BULGARI -
Bulgarian Folk Ensemble
Celebrating their 10th anniversary
Direct from Bulgaria on their 5th U.S. tour
Presenting traditional Bulgarian folk music and dance at its finest
Two Bay Area 2002 BULGARI Concerts with Dance Parties:
8:00 pm Saturday October 26
Concert and Dance Party
First United Methodist Church
2915 Broadway, Redwood City
Whipple Ave Exit from 101, L on El Camino Real, R on Broadway
Adults: $18 Seniors:
$15 Students: $10
and
7:30 pm Monday October 28
Concert and Dance Party
Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Ave, Kensington [just north of Berkeley]
80E, Buchanan Exit, L on San Pablo, R up Solano, L on Arlington
Adults: $15 Seniors & Students: $10
BULGARI - Formed and led by Georgi Doichev, has 10 Bulgarian
musicians, singers, and dancers and will present two evenings of
Bulgarian folk music and dance in the Bay Area. The evenings
will start with a concert featuring the musicians, vocal soloist and
dancers, followed by dancing for everyone to their fabulous music.
BULGARI's program includes wonderful performances with traditional folk
instruments, great vocals, and fabulous dancers in wonderful costumes-- all
representing music and dance from the six regions of Bulgaria.
BULGARI, a group of superb musicians, singers, and dancers from Bulgaria,
offers a beautiful performance full of complex rhythms, intricate
ornamentation, and entrancing harmonies. The group draws inspiration from the
rich and soulful tradition that reflects old-world village life and the
blending of cultures in the Balkan Peninsula. All the musicians in BULGARI,
including founder Georgi Doichev, who is a premier bagpipe player in Bulgaria,
are present or former members of Bulgaria's National Ensemble of Folk Song and
Dance and are celebrities in their homeland. The singer, Radostina Kaneva, has
been the leading singer from Thrace in Bulgaria for the last ten years and is a
frequent soloist on Bulgarian National Radio and Television.
The BULGARI 2002 USA Ensemble Musicians and Dancers:
Georgi Doichev (tour director and gaida) Former soloist with the
Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble "Philip Koutev".
Radostina Kaneva (singer), Kotel Music High School. Soloist with
the Sliven Folk Ensamble, Bulgarian National Radio Ensemble
and choir, "The Angels".
Nedialko Nedialkov (kaval), Shiroka Laka Music High School. Soloist
with the Bulgarian National Sofia Ensemble.
Ivan Kanev (gaida) Kotel Music High School. Soloist with the Sliven
Folk Ensemble.
Vasil Kolev (gadulka), Shiroka Laka Music High School. Soloist for
the Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble "Philip Kutev".
Anton Tzambov (tambura), graduated Kotel Musuc High School.
Soloist with the Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble "Philip
Kutev".
Velko Yovkov (dancer), graduated Sofia Horeografia High School.
Soloist with the Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble "Philip
Kutev".
Krasimira Anastasova (dancer), Sofia Horeografia High School.
Soloist for the Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble "Philip
Kutev".
Krasimir Dimitrov (dancer), Sofia Horeografia High School. Soloist
for the Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble "Philip Kutev".
Ivanka Chukacheva (dancer), Sofia Horeografia High School. Soloist
for the Bulgarian National Folk Ensemble "Philip Kutev".
The members of BULGARI are masters and recognized soloists of their
respective instruments - gajda (bagpipe), kaval (flute), gadulka (vertical
fiddle), and tambura (long-necked lute) - and the amazing vocal techniques that
have made Bulgarian music famous worldwide.
For Information or to arrange for instrumental, singing or dance lessons
Please call (650) 878-9195 or email [email protected]