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Bulgara [Bulgaria]

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Topic: Bulgara [Bulgaria]
Posted By: Tzeck
Subject: Bulgara [Bulgaria]
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2018 at 7:03am
BULGARA for World Fusion.

A band founded in 2002 in Sofia by a member of Bulgarian National Radio's Orchestra - Kostadin Genchev and composer and arranger Kiril Dobrev who worked with many pop and hip-hop artists in Bulgaria. Their music is an eclectic mix of Bulgarian folklore with other World music, jazz, rock, funk, ambient and electronica. Many traditional Bulgarian instruments are used - like kaval, gaida, tupan, tambura, gadulka, as well as modern ones such as electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards and programming.

Steady members of the band are:

Kostadin Genchev - kaval
Dimitar Hristov - tamboura
Hristina Beleva - gadulka
Petio Kostadinov - gayda
Chavdar Asenov - bass guitar
Kiril Dobrev - drums, programming
Stoyan Pavlov - percussion, daul
Eva Perchemlieva - vocal, percussion
Dimitar Hristov - electric guitar

Bulgara has two official albums:

2005 - Bear's Wedding
2012 - Bulgara Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CF9uHutYXs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zr3t12ELiQ
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbgXufjxRcA





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Posted By: js
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2018 at 7:50am
Thanks for the suggestion, but we are going to pass on this one. I did enjoy the video.



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