Artist Profiles: Lot Lorien
Lot Lorien is a Bulgarian world fusion and progressive folk band. The group came into existence in 1997. The creators of the band, Kiril Georgiev…
Artist Profiles: Jony Iliev
Jony Iliev grew up in the Kjustendil Gypsy quarters. It just 150 kilometers southwest of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. More than 20,000 Gypsies live there. “When…
Flamenco Duo Naike and Paquete to Present Songs Celebrating Women in the United States
Flamenco guitarist Juan José Suarez “Paquete” and Naike Ponce are set to perform in the United States as part of the Flamenco Eñe initiative. The…
Artist Profiles: Ivo Papasov
Ivo Papasov (clarinet) is a living legend in his own country, Bulgaria, and a phenomenon in the West. Born in 1952 in Kurdzhali, of Turkish…
Artist Profiles: Ivan Kolev
Ivan Kolev was born in Sofia. He studied at the Sofia Music Academy and played lead clarinet in the Philharmonic and Symphonic orchestras of Bulgaria.…
Artist Profiles: Georgi Petrov
Georgi Petrov is leading gadulka player in Bulgaria and a musician with very wide experience teaching the gadulka and Bulgarian music to people all over…
Artist Profiles: Galina Durmushliyska
Galina Durmushliyska is a major star in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian National Radio Archive contains over 110 recordings of her work and she has twice had…
Artist Profiles: Ensemble Bulgari
Bulgari is known for its innovative performances of dance songs and from all six regions of Bulgaria: Thrace, Shopluka, Pirin, Rodopi, Dobrodja and Northwest Bulgaria.…
Artist Profiles: Cosmic Voices of Bulgaria
Cosmic Voices of Bulgaria consists of female vocalists (the size of the choir ranges from 18 to 21) who represent all the geographic and cultural…
Artist Profiles: Zezo Ribeiro
Zezo Ribeiro is a Brazilian guitarist born in Sao Paulo, with an impressive artistic career. Since 1992 he has participated in many recording projects, but…