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3 Month Darbuka Course now at Fingers of Fury

2009-12-11T04:30:08Z

Hey gang, just letting you all know that there is now a 3 month darbuka course available on the Fingers of Fury site! Here is the link to check out: http://www.fingersoffury.com.au/three-month-darbuka-course.html Happy Drumming!!!

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Cool new darbuka articles at Fingers of Fury!

2009-11-05T01:48:11Z

Hey everyone, there are a whole lot of new dabuka related articles on the Fingers of Fury site....check them out! There are also teachers resources and drum solo's there as well;-) Matt
http://www.fingersoffury.com.au
http://www.darbukaplayer.com
http://www.fingersoffury.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=16

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Gaida Reeds?

2009-04-30T13:56:52Z

Hey everyone,
This is exciting to find all of these people interested in Gaidas! Ok, So I bought a new Gaida from Bulgariana.com and everything looks great, except the reeds seem to be broken. They look great but when I try to blow on them it takes MASSIVE amounts of air to even produce a sound. When I stick it in the chanter its almost impossible to get any sound out of it. If I take use all of my energy with HUGE amounts of pressure on it, I can get a sound, but not more than a few seconds of it...... and don't even think about putting it in the bag! The pressure that comes from the bag is not enough to make any sound....

Where can I get good reeds?

any insights into this problem??

I would prefer not to go through bulgariana.com just because it takes so dang long to get anything. I ordered my gaida on 10/23/07 and didn't receive it until 1/31/08.....yeah...

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kaba gaida fingering chart

2009-04-30T13:41:38Z

Hi, i am looking for a fingering chart for a kaba gaida in E. Does anyone know where i can find one?

Thanx

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8 string Bulgarian Tamboura

2008-12-03T09:12:55Z

Does anyone know of a great instruction book? I am also curious as to the tuning of the strings for the 8 string tamboura. I have one coming in the mail soon and just trying to get a bit prepared.

Thank you

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Zurna/Mizmar

2008-08-04T22:02:50Z

Hi, I'm looking for anyone in the Boston area who has experience with the reed instruments of the Mediterranian, especially the Zurna, which is the close cousin of the Mizmar.

The Zurna (or whatever it's called in any given country, since it goes by many names) is played from Egypt to Turkey, and there are many variations, but all have basically the same sound and reeds.

I'm specifically looking for someone who knows about reed care for this specific instrument, as well as fingering charts, and other care info. Thanks!

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Почина бай Стоян Величков - Death of Stoyan Velichkov.

2008-06-24T08:18:57Z

Бай Стоян Величков,
[оркестрант - солист кавалджия при А. Н. И. - БНР]
е починал в София на 22. VI. 2008.

Бог Да Го Прости !

Bai Stoyan Velichkov, former orchestra member and kaval soloist
with the Folklore Instrument Ensemble at B. N. R. died in Sofia, Friday morning,
22. VI. 2008. He had a unique lyrical tone colour and was always artistically true
to his Strandzha folkloric roots. To this day, he remains the most widely recorded
Bulgarian kaval soloist of traditional repertoire.

May God Be Merciful To Him ! - Eternal Memory !

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Need Help Getting Started with Kaba Gaida!!

2008-02-02T19:11:09Z

Hi,
I'm dying to learn the Kaba Gaida and I was planning on getting a bagpipe from Bulgariana.com until I heard that their bagpipes aren't very good quality and need a lot of work done on them before they are ready to play. I would like to find a good source of affordable Gaidas, but I'm not sure where to look anymore. Does anyone out there have any suggestions?

I'm also on a search for a good teacher. Lately, my haunts have been Oregon and California, but I also spend time in Washington, British Columbia, Quebec, Idaho, Nevada, and New Mexico. Anyone around those parts would be great to know about. I would be willing to travel further for a really great teacher.

Thanks a lot!
Seda

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looking for bands...

2008-01-15T19:11:21Z

for a monthly balkan, gypsy, punk night at amnesia in San Francisco.

anything goes, ability to get down and dirty in the crowd a plus.
pays in cash and good times.

hit me back with a pm

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BULGARIAN SCALES

2008-01-07T16:11:50Z

well as long as we are on these last fascinating threads about the theory and practise of Bulgarian music,

Anyone one take on the description of what scales (including 1/4 note embellishment , if any)
that characterize Bulgarian music?

Also, do these scales vary much from Hungarian and other Balkan musics?

I know that the Western mode Lydian: 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7 8va
has always sounded Balkan to me.

I've also been using a Lydian flat 7 scale a lot recently 1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7 8va
which sounds more Indian (I know it is a Rag, but so are all of the Western Modes in Indian music)

Would that be a no no in tradtiional Bulgarian singing?

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Nomadiqa Ethnic Fusion and Arabesque Beats

2007-11-07T15:19:53Z

Hi Folks,
We recently released our debut album. It's a mix of electronic and arabian styles with some eastern european influences also. Just thinking it might be of interest to the folks in this tribe who like this kind of material.

There's four full tracks available to listen online.

http://www.myspace.com/nomadiqa
http://www.nomadiqa.com

Have a listen and see what you think.

Many thanks,

Nomadiqa

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New KAVAL Tribe

2007-10-03T04:22:44Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/kavals

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Gaida Bags and Stocks ...

2007-09-03T16:17:49Z

Anybody have any experience with tying old gaida stocks into a new bag? How about any experience with synthetic bags? I found a good article online about how to make Highland pipe bags out of vinyl upholstery faux-naugehyde and am seriously thinking of trying this route instead of the $40 replacement bad from Bulgariana ... Will post pics if project is a success. Meanwhile, how do these stocks go on the bag? Is there any way to season a gaida bag, or does the inside-hair make that impossible? Blagodarja!

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Lead female vocalist needed for Balkan folk band, Richmond, VA ...

2007-09-03T04:04:07Z

BALKANIZE!, Richmond’s only Old World TurkoBalkan folk music ensemble, is currently looking for a lead female vocalist. Interested singers must be willing to sing in Albanian, Armenian, Bulgarian, Greek, Hungarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Romany, Serbian, Turkish, and other Balkan, Eastern European and Middle and Near Eastern languages; ability to play a musical instrument a definite plus. We rehearse at least once each week, and we perform live for belly dance and international folk dance occasions but are looking to expand our live performances to other venues soon. For more information, please email Geoff at stupidroom@verizon.net .
[S]he who is late may gnaw the bones. – Bosnian proverb

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Bulgarian vocal timbre

2007-07-30T06:53:32Z

I have been reading with intense interest the thread on Bulgarian women's vocal harmonies. I have been studying/singing this music for the past couple of years and it is fantastic. I learned much from your erudite discussion.

Can some of you experts also comment upon the unique vocal timbre of Bulgarian singing? It often sounds "nasal" to Western ears, but it is anything but! From what I have been able to figure out from a few lessons (Tzvetanka Varemezova is awesome!) and working with friends in various groups, the technique is characterized by:

1) chest voice only, no head voice (This is why songs are pitched so low. Also makes a lot more sense to me now that I know that the original folk arrangements are only for 2 voices!)

2) sound is formed in the forward portion of the mouth, obviously because that is where the language itself is mostly produced (well, except for some back-of-the-throat consonants).

The tone produced is pure, strong and vibrant, with no vibrato, which contributes to the harmonic tension in the music. When your voice "locks" with another person using this technique, it is truly magical! It feels almost as if you are singing out of their mouth!

It is very different from vocal technique taught in the West, which emphasises range, dynamics and smooth transtition to head voice. Can any of you experts comment upon this technique? Thanks!

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Azis lyrics

2007-07-24T04:25:17Z

Hi, I'm writing a chapter on Azis, chaga, and drag performance for an academic book (on drag culture and fantasy), and I was wondering if anyone might be willing to help me translate some of his lyrics from Bulgarian to English. Also, if anyone has similar interests in Azis' songs, cultural politics, sexuality, etc., I would love to chat. I'm currently a graduate instructor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, and (I think) this would be the first English-language academic piece on Azis, so I'm excited, but I need help!

You can contact me at: jbattis@gmail.com, or find me "Jes Battis" on facebook as well.

Thanks!

Jesse Battis

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Azis

2007-07-24T04:24:15Z

A friend of mine told me about this guy. He is quite amusing and I've ordered a couple CDs of is. =D

I like how one can never tell what kind of outfit he will wear.

I read that he's run for political office to. =D

He kind of reminds me of Andy Bell from Erasure.

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private voice lessons - cost?

2007-07-16T02:54:28Z

can anyone tell me what they have paid for private (one on one) voice lessons - balkan/bulgarian or other similarly obscure vocal traditions?

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Hot New Bulgarian Jams

2007-05-06T23:35:10Z

Here is a nice review of the Boston-based Bulgarian band Zdravets that was published in my local paper. As a member of the "younger generation" that the author alludes to (and a pretty recent fan of this kind of music), I was happy to see the positive, albeit lugubrious, coverage!

Hartford Advocate
Local Motion: Wascally Zdravets
A Regional Bulgarian Folk Dance Band Keeps A West Hartford Group On Their Tippy Toes
May 3, 2007
By Dan Barry

Bulgaria and Macedonia do not come to mind when one thinks of regions producing hot new jams.

Actually, you could probably lop off everything after the word “mind” and the previous sentence would still hold true. There’s this prevalent sense that if regions like the aforementioned are even producing music — traditional music — it needs to be dolled up in some sort of globalizing electronic backbeat before it can be relevant to first-worlders. If there’s no Deep Forest-esque thump to ameliorate all that ancient instrumentation, will we instantly abandon our computers for milk buckets and scythes?

Of course not, and Zdravets knows this. The band, whose many members hail from the Boston suburbs, visited West Hartford’s Always on Sunday folk dance group this past weekend. They play a dazzling number of instruments, many of which I’d never seen before: a wind instrument something like a bagpipe, a stringed instrument like a little bouzouki played with a bow, tons of flutes and whistles, a huge drum and a doumbek ... Damn! Not only were they excellent multi-instrumentalists, they’re also well-versed in the many songs from Bulgaria and Macedonia. Singer Martha Forsyth has traveled there, and she records and studies the region’s music with an ethnomusicologist’s passion.

Having never been exposed to Bulgarian/Macedonian music before, I was surprised to find how familiar I was with a lot of its characteristics. The songs are very angular, and are often in time signatures with emphatic beats like 3/4 and 7/4. The vocals are marked by call-and-response between two female pairs. When everything locks in, there’s this wonderful slippery unraveling, similar to the feeling evoked by the spitfire melodies of Irish jigs and reels.

But there were precious few young folk in attendance. Other than a few youngish fellows in the band, I was a solid two or three decades younger than the average attendee. I joined a kind of beginner’s dance called a Lesnoto, which I think translates to “impossible to fuck up.” It was fun, but I couldn’t help feeling sad that these songs and dances made it all the way to America intact, only to be ignored by entire generations. What’s not being presented is a way for young people to take traditional music with them into the first world, without having to slavishly defend it against outside influence — or over-argue for its worth. But that will never be easy here in the crucible — I mean melting pot.

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singer question - graovo song teacher?

2007-04-29T22:00:14Z

is there anyone in the US who teaches graovo style? let me know. (it's the style with lots and lots of glottals over a descending melody, from Shoppe) Thanks Corinna

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Master Classes in Romany (Gypsy) style Doumbek, Clarinet & Frame Drum

2007-03-23T09:23:17Z

Music Classes taught by Masters of Roma technique at Baltimore Washington Herdeljezi Festival
*Saturday, April 21, 2007
St. Mark Presbyterian Church, Rockville, MD

1) Seido Salifoski - Intermediate/Advanced Darabuka (Doumbek): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkkdHXTwI_c
2) Ismail "Smajko" Lumanovski - Clarinet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnNk-NNwt9U
3) Hearn Gadbois - Rajasthani Frame Drum Technique:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=83658082

Evening Party with Live Music of Seido Salifoski's Romski Boji & DC's own The Balkanics (6pm-10pm)
For details go to: www.wmfolklifecenter.org or email kostanadancer@yahoo.com
Kostana

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Interested in Middle Eastern music?

2007-03-08T08:40:05Z

Hi everyone!

If you or a loved one are interested in learning traditional Middle Eastern music and the rhythms that accompany those songs, well look no further!

Carmine Guida and I (Melissa Murphey) have recorded an instructional CD that has 12 plain straightforward songs that will enable drummers or musicians to learn to play the traditional tunes.

This CD includes such classics as Layla, Misirlou, Shisheler, Fire Dance and Sulukule. There are no distracting vocals or excessive ornamentation here, just the plain songs for learning purposes. The MP3s are available for immediate download at www.dorku.com. they are only 1 dollar each!

All soundfiles are in the same key as the sheet music available at www.dorku.com.

In addition, GUITAR TABLATURE is now available for select Middle Eastern songs at www.dorku.com. Sheet music is available for key of C instruments, B flat instruments (trumpet, clarinet , soprano and tenor sax) and Bass clef instruments (cello, trombone, baritone)

www.dorku.com - for all your Middle Eastern Music needs!

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Tunesian Mezoued

2007-02-20T19:50:23Z

An old relative of the Bulgarian Gaida is still available.

Those familiar with the Turkish and Greek bagpipes know that the Macedonian Gaida is practically identical to the Kaba Gaida. Same chanter, reeds, and goat-bag. The other Greek Bagpipe, Tsabuouna, has two chanters, no drone, and the same goat-skin bag as the Bulgarian/Macedonian Gaida.

Well, I got the great-granddaddy of all old-world bagpipes last week, the Tunesian Mezoued. If you take the Greek Tsabuouna, but give it an even more-goat-shaped skin-bag, you got it. The Mezoued is a double-chanter bagpipe made from cane. What's really interesting is that the reeds in the one that I got are the exact same size as the ones in my Kaba Gaida. Of course, the music that can be played on it is very limited, but it sure has a wonderful goaty-look to it!

The Turkish version of this instrument is the Zurka, and it likely passed from North Africa through Greece and Macedonia, before the ancient Bulgarians heard it and said "No thanks!" yeah -- this instrument, and it's greek and turkish cousins sound terrible, and have only 6 notes. The Bulgarians were wise to not adopt it :)

However, with a Kaba Gaida and a Mezoued, it should be possible to recreate the look and feel of ancient Mediterranean music, such as doing historical re-enactments.

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Gaida bag repair ...

2007-02-06T14:31:25Z

I don't post for advice too quickly, but an hour of Internet research has yielded NISHTA ...

My kaba gaida bag has a number of worn spots by the drone stock ... one has torn completely, and now another is leaking. I made a bicycle tire-style patch for the tear by covering the tear on the inside of the bag AND the outside of the bag (a double-patch, I guess) with two round pieces of vinyl and applying a LOT of rubber cement in between. That held for about a week or two, but now the outer patch is starting to peel up ... probably doing the same thing on the inside. Hence, I'm reluctant to do the same thing with the leaking hole. Is there any homemade fix possible, like maybe applying a flexible rubber cement directly to the bag (minus the patch), or am I looking at getting a new bag? Anybody know any reliable and affordable suppliers of THOSE? Do I have to give the old bag a funeral and bury it? Poor guy's been with me for so long, feel's somehow WRONG just throwing it into the trash for the bums to paw over in befuddlement and horror ...

Also, is there any way to tell if the bag is wearing away NATURALLY or if my wife is sneaking out of bed in the middle of the night and scraping subtlely away at it with a small file?

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Zurna Reeds?

2007-01-31T07:24:59Z

HI all,

I have a couple of Zurnas, and have always had trouble with the natural reeds for them. I only seem to be able to find cheap, crappy reeds that don't last long.

I have heard of people who make reeds out of yogurt containers, and have only found a text-only article on it, which is actually for making bagpipe reeds, so the actual measurements for the reed of a Zurna are not mentioned, though the basic techniques are explained.

Has anyone on this forum made their own reeds, and if so, what dimensions do i use?

Incidentally, I have a plastic reed for my medieval smallpipes, and it seems to work pretty good in my Zurna. It plays a full scale, but I think the timbre of the sound is too soft -- not whiney enough or loud enough, though perfect for practicing.

Any ideas? Thanks!

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Bulgarian Women's Folk Harmonies: a queery

2007-01-05T05:20:54Z

Can anyone tell me what
those beautiful modal harmonies are being used
in Bulgarian tradtiional women's singing groups.

I'm referring to the harmonies used on that classic early
recording of Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares.

Someone told me that they are using 2nds for their harmonies but I can't tell whether
they are parallel 2nds or not.

Does anyone in the tribe have that knowledge?

I'd be very grateful. I"m doing a lot of acapella singing in my live looping/found sound performances
and I'd love to incorporate some of that style of harmony with some of the Central African Pygmy yodelling
styles (throwing in some Tuvan and Tibetan overtone singing and a little bit of Faux Industrial Beatboxing for good measure :-)

Thanks,

rick walker
aka |()()p.p()()|

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I just got my new Kaba Gaida

2007-01-04T14:26:24Z

Okay, after about 2 months of waiting, my Kaba Gaida finally arrived in a box from Bulgaria, full of Bulgarian newspapers and magazine pages. I opened it, and boy, can you smell the goat on that bag -- I thought the Pakistani bagpipes I got were smelly, but this thing definitely smells.

Okay, I'm exaggerating... It's not a terrible smell, just a strong smell. But boy, is this instrument great! The bag is not sewn from pieces of leather, like most bagpipes, It's literally the whole skin of a goat, and there is a cow horn chanter-stock that has an animal face carved into it.

The pipes essentially came all set up and ready to play. I only had to attach the drone and chanter. I figured out how to tune it. It's in the key of D. The only problem I have is exactly what someone in another thread told me about -- These bagpipes are not tunes like others at all. In fact, they're limited to tuning. It looks like the drone wants to be G, and not much else. I can get G# and G-flat on the extreme tunings. It probably sounds right for Bulgarian music, but I won;t be able to play any of my other European folk tunes on it, so I'll have to learn some Bulgarian tunes.

One thing I definitely want to try out, and that is attempting to make plastic reeds for these. With the right kind of ingenuity, like EZ-drone style reeds, I should be able to make the drone more tunable so i can play my medieval european music, and then just re-tune it for Bulgarian music.

I attempted to play tunes that I knew, but it sounds like the tonic is actually one not below where I'm used to with other bagpips and recorders. Is that correct? I can play my usual music on it, but I have to move down a note for it to sound right.

The look of the pipes is well worth the price, though. They really look folky and ancient.

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Any kaba gaida players here?

2007-01-03T20:00:12Z

I am a learner.

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Kaval For Sale

2006-11-05T15:36:21Z

Hi, all,

I'm selling a kaval on Ebay that I bought not long ago & didn't give much playing time to, so it is in like new condition. I'm selling it for nearly 1/3 less than I bought it for, so others can find one of these wonderful instruments for a very good price. :)

If anyone happens to be interested, here is a link to the auction page: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170044773931&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=007

Or lookup Ebay item number 170044773931 if the link above malfunctions.

Thanks so much & happy music making! :)

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Where did Bagpipes come from?

2006-10-25T14:29:24Z

THere are different versions in various places in Europe (like in Spain, Scotland and BG), so one wonderes...

My personal feeling is that since the Celts came all the way to Danube and even deap in Greese at one point, there was a good oportunity for cross polination. Still how do we find information for the origin?

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Bulgarian Balkan band in Los angeles

2006-10-14T22:51:54Z

Hi!
I would like to invite anyone in the L.A. area to Cafe Aman today Saturday 14th at Cafe Dansa on Pico Blvd. Music will start at about 7:30p.m. Here is the main info invite:

The UCLA Bulgarian Wedding Band will be playing at Café Aman this
Saturday.
Directed by master gajda player Ivan Varimezov.

7:30 pm to 11:30 pm $10 admission

Plus Jatila van der Veen-Davis will teach some "new" Bulgarian Dances

11533 West Pico Blvd., West LA, CA 90064-1519
between Sawtelle and Barrington, on the north side of the street,
upstairs
(look for the canopy).
310-478-7866. Street parking.

Thanks,
Paul
tribalbazaar.com

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Purchasing a Kaval

2006-09-25T18:48:20Z

Hi, all,

I play several different types of flutes and have been interested in learning the kaval for years. I've finally got more spare time, & want to purchase a kaval as soon as I can to begin learning this amazing instrument! I can't seem to find a place to purchase one where I can trust that the quality will be professional, in tune, etc. though.

Where or from who would you recommend purchasing a very good quality kaval? Also, what is the price range for these instruments?

I've seen kavals for sale on Ebay, but not very much elsewhere, & I don't know how these instruments play. I definitely want to find something I can play for years to come! :)

Thanks so much!

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Dance music in Mountain View

2006-07-29T20:01:29Z

Come to Mountain View this Friday for a night of Balkan and Scandinavian music and dance. We'll have four local bands playing music for dancing:

"Pochni Gotov" (Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian)

Annie Kanerva, Lani Eames, and Sarah Kirton (Scandinavian)

Moore, Rad & Snyder (Croatian and Klezmer)

Ellyn Bush and Mark Jenkins (Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian).

Come to the Flex-It Aerobics Studio, 425 W. Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA (3½ blocks east of Castro Street, immediately past Minton’s Hardware and Lumber). We'll go from 8 to 11 p.m. (Friday, August 4th). See you there!

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Teacher of Bulgarian kaval

2006-07-26T18:09:25Z

26. VII. 2006
Hello ! Does anybody know of a player or teacher of the Bulgarian kaval
in Abany or New York City (or in between) ?
Please reply to: aleksandriliev@dir.bg
Thanking you in advance !

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Chalga tribe

2006-05-01T11:05:48Z

This may be sacrelidge, but all are invited to join the "Obicham Chalga" tribe!

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Age of a song

2006-04-29T06:14:02Z

I am looking for the relative age of a song called Tcanich sa u popa, recorded by Gothart.

Thanks!

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Нови сайт на кавал. / New Bulgarian Kaval Website.

2006-04-22T10:27:45Z

21. IV. 2006

Здравейте ! Нови сайт на кавал : www.bulgariankaval.com

( Hello! A new website for the Bulgarian kaval.)

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Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares Tour Schedule

2006-02-16T22:47:14Z

Performance schedule for the US this March 2006:

http://www.eyefortalent.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/artist.performance_schedule/artist_id/66/month/03-01-2006

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Playing on the street - SF Bay Area

2006-01-21T20:50:30Z

Anyone interested in joining me for some busking in the Bay Area? I had a glorious time playing in Bulgaria, this summer, in public spaces (on the street, in the courtyard of a mehana, next to a kebapche and beer stand, etc.) I know that it won't be the same back home, but I want to see what it's like.

If you play melody/chords and would like to play with a drummer/singer, send me a message. We can play Bulgarian, other Balkan styles, or...?

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going to Bulgaria

2005-10-29T22:47:59Z

hi,
i'm leaving halfway this week to Bulgaria and search for some recommondations into new Bulgarian (beatz) like e.g. Transformations.
who can help me with discovering new vibes from the world.

cau

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Take ur music to India !

2005-10-18T14:28:20Z

Hi there, folks !

I am working on a plan to promote indie-artists and bands in India - through various channels like direct marketing & club representation, etc. I am mostly looking at direct sales for CDs (min. 1000 pieces) through a well-knit network of music lovers, which I am in the process of developing. Basically I am open to any genre - which sounds good but is not commercial and yes, eclectic - becoz Indian music lovers are opening to new sounds. We'll rest market in Clubs & then sell to a captive database of music afficianados in major Indian metros. Anybody who has or knows someone with great music to share - and who wants to capture the big Indian market, pls reply to me with details. U can send me ur website, clips, bios etc on parvezagm23@yahoo.co.in

P.S: There are also offers for a few live gigs at select 5star hotels in the holiday (if u happen to be visiting India) season.

Looking to make a big musical bang with all u mates at Tribe !

Cheers
Parvez

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music studies

2005-07-22T10:38:13Z

hello to all music lovers around the globe.
i want to study music abroad and looking for the right school/teacher.
does anyone have any recomadation???
i play drums and percussions,and intrested in many styles .
i wish to study music from where it orients
and someone sugested a school in shiroka laka.
any ideas?
thanks for reading..
mic

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Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares

2005-06-21T04:21:13Z

Hey, I have a few of the traditional recordings by the Bulgarian State Radio and Television Female Vocal Choir.
Does anybody know if a dj has mixed some of these (or other traditional Bulgarian choral recordings) in with electronica beats?

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Albena, Bulgaria

2005-04-02T08:44:47Z

Greetings from Finland! I visited in Albena, Bulgaria in september 2004. I liked Bulgaria and the Black sea region very much! The weather was very sunny and warm there, only one night it rained quite heavily. I bought two Bulgarian folk music cd:s and enjoyed them! I was watching a bulgarian football match too PFK Dobrudja vs. Dorostol, the fans were very noisy and crazy there!

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New Tribe: Green Room

2005-01-23T14:22:22Z

The Green Room is the place for various kinds of production specialists and performers to share advice, stories, and to seek and give technical tips relating to live performances. Theatrical, musical, comedic, dance, fire performance, indoor/outdoor venues, and other genres (even juggling ;) are welcome! Lighting, sound, and stage production specialists are especially welcome, since they rule the world!

http://green-room.tribe.net

Karadeniz/Denys

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Don't Miss Ya Elah's Concert!

2005-01-18T23:04:26Z

If you like Kitka and the Bulgarian women's choir, don't miss this concert. Ya Elah is the group that Kitka founder and director of 14 years Bon Singer created when she left Kitka a few years ago. They will transport you! See the events postings for details on their January 23rd concert.

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I just came back from Bulgaria

2005-01-16T00:13:25Z

When I was there I didn't get a chance to listen or hear any of what we know as Bulgarian Folk. All I heard and saw on TV was an awful pop Yugo-Folk -like music with Turkish feel and bad lyrics. I even went to the Rodopa Mountain in Shiroka Luka where is the school where the kids begin studying folk music on a professional basis from as early as middle school age. Even there all I heard was this new wave of Yugo-folk. That is what kids there are listening and what they want to play too. The future doe not seems bright for the music that we love. What we can do is vote with our money. We should buy more CDs from the original BG folk and none from the new one. That way kids might get the message. I hope I didn't dampen the holiday mood.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

PS The new "folk" singers are sooo sexy. At least that is one good thing :-)

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Seattle area events. Yves Moreau in town for festival in Feb.

2005-01-14T04:18:05Z

I'm new to tribe.net, as well as Seattle, and am looking to get plugged into both. If anyone is nearby, there is a three-day Balkan festival in February with dancing and singing classes, as well as nighttime stuff by local and national artists. Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Macedonian and Serbian music and dance covered. http://www.seattlebalkanfest.org/

I would also love any additions to a web site I've made for Eastern European folk and gypsy music, http://www.sadtomato.net/izvor/index.html. Hopefully it may be of use to some people. Thanks! Kristin

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Arcaeological News from Bulgaria

2004-11-25T20:13:13Z

When in BG I found that there is a great activity in the field of Archaeology. Here I want to add some links I copied from the Bulgarian News Agency.

Archaeological News About Perperikon
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=19288
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=37742

There was also a news that the smartest person on Earth is a Bulgarian:
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=41504

If you find something more about the History or such, please post it here. I am very interested.

Thanks

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mp3s?

2004-11-06T19:32:54Z

Is it possible to post mp3s up here?

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Musicians

2004-08-26T17:31:34Z

Hi Guys,
Have you had a BG folk musician come to play in your neck of the woods? Recently :-) 1 year ago in Portland came Ivo Papazov. He is very famous clarinet player. I will post photos shortly.

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Do you know enough about Bulgaria?

2004-08-09T23:51:52Z

I found this free encyclopedia very helpful and full with useful information. It can give you (as far as I can say) unbiased and truthful information in many fields and in this case about Bulgaria. There is a section about Bulgarian Folk Music and others about history and famous Bulgarians.
Check the links about John Atanasoff and Valya Balkanska. You might be surprised :- )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_Bulgarians

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I don't think she's exactly folk,

2004-08-09T16:44:28Z

A friend of mine sent me an MP3 of a singer named Desi Slava. Have any of you heard of her?

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BG POP folk music

2004-07-30T05:40:47Z

This is the music that is very popular in BG.It became very popular in the past 4-5 yrs.I have soo many albums of that kind of music at home i can't even count,i love it.

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Traveling to Sofia

2004-07-28T03:31:23Z

Last year, an associate of mine who lives in the Far East, mentioned to me how he went to Sofia for a quick business meeting before going on to the Greek islands with his new bride for their honeymoon.

While traveling through Bangkok, Thailand, many years ago, I noticed a plane of the then Balkan Bulgarian Airlines (I believe it's since been renamed) on the tarmac.

In visiting Bulgaria for tourism purposes, should one do it via the capital city? If so, what are the must-see sights for the first-time visitor? (my associate lamented the fact he and his wife didn't have time to go sightseeing while they were there).

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Bulgarian Music Scene

2004-07-26T19:15:57Z

I'm really new to this tribe and Bulgarian music. If asked, how would one describe the Bulgarian music scene in 2004? What sounds or themes characterize the typical Bulgarian song and dance these days?

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Link with photos from BG

2004-07-24T03:10:58Z

There are some really nice photos here. Check tem out.
http://www.bgtravel.com/travel-album-bulgaria.asp

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