Bulgarian singer Neli Andreeva is set to perform on July 14, 2021 at noon. She will present a set of traditional songs of Bulgaria. The event is part of the Folklife Concerts Homegrown at Home series.
Neli Andreeva was born 1976 in Asenovgrad, in central southern Bulgaria. She grew up in the resort of Narechen in the Rhodope Mountains. There, she learned her first folk songs from her grandmother and mother.
Neli graduated from the music school for folk instruments and singing in the village of Shiroka Laka in 1995.
Andreeva is renowned for her moving songs from her native Rhodope region. She is a soloist as well as choirmaster of the Philip Koutev Folklore Ensemble, and has also been artistic director of the Nusha vocal ensemble.
Watch the concert at www.youtube.com/loc