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Sonya Kancheva

'Bulgarian Folk Songs'

Musicians:
Sonya Kancheva - voice
Accompanied orchestras conducted by - Kosta Kolev, Anastas Naumov, Hristo Todorov, Dobrin Panayotov

Label - Gega New, Bulgaria

Singer, researcher, and teacher Sonya Kancheva is from Varna, North Bulgaria and it is songs from this region that she sings on this collection.

She says of the songs she has collected
'... the people I learned them from have long been deceased but their songs are kept alive through my voice...'

From record label:
"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 by people of different ages and an example for the younger folk singers."

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Sonya Kancheva

'Bulgarian Folk Songs'

This symbol  indicates an mp3 sound clip for that track. Click on the symbol and wait for the clip to start. For more information click here. Tracks

1. Tez malkite momi (3'05")

2. Yankin brat Yanki dumashe (5'08")

3. Marko Todorka zalyubi (2'27)

4. Nared , nared nasyadali (2'34")

5. Mama Dimitre dumashe (4'27")

6. Mori mome manichka (3'12")

7. Tenyuvata stara mama (5'05")

8. Chereshko le ,vishnichko le (3'13")

9. Lyube,lyube parvo lyube (2'53")

10. Manushkinata maichitsa (6'01")

11. Ya obyadvai, mamo (2'36")

12. Hai da idem, libele (2'11")

13. Georgi Zornitse dumashe (5'00")

14. A bre ludo lud gidiyo (2'24")

15. Deto sluntseto zaliza (3'02")

16. A bre Iliya, luda gidiya (2'15")

17. Mari Marino, Marinke (3'57")

Duration (59'30")

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