This stunning twenty-four voice choir perform Orthodox chants at the Bath Abbey during the Bath International Music Festival in 2008

Band: The Bulgarian Voices Angelite
Album: Angelina
Genre: Folk / Worldmusic / Voice / Choir /
Coutry: Bulgaria
Year: 2013

Get it here:
* http://www.jaro.de/catalog/bul....garian-voices-angeli
* https://itunes.apple.com/us/al....bum/angelina/id59538
* http://jaromedien.bandcamp.com/album/angelina
* http://www.amazon.com/Angelina..../dp/B00B1ME4BC/ref=n
* http://www.emusic.com/album/th....e-bulgarian-voices-a

Websites:
* https://www.facebook.com/bulgarianvoices.angelite/
* https://www.facebook.com/TheBu....lgarianVoicesAngelit
* http://www.last.fm/music/The+B....ulgarian+Voices+Ange

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The Bulgarian choir waves its magic. They produce sounds of the most peculiar vocal timbre, almost as if it was not produced by the human vocal apparatus at all but by an instrument from some foreign corner of the world. They glissando, shout and embellish,
combine crazy rhythms, stack their voices to form audacious chords. And suddenly the folklore clich... cracks. Archaic sound-worlds from far-distant times are what one listener thinks he has heard, another a - marriage of avant-garde and the medieval. Both are talking about the same unique choir of twenty women: The Bulgarian Voices - Angelite.
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NEW CD: »ANGELINA« JARO 4310-2
The album presents an opportunity for professional ethno-music speculations and analysis but the main idea is to share with the listeners the pleasure of the music. Each song brings its own touch or colour to the kaleidoscopic picture, which reveals the musical atmosphere and temperament of the Bulgarian folklore. The variety of performances highlights the remarkable singing qualities of the 20 singers -- a polyphonic instrument in the hands of their conductor and soloists -- successors
of ancient art of singing. One of the unifying musical elements in this project is the rhythm. The Bulgarian folkmusic is famous for the abundance of irregular, asymmetric measures -- dubbed by Bela Bartok the "Bulgarian rhythm".

Many of the songs on the album are built on such a meter and rhythm base. The sound of the drum in Bulgaria is a symbol of the feast and of dancing horo (round chain dance). We can hear it in some of the authors' arrangements, performed by one of the best Bulgarian percussionists -- Stoyan Yankulov.

In the mosaic structure of the program cohabit contrasting in their characteristics -- solo, choral and in some of them instrumental accompaniment. The folklore, ancient and modern, is present with elegant balance between tradition and modern approach. Choir and soloists pursue strictly the respective region, local style and musical dialects. They recreate the patterns of the old musical folklore in a mode close to the old traditions from the different regions.

A musical surprise in this album is a song taken from the folklore of an ethnic group Karakachani (nomad mountain shepherds) who live for ages in Bulgaria. The singer, performing the song is one of them by birth.The traditional melody is harmonized by instrumental accompaniment. The compositions of Zdravko Manolov "Tapan bie" and Georgi Petkov "Ochi, ochi", "Gaidine sviriat", show the individual approach of the authors of closeness or remoteness to the original traditional song. "Erke, mori, Erke" - a traditional song from the Shope region is arranged by Georgy Petkov into multi-voice choral version with perceptible Shope discordance. The drums emphasize complex rhythmic formulas and fragmentation into irregular measure of 12/16.

Within the wealth of colors in the program, two songs stand out for their styles -- they are the works of Theodosii Spassov, recognized as the best kaval player in the world. His two songs in the program, written specially for this project, reflect his view of the world -- concentrated, playful, noble, heart-felt and natural.

The remarkable Bulgarian composer Ivan Spassov uses in his compositions aleatory technique with overlapped polyphonic patterns.
Creatively developed, from the roots of the traditional song "Leilinko, kuzum pilianze" springs a creatively developed musical work with free, irregular harmony and soft sonority. This is one of the last songs of Ivan Spassov, written at the end of his path of life, specifically for The Bulgarian Voices - Angelite. The music reveals the philosophy of the author relating to the universe and eternity.

The last song of the album is the end of a journey, which starts in the distant past and ends in our days. A journey in which one can experience the power of the folk art, feel the bond between generations and learn about the millenary Bulgarian music history.
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Thirty years ago an all-female folk choir set up in Bulgaria became the darling of Western audiences with its tradition-steeped a cappella singing, before the fall of communism threatened its survival. The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices ensemble conquered the international charts during the Cold War at a time when world music was beginning to gain popularity. Now the Grammy-winning choir from Sofia is back, having teamed up with Australian-born Lisa Gerrard of the music group, Dead Can Dance.

Оркестър за Народна Музика на БНР, Хор "Космически гласове" и хор на ФА „Тракия" с диригент Димитър Христов - Празнична сюита.
Концерт, посветен на 70-годишнината от рождението на Стефан Мутафчиев, 22.04.2013, Студио 1 на БНР

Folklore Music Orchestra at the Bulgarian National Radio, Cosmic Voices choir and folklore ensemble Trakia's choir with conductor Dimitar Hristov perform Festive Suite.
A concert honouring Stefan Mutafchiev's 70th anniversary, 22 April 2013, Studio 1 of the Bulgarian National Radio

http://www.bulgarian-music.bg-market.com
Other Performers

THE MYSTERY OF THE BULGARIAN VOICES VOLUME 4

Women's choir The Great Voices of Bulgaria, Festival Strade del Cinema, Aoste, Italy, Film ,,La Belle Nivernaise'', conductor Ilia Mihaylov

Bath Music Festival 2008
The Great Voices of Bulgaria - Mixed choir
Conductor Ilia Mihaylov
Comp. Chesnokov

Хор "Космически гласове" с диригент Ваня Монева - "Листни се, горо".
Концерт, посветен на 70-годишнината от рождението на Стефан Мутафчиев, 22.04.2013, Студио 1 на БНР

Cosmic Voices choir with conductor Vanya Moneva perform "Listni se, goro".
A concert honouring Stefan Mutafchiev's 70th anniversary, 22 April 2013, Studio 1 of the Bulgarian National Radio

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The most beautifull song ever.This is Bulgarian Folklore song

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"Пирински лазарки" в изпълнение на хор "Космически гласове" с диригент Ваня Монева
"Иде нашенската музика", БНТ, 17.10.2015г.

Cosmic Voices choir conducted by Vanya Moneva perform "Pirinski Lazarki" @ "Ide Nashenskata Muzika", Bulgarian National Television, October 17, 2015

The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices (also known as Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares and The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir) is a Bulgarian all-female choir that dates back to 1952. Conducted by Dora Hristova, they sing the striking and forceful harmonies of the Bulgarian singing tradition.

In Buiten Spelen, musicians play live sessions in an uncommon setting: outside. Whether it's in our own garden, on the roof or at the pond, Buiten Spelen gives musicians the freedom to experiment, try new material, play with guest musicians.... or just play some fine music. You can find all the sessions at http://www.vpro.nl/buitenspelen

This video was recorded during the Le Guess Who? festival at the Pandhof, Utrecht for VPRO Vrije Geluiden: music program made by the Dutch public broadcast organization VPRO. More music: https://www.vpro.nl/vrijegeluiden

аранжимент Коста Колев. Народен хор Cosmic Voices - Космически гласове с диригент Ваня Монева гостува на предаването Иде нашенската музика по БНТ на 17.10.2015 г.

Музика, соло кавал и текст Теодосий Спасов
Хор "Космически гласове" с диригент Ваня Монева

Theodosii Spassov- music, kaval, lyrics
Cosmic Voices choir
Vanya Moneva- conductor

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Teodosii Spasov https://www.facebook.com/profi....le.php?id=1000112784