"Punish me, grab my hair, tell me what you want," sang Bulgaria's raunchy folk-pop star Diona as she entertained a cheering crowd of mostly teenagers at a gig in the country's south. The Barron's news ...

Chalga music, a blend of Turkish rhythms, Balkan folk, and Europop, has become a polarizing force in the Bulgarian town of Dimitrovgrad, where many residents long for their socialist past ...