“It is our job as DJs and producers to provoke the interest of young people in traditional Bulgarian music,” Fabrizio Parisi, who is of mixed Bulgarian-Italian descent, says in an interview with Radio Bulgaria. Born in Basel,..
“Let the show go on!” This is the motto of the International Folklore Festival which opens tonight in Veliko Turnovo. Over four days, 180 performers from abroad and 200 from Bulgaria will present the culture, traditions, songs and dances of their..
The Day of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Petrovden in Bulgarian) is a holiday much revered by Bulgarians. In Bulgarian folk tradition, it symbolizes the rise of nature and life at the beginning of the real summer, which in Bulgaria usually begins..
The story of Midsummer's Day is like a beautiful fairy tale about the magic of herbs, youth and beauty. I t's a tale that we are happy to recall every year on June 24 to tell our children and thereby introduce them to folk wisdom and tradition...
The Day of Bulgarian Folklore - 22 June, will be traditionally celebrated with a concert entitled Time for Folklore - staged and directed by Assen Pavlov, founder of the Chinari folk ensemble. The establishment of the holiday was initiated by Assen..
The famous folk singer Stoimenka Nedyalkova celebrates her 50th anniversary on June 9. An outstanding performer of the authentic singing style from the Pazardzhik region, with her beautiful expressive voice she has repeatedly aroused the exaltation..
The National Folklore Ensemble Philip Koutev started the celebrations on the occasion of its 70 th anniversary with three concerts held in three consecutive evenings. Initially, the events were scheduled for 2021, but were postponed due to the..
The month of March is here and the promise of spring is in the air. On the first of March Bulgarians adorn themselves with martenitsa, this wonderful symbol of spring, the exchange of which is always accompanied by wishes for health, joy and prosperity..
The Philip Koutev national folklore ensemble is celebrating its 70 th anniversary with a series of concerts. On three consecutive nights – 18,19 and 20 February – the ensemble will present its shows “The beginning”, “The road” and “Heritage”..
They are clad in genuine animal skins weighing 30-40 kgs. each, wear horns and all kinds of different-coloured charms. They sometimes hide their faces behind fearful masks, at other times they show their weather-beaten faces. Their pictures..
