Composer, educator and tambura virtuoso, Valeri Dimchev was born in the city of Blagoevgrad, in the Pirin region of Bulgaria. Valeri Dimchev studied at the…
Artist Profiles: Valeri Dimchev
Tag: Bulgaria
Artist Profiles: The Bulgarian Voices-Angelite
The Bulgarian Voices-Angelite are 24 singers from all different parts of Bulgaria who have been trained in traditional Bulgarian music as well as in Western…
Artist Profiles: Salif Ali
Salif Ali (Sasho) was born in Kurdzhali in 1961 of Turkish Romani ancestry. He joined Ivo Papazov’s band Trakiya in 1983 and toured with them…
Artist Profiles: Pirin Ensemble
The Pirin Ensemble was established in 1954. A professional artistic formation, spreading the beauty and charm of Bulgarian folklore heritage and expressiveness around all world…
Artist Profiles: Neshko Neshev
Neshko Neshev has been playing with Ivo Papazov (his cousin) for several decades in the legendary band Trakiya, which he helped found. He is a…
Artist Profiles: Milen Slavov
Milen Slavov is a composer, arranger, performer, teacher, and vocalist. Born in Stara Zagora in the Thrace region of Bulgaria, he began playing accordion at…
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…
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.…