GD 263 SONYA KANCHEVA Bulgarian Folk Singer CD
"BACK TO THE BEGINNING" SONYA KANCHEVA - BULGARIAN FOLK SONGS CD
Issued: 2002
Style: folklore music
Company: Gega New GD263
17 authentic folklore songs from the Northeast Bulgaria performed by Sonya Kancheva - a remarkable singer and tireless researcher of the old songs of her native region - presents to us. Sonya Kancheva is the first singer from Varna region who revealed to the listeners the beauty and wealth of musical folklore from Northeast Bulgaria.
In its historical development Bulgaria has undergone many vicissitudes. Great masses of people settled to live on its territory, accepting the traditions of the local people and at the same time influencing their way of life and culture. This resulted in the appearance of specific regions in the country with their own unique, diverse and multi-layered traditions. A region of such specific nature is the northeastern part of the country. Tracing the art of its singers and instrumentalists, we can draw a picture of the musical and folk traditions of the area.
Sonya Kancheva is a renowned singer from Northern Bulgaria and boasts of a beautiful voice and an exceptional repertoire. She has collected and recorded hundreds of songs from her native place which illustrate to a great extent the interaction of local and adopted musical culture. Since 1951, when she made her first recordings with Radio Sofia, she has recorded over 270 songs, and there are about 500 more in her personal archives. For many years she has been visiting a great number of villages in this region and the songs she collected from there seem to live a new live of their own with her performance. Sonya Kancheva is the first singer from the region of Varna who has revealed to the listeners the fascinating folklore of Northern Bulgaria. She is still a much favoured performer for people of different ages and an example for the younger folk singers.
Contents:
•Tez malkite momi
• Iankin brat Ianki dumashe
• Marko Trodorka zaliubi
• Nared, nared nasiadali
• Mama Dimitre dumashe
• Myri mome mynichka
• Teneovata stara mama
• Chereshko le, vishnichko le
• Liube, liube, pyrvo liube
• Manuchkinata majchica
• Ia obiadvaj, mamo
• Haj da idem, libe le
• Georgi Zornice dumashe
• A bre ludo, lud gidijo
• Deto slynceto zaliza
• A bre Ilia, luda gidia
• Mari Marino, Marinke
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