World's most talented granny

Valya Balkanska is 65 y.o. Bulgarian folk singer with amazing voice. In 1977 Carl Sagan, the American astronomer and physicist, sent the Rhodope singer Valya Balkanska's performance of the song "Delyu Haitutin" as a message to space. Each of the two space stations - "Voyager I" and "Voyager II", had a gold-plated gramophone record, containing the voices, whispers, songs an music pieces of our planet. On their way to Ursa Minor, the stations would fly for a period of about sixty thousand years. That in fact is the highest recognition for the vocal talent of Valya Balkanska. The Rhodope woman with the beautiful voice, the descendant of the glorious Orpheus, is a pride to Bulgaria.

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[jackburton2009]

Finally, some real tradition, some real culture, some real soul in music. A link to our ancient European past.

I am American and I love this song.

I find folk music like this very beautiful and enchanting. Please keep it alive.

I am so sick of this modern music, this degenerate style with African beats. It's vulgar and primitive.

Compare to such ethereal music as this. It lifts the spirit and makes one feel alive.

Thank you, old Bulgaria.

I also enjoy Nevena's version.

[Vlahia2008]

Powerful, wonderful music and voice, coming from ancient times. Long live Eastern Europe.

[TheSCOTCHSOLACE]

As good a voice as I have ever heard. Wow.

[jackburton2009]

@Kazzimirski You're the ignorant and stupid one, if you can't see the difference between traditional European culture and the immoral, degenerate music we have today playing on the radio and TV.

[Kazzimirski]

@jackburton2009 The brilliance of this song doesn't exclude the music of a different kind from being as wonderful. This song was put on the golden on the Golden Voyager Record to show the magnificence of our cultures, but not only this. There was also a recording of Senegalese drumming and modern music like Chuck Berry. Those who assembled the record knew that their are many different beautiful cultures and styles. The fact that you can't understand this shows your ignorance.

[jackburton2009]

@deicidalRuffian Way to be completely illogical and a waste of oxygen. Comments don't ruin a song, you massive moron.

[deicidalRuffian]

@jackburton2009 Way to ruin an awesome song with racist bile. Jackass.

[jackburton2009]

@SiteNovaVideos Typical anti-White, Marxist, Canadian nitwit.

[SiteNovaVideos]

@jackburton2009 with a sprinkle of racist for good measure

[Ameretat010]

I was so entranced, I actually attempted to fav this twice... :) And to all those classical purists among us: Sure, Bach is a titan, but there comes a time when I get tired of the same old 4/4 or 6/8. Harmony and clever contrapuntal voice-leading aren't the only elements with emotional impact, you know. When it comes to rhythms and time sigs, western European music is actually quite poor, in my opinion. And percussion instruments are virtually absent from the "elevated" stuff like baroque & co.