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Bulgarian national radio, canal folklor

Créée en Janvier 2000, à l’initiative d’une vingtaine de français et bulgares, elle a pour but de favoriser la connaissance de la culture bulgare, établir des échanges entre nos deux pays, venir en aide aux Bulgares en France et en Bulgarie, développer la Francophonie, diffuser l’actualité par la publication d’un bulletin trimestriel « REFLETS » et par son site Internet. Organisation d'expos, interventions en milieu scolaire, fêtes traditionnelles bulgares, stages de danses bulgares. Accueil de groupes de musiciens, danseurs, chanteurs.

Discussions sur la Bulgarie

Forum Bulgarie : tourisme, voyage, photos, culture, immobilier, vie en Bulgarie.

България форум на френски език.

List and details on Bulgarian dances

Kopanitsa (called in some regions Gankino) is the name for a family of lively folk dances from western Bulgaria written in 11/8 meter (counted as 2-2-3-2-2). The name comes from the verb kopam, which means "to dig" or "to hoe", so the name is sometimes translated as "little digging dance"

Bulgarian music is part of the Balkan tradition, which stretches across Southeastern Europe, and has its own distinctive sound. Traditional Bulgarian music has had more international success, due to the breakout international success of Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares, a woman's choir that has topped world music charts across Europe and even farther abroad. Bulgarian vocals are said to be "open-throated", though this is somewhat of a misnomer. Singers actually focus their voices in a way that gives the sound a distinctive "edge", and makes the voice carry over long distances.

Informations autour de la Bulgarie et des Bulgares. Connaître la Bulgarie : son histoire, sa culture, ses traditions, le tourisme, les événements, les bonnes adresses, etc.

An online shop for folklore music (CD and DVD), Bulgarian traditional instruments and costumes, souvenirs, books... and a workshop in Bulgaria.

As a service to musicians interested in learning and performing Eastern European music, here are some transcriptions by Balkanarama's arranger, Mike Gordon.