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soundtrack • orchestral • folk • world • bulgarian • bulgaria • balkan • mediterranean • female choir
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| Decades Active: |
1980s
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1990s
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BBC Music
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Wikipedia
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Biography
The State Radio and Television choir from Bulgaria was founded in 1952, in Sofia, and included 15 singers and instrumentalists. This number has gradually increased as new voices have been selected from various folk festivals and song contests. As well as traditional pieces, the choir also performs the work of modern composers. The choir was brought to the attention of the British music press and public by the esoteric 4AD Records label who released their UK debut set in 1986. The ethereal nature of their singing drew some comparisons with that of 4AD’s own Cocteau Twins, a connection with attracted a young audience. A Cathedral Concert (released on the Jaro label), was recorded in a church in Bremen, Germany, on 6 December 1987, during one of the choir’s first trips to the West. Subsequent releases have shown the powerful vocals of the choir to good effect. The general interest shown in world music has opened up Eastern Europe and shown it to contain a...
Read the Full Biography of Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares
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