Desi Dobreva: I invite everyone to have fun, eat, dance and sing along favorite Bulgarian songs!
SM:
Desi, I knew you had a successful entrance of the huge Russian
market?
DD:
Yes, indeed! I came back from Moscow where I presented and my newest
project - the album "Dorogoy Dlinnoyu». It contains some of the
most popular and beloved songs in Russian, in different and new
arrangements, the work of young and extremely talented Bulgarian
musician Julian Yanev, with whom I have worked for a year. The idea
for creating all these songs was spinning in my head for a long time,
but I waited for the right time. We staked a Latin jazz sound styles
like bossa nova, salsa, merengue, but in a more modern
interpretation. The album even includes Latin house sound in a song
like "Katyusha”. In Moscow, there were several events which
presented songs from the album, and my most great happiness, they
really sparked furor. All this happened within the project “Word
and Image", as the October 22, 2009 in the “Gerbova hall” of
the Bulgarian Embassy in Moscow Ambassador Plamen Grozdanov opened
its sixth edition. Joint cultural project of the Embassy, Varna
Municipality and the City Hall of Moscow targets to get to literary
and cultural figures of Bulgaria and Russia closer. During literary
meetings participants present their new works and plans for joint
publications. This year for the first time presented musical
performers from Bulgaria and Russia, and I had the honor to be one of
them. The Bulgarian delegation was led by a literary critic,
philosopher and historian Panko Anchev, who is also Chairman of the
Cultural Commission of Varna Municipality in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria Presented During the WorldFest in Addison, TX(October 24-25, 2009)
Bulgarian culture and traditions were presented during the 2009 WorldFest held in Addison on October 24th and 25th. Bulgarians
living in the DFW area proudly presented the beauty of their homeland,
providing traditional Bulgarian music, dancing, food and cultural
symbols. The Bulgarian tents were, without doubt, the best arranged
section of the entire event. The Bulgarian flag and the name of the
country were visible from all directions. The tents were decorated
outside and inside with colorful images of Bulgarian geography,
history, culture and traditional dishes. The visitors were able to
purchase a variety of typical Bulgarian items, from rose oil and wooden
and ceramic souvenirs to CDs with Bulgarian music. The top feature was
the presentation by the Bulgarian Folk Ensemble "LYUSH", whose
beautiful voices, dancing skills and traditional folk clothing were
artistically wonderful.
The
most attractive part of the Bulgarian group were the high spirits and
friendly attitude which are typical of Bulgarian people. The Bulgarian
people that gathered together were one of the largest and most
enthusiastic groups of all the nationalities presented. Even far away
from their country, Bulgarian people showed their deep connection with
their traditions and culture, as well as their togetherness and passion.
Bulgaria was presented by the newly formed “Bulgarian American Cultural Center
"Bulgare", a non-profit organization, whose people behind it have been
very active for the past two years organizing concerts, classes,
workshops, exhibits and other quality cultural exchanges. In
a very short time the organization has developed such ambitious
initiatives as a Bulgarian school; established connections with the
Bulgarian Embassy in Washington, DC; created media presentations of the
Bulgarian culture, traditions and cuisine. The enthusiasm shown by the
foundation leaders is an invitation to all Bulgarian people living in
the DFW area to contribute to the development of the cultural center by
participating, initiating new forums and volunteering their personal
skills, ideas and efforts.
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