Most of the records are 20-30 years before the communism, even earlier. Also they are done in Bulgaria. There are no "Arabic scales" in the Bulgarian Folklor music and tradition, as well as nothing "Arabic"... All of the songs are actual traditional folklore songs that were kept in villages for hundreds of years by the elders and were represented later as choirs, some interpreted, some kept more original. This is done in two main directions - attempts to preserve traditional music in a form as close as possible to its authentic appearance, and adapting it to various needs of the modern audience of the early 20th century - from high culture to popular music. Traditional Bulgarian folk music is primarily vocal, with instrumental accompaniment or fully instrumental performances being relatively rare. Vocal music is performed more often by women, and playing instruments is usually a male activity. In 1904, the English Gramophone Company organized the first gramophone records of folk music in Bulgaria, performed by the Herzfeld Salon Orchestra, the orchestras of the Bulgarian Tambourine Society and the Leibgvardei Horse Regiment and individual performers. The first records of professional concert performers of folk music are from the 20s of the 20th century, and in the 30s there were already famous performers, such as the cabalists Neda Kirova, Georgi Kehaiov, Dragan Karapchanski, Stanil Payakov, Ivan Mechkarov, Nikola Ganchev, Stoyanka Karapavlova, Todor Prashanov, Kolyo Vangelov, who tour the country. In 1928, Boris Tsonev created the first professional group for folk dances, which he later transformed into the "Bulgarian Wrist" ensemble, with which he toured outside Bulgaria as well. At the beginning of the 20th century, with the advent of the sound recording and gramophone industry, the performances of prominent singers of their time were preserved: grandmother Nasta Pavlova, Gergana Tsekova, Ivanka Georgieva, Atanas Velov, Marga, Yordan Bonev, Tsonka Petrova, Parush Parushev, Georgi Nizamov , Marko Ivanov, Peyo Nikolov, Gudi Gudev, Masha Belmustakova, Hristo Arsov, Kina Kirilova, Nadka Zlateva. The so-called "Golden generation" of folk singers is particularly strong. Some of them became famous for their plates as early as the 1930s. These are Boris Mashalov, Gyurga Pindjurova, Atanaska Todorova, Mita Stoicheva, Valkana Stoyanova, Yordanka Ilieva. In the 50s and 60s those years became famous Yovcho Karaivanov, Kaicho Kamenov, Radka Kushleva, Ivan Panovski, Penka Pavlova, Magda Pushkarova, Sonia Kancheva, Verka Siderova, Komnia Stoyanova, Lalka Pavlova, Kostadin Gugov, Georgi Chilingirov, Eva Georgieva, Stayka Gyokova, Pavel Sirakov, Slavka Sekutova, Iliya Argirov, Ruska Stoimenova, Dimitrina Kuneva, Roza Tsvetkova, Ruska Bozhilova, Stefka Sabotinova, Krum Yankov, Kushlevi sisters. In the 70s, the presence of those singers was extremely strong - Nadka Karadjova, Nadezhda Khvoineva, Kremena Stancheva, Vasilka Andonova, Olga Borisova, Yanka Rupkina, Kalinka Valcheva, Ivan Kremov, Nedyalka Keranova, Pavlina Gorcheva, Boyka Prisadova, Lyubka Rondova, Liliana Galevska, Elena Gramatikova, Anastasia Kostova, Ivan Georgiev, Valya Balkanska, Hristina Lyutova, Tatyana Serbinska, Kalinka Zgurova, trio "Bulgarka", quartet "Nightingale", orch. "The canaries". In the 1980s, the names of Binka Dobreva, Todor Kozhuharov, Krasimir Stanev, Rumen Rodopski, Mladen Koinarov, Dinka Ruseva, Ilka Aleksandrova became prominent. in the 90s Daniel Spasov, Galina Durmushliyska, Dobrin Dobrev, Lyudmila Radkova, Radostina Kaneva, Danislav Kehaiov, Neli Andreeva, Guna Ivanova, Tonka Koleva, Stoyan Varnaliev, Fanka Koynarova, "Eva Quartet", "Bulgarian Junior Quartet" etc. Contemporary performers of folk music are Nikolina Chakardakova, Slavka Kalcheva, Rositsa Peycheva, Poli Paskova, Nikolay Slaveev, Dimitar Argirov, Philip Sinapov, Nelina, Vievska folk group, Poli Hubavenska and Rumyana Popova, Raina Vasileva. The first recordings of instrumental folk music were made at the beginning of the 20th century. In 30 years many recordings have been made and released on gramophone records. Among them stand out the names of Ramadan Lolov, Carlo's Roots Group, the Bistrishka Four, Demir Cholakov, Radi Angelov, Georgi Koev, Babaka, Slavi Velev, Ahmed Saliyev, the Thracian Troika. Later, Boris Karlov, Ibro Lolov, Traicho Sinapov, Ivan Shibilev became extremely popular. Every of the Bulgarian sound you hear is our own emblem and originality from the past historical heritage of Bulgarian folklore tradition!

The girl in the midle is vocalist of "Trigaida"