VARNA: 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 ...

The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices — formerly known as the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir — was a surprise success in the 1980s, winning a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.

The first ever Bulgarian tour of the choir was in 2005 when 40 of its members visited Sofia, the villages of Trigrad and Gela in the Rhodope Mountains, Stara Zagora, Plovdiv and Ruse, and were met ...

Dead Can Dance have released Dionysus, their first record in six years. The album’s title and theme is based on Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and ecstasy, but they haven’t gone EDM. Dead Can Dance ...

A wider interest in Bulgarian choirs was prompted by the success of the album series Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares put out in the 1980s by 4AD records and admired by everyone from Bowie and Zappa to ...

It was near closing time at a Washington, D.C., restaurant, and Kathryn Mitchell was totally captivated. While home for the summer from college, Mitchell worked at a restaurant owned by a Bulgarian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mystery Of The Bulgarian Voices all-women choir, set up in Bulgaria under communism, is back with a new album featuring a ...

The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices — formerly known as the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir — was a surprise success in the 1980s, winning a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.

Bulgaria’s Grammy-winning folk choir ‘The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices’ performs on stage during a concert in Varna, Bulgaria. Image: NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV / AFP Thirty years ago an all-female folk ...

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 ...

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 ...