on 26 and 27 April at the White Stage Event Complex in the mountain resort of Bansko. The dances will be accompanied by the performance of soloists from the Bulgarian..
In times of war, torn families, broken homes and an uncertain future, today we look back to the past to remember. Exactly 104 years ago, after the end of the First World War, under the Neuilly Peace Treaty of 1919, Bulgaria lost without a fight 1,545 sq...
The collection "Selected songs from Kichka Savova ’s repertoire" presents 20 emblematic examples of Thracian folklore , performed by the famous Bulgarian folk singer during her lifetime. The publication will be distributed free of charge in Bulgaria..
"Folklore gives us the most generous gifts - strength, health, love and comfort," says Bulgarian folk singer Zlatka Stavreva. Known among connoisseurs as the "white swallow of Strandzha", she tirelessly conveys to young people her love for songs..
Inspired by the richness of folklore beliefs and legends, young Bulgarian singers Bisera and Lidia created the song "Heart", which is about love as a driving force. The lyrics are in a folk version, but without specific dialect words. Petar..
For the second consecutive year, the winners of the international folklore festival “With Kichka Savova’s Songs” took part in a masterclass as a reward for their good performance. The festival and the master class are organized by the Kichka..
There is so much feeling in Dimitar Lavchev’s gadulka-playing art, the noble voice of his instrument, the gadulka (or rebec) reaches out to listeners at such an emotional level, that he has come to be called Mitko Lavchev – the weeping gadulka...
March 14 marks the 85th anniversary of the birth of famous singer Nadka Karadzhova - one of the emblematic voices of Bulgaria. She was born in the village of Tri Voditsi, in the region of Pazardzhik, in a family where folklore music was part of..
A legend was born 60 years ago. Then, for the first time, unheard music echoed over the ridges of Bulgaria’s Rhodope Mountains. The simultaneous performance of 100 kaba bagpipes literally blew up the audience at the First National Folklore..
As a child, Angel Dobrev used to listen to the birds sing in his home village of Yamna. Like his grandfather, he made small music instruments to play with. In 1969, he received his first rebec from his father. He was impatient to..
