Bulgarian Balkan Music

Bulgarian music uses a wide range of instruments. Some folk instruments are variants of traditional Asian instruments such as the "Saz" (Bulgarian tambura), or the kemençe (Bulgarian gъdulka). Bulgarian folk bands, called bitovi, use instruments that commonly include: The gaida, a traditional goat-skin bagpipe. The kaval, an end-blown flute is very close to the Turkish kaval, as well as the Arabic Ney. The gadulka, a bowed stringed instrument perhaps descended from the rebec, held vertically, with melody and sympathetic strings. The tǔpan, a large drum worn over the shoulder by the player and hit with a beater ("kiyak") on one side and a thin stick ("osier") on the other. The tambura, a long-necked, metal-strung, fretted lute used for rhythmic accompaniment as well as melodic solos. The tarabuka or dumbek, an hourglass-shaped finger-drum. Other instruments arrived in Bulgaria in the 19th century, including the accordion and the clarinet. Regional styles abound in Bulgaria. Dobrudzha, Sofia, the region surrounding Sofia (Shope style), Rhodopes, Macedonia (Pirin), Thrace, Strandzha and the Danube shore all have distinctive sounds. Some folk music revolves around holidays like Christmas, New Year's Day, midsummer, and the Feast of St. Lazarus, as well as the Strandzha region's unusual Nestinarstvo rites. The distinctive sounds of women's choirs in Bulgarian folk music come from their unique rhythms, harmony and vocal production. The tradition of church singing in Bulgaria is more than a thousand years old, and can be traced back to the early Middle Ages.

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[THEMASHUPDECK]

I’m a Pakistani and I’ve been Bulgaria quite a lot of times, Bulgarian culture is interesting

[Wearefree]

My bulgarian roots make me feel proud listening this songs! I'm living in Dobrogea, eastside of România and my grandmother from my mother side is half bulgarian! It is pitty that i don't understand bulgarian language, but it sound so familiar to me! Long live in peace bulgarians and us, romanians!

[mariao-o]

Hello from Romania! Love you my brothers, I love your country and our traditions are varry similar. I visit Bulgaria in every year. Love you

[MSG]

Bulgarian music is my favorite of the Balkans. Lijep pozdrav iz hrvatske

[codysmith]

Much love and respect from South Carolina, USA

[jdghkgt]

Hello balkan brothers!

Geetings from an Albanian-American

[cgurses]

i love your folk music. ❤️
Balkan and Thrace.
Turkey-Bulgaria 🇧🇬🇹🇷 Many things are unique.

[jacquelineanghelov]

I Love bulgarian music and folklore greetings from Belgium 💕💕💕💕💕

[Mauhir]

Η βουλγαρική μουσική είναι πάντα μεταξύ των κορυφαίων αγαπημένων στην κατηγορία της λαϊκής μουσικής. Χαιρετισμούς στη Βουλγαρία και το βουλγαρικό λαό 🇧🇬 😍 😍 😍

[Snardbafulator]

It's not just the time signatures that make Bulgarian music so fascinating. Their scale system isn't quite equal temperament and they're oblivious to Western European voice leading conventions, leading to many spicy vocal dissonances. I'm ethnically Irish, but I can listen to (and have listened to) Bulgarian folk music all day and twice on Sunday.

[johnambrose]

You sing with the sweetness of the heart and the rhythm of your people....BEAUTIFUL.❤

[clivebriggs]

I love Bulgaria and it's Rich culture, God's awesome blessing upon the beautiful Land and it's people of Bulgaria.

[nightviber]

Bulgaria Neighbors
Greece-Bulgaria
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[danielhustea]

I have Blood of Bulgarian in my veins.I am proud of my balkan origins ❤️❤️. Obicham mnogo Bulgaria ❤️🇧🇬🇷🇴

[sethabel]

Many blessings follow those who hear these songs. Amen JMJ-AV

[NarayanDas-ddho]

The world is divided by different customs and culture but united by the resonance of music. Tons of thanks also to the channel for compiling this. Love from India ❤️❤️

[andrewkavanaugh]

Beautiful Music and clothing!


Love from UK

[roberthunt]

The painting depicts the Bulgarian folks enjoying some well deserved time off from their work in the fields, downtown or in their shops as artisans. This looks to be around the late nineteenth cenury (1870-1900) but the artist who painted this depiction could have been going for a much more historical setting...the 1600's perhaps. I really, really love Bulgarian culture and learning the language unfortunately is done in "fits and starts" being seventy two now. It was fifty three years ago when I studied this language and the people while in language school for the U.S. Air Force and remembering all of the intricacies much less the vocabulary is doggedly difficult. Maybe one day I can fly to Sophia and spend a summer in this wonderful country. With luck, I will meet Nelli Andreeva !

[fadibader]

The Bulgarian Music is full of life and honour. Try watch the traditional Bulgarian dance

[sunnyjim]

Balkan folk music is the best 'European' traditional folk music, although I prefer when it doesn't have the heavy western influence imposed by the accordian. Should be just be the gaida, kaval and gadulka (each of which I have in my home).