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 ...

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s department of ethnomusicology offers a range of different ensembles spanning multiple regions throughout the world, each with a rich musical dynamic and sound.

Hundreds of guests gathered on November 6 at Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in Los Angeles for a major cultural event honoring Bulgarian achievements in art, science, education, and culture. The ...

Others, like me, simply fell in love with the music. I am one of four instrumentalists who will accompany the singers, and have studied this music for a decade. My primary instrument in this setting ...

Every day for six weeks, composer Derek Bermel spent hours studying Bulgarian music under the tutelage of an accordionist named Blagoi. Bermel paid his teacher in rakia, a local spirit, and since they ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. On Wednesday, March 8 at 8 p.m., in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we look back on a collection of Communist-era Bulgarian folk ...

The band Urban Grey blends heavy sound with sharp social and political commentary Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community ...