Le Mystere des voix Bulgares - Bulgarian choir 3 songs

This 1990 appearance on a television program, Please don't mention the name of the host, the show or the network in comments - that's how things are found and deleted.

Kremena Stancheva is one of the two soloists.

Ergen Daido
Polegnala E Todora
Oh Susanna

Category:

Music

Tags:

• bulgarian
• choral
• music
• choir

[dannyvocal]

What many of you may not know is that this was first heard by the world after it was released on the very cool 4AD label in England by label boss Ivo Watts-Russell who had already released among the best in rock, like the Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance (the latter use world music a lot in their songs). Of course these are Bulgarian choir singers - and after ending up on 4AD and thus entering into "cool" (unfortunately a means to popularity) - inadvertently launching "world music" too.

[k8fan]

@dannyvocal As I posted earlier, this was the second time Bulgarian choral music was "discovered". An earlier collection was a huge hit among the musician residents of Laural Canyon - Cass Elliot, Frank Zappa, and especially David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young. It informed their harmonies long before any of the 4AD artists were born.

[madsketcher]

these kinds of harmonies should be in American pop music. they are gorgeous

[k8fan]

@madsketcher According to the Barry Miles in his Frank Zappa biography, an earlier collection of Bulgarian choral music was one of Frank's favorite albums - which he played for his Laural Canyon neighbors and influenced the harmonies of Crosby, Stills and Nash.

[SteauaBucuresti]

@Scum71succer

With all due respect to music and musicians such as Beatles, Elvis, Abba, MJ, Rolling Stones etc. All great, and legends at their prime. But this? This is what true soul is all about. This is not ordinary music or melodies, this bulgarian choir mirror the poetic sence and beauty within humanity. This type of music gives you a divine sence of being human.

[Ultrajuiced]

@madsketcher -> Jason Derulo - Breathing

[oldboot]

@dannyvocal World music has been appreciated by Western audiences way before this album was released.

[forsmers1]

I had to listen to this in music class and... Loved it!

[SteauaBucuresti]

@baut33

lack soul and heart.

[baut33]

@SteauaBucuresti didn't give me a divine sense

[WiseAlbatross]

fuck the marching band if i had heard these guys in a game when i was feeling out of it, my team would be infinity-0

[taffy2003]

It seems like I heard somewhere that this style of singing is what influenced Crosby, Stills and Nash. I can understand that, comparing the harmonies of the two groups.

[Patlegame]

ALONE IN THE DARK V =D

[pisceaRisen]

beautiful 

[MrDenull]

aaahhh!! lovely!!!!!