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Recording in Shiroka Laka: how the old Dryanovo songs came back to life

The album “Dryanovki murafetliyki” was recorded together with the National School of Folk Arts in Shiroka Laka, with arrangements by the composer and conductor Gancho Gavazov.

The album “Dryanovki murafetliyki” was made together with the National School of Folk Arts in Shiroka Laka. The arrangements are by the composer and conductor Gancho Gavazov, who also led the instrumental group that brought his own arrangements to life. One of the songs, “Rado, mari”, was arranged by Lachezar Yordanov.

The sound recording and engineering are the work of Stoyan Peykov. The photography, the design and the prepress are by Radoslava Kunchevska.

On “Dryanovki murafetliyki”, the song that gives the album its name, the guest singer is Bozhidar Danev. “Bozhur Yana” has words and music by Ana Borisova and is the only song on the album that is her own.

Particular thanks for making the recordings possible are due to Mrs Stoyanka Tenova, head of the National School of Folk Arts in Shiroka Laka, to the Historical Museum in Dryanovo and to Mrs Yuliya Dabkova. The album was released with the support of the municipality of Dryanovo and the Agora platform.


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