In November 2019, Smithsonian Folkways released Martin Koenig’s documentation of Bulgarian folk music and culture as ‘Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World.’ In this video, he ...

Bulgarian folk music has lost one of its most emblematic voices. Yanka Rupkina has died at the age of 87 after weeks in hospital, where doctors fought to save her following a severe stroke suffered in ...

The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices is a Bulgarian female vocal choir that received global recognition and a Grammy award for best traditional folk album in 1990. Decades later, it continues to bring ...

It was through his playing that I recognized that jazz combined with Bulgarian folk and other traditional sounds could be good music and legitimate.” Milen Kirov will be performing a CD release show ...

Reacting to the news of the singer’s passing, President Iliana Iotova said that “we have lost a voice that was close to the spirit, the East and life, a voice in which Bulgarian memory echoed”.

In this live virtual class, participants will explore Bulgarian Folk Singing with Elitsa Stoyneva Krastev, a seven-time gold medalist in traditional folk singing from Targovishte, Bulgaria. Elista ...

Bulgarika, a traditional Bulgarian folk band, will be at Synapsis, 1675 Union St., Eureka, on Oct. 18. Award-winning vocalist and teacher, Donka Koleva, sings traditional songs from various regions of ...

Bulgarian Folk, Traditions and Culture Charity organisation kindly invites you to Their Eight Annual Festival for Bulgarian folklore songs and dances on the 23rd March 2019 at 2pm in Millfield Theatre ...

The allure of the lost is ever-present in the musical world. In this year alone, half a dozen notable lost albums have been released or announced, including projects from artists as varied as past ...

Bulgarika will provide music at the 4th annual Bulgarian Festival Sept. 30 in Madison. MADISON — The 4th annual Bulgarian Festival is planned 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30., at Holy Trinity ...