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Interview with the Norwegian musician Jarle Bernhoft by Dessislava Berndt
The first time I heard Bernhoft was at the Traumzeit festival in Duisburg last summer. He was incredible. Such a live performance is not very common. “Bernhoft is a one man show” it was said. Yes, he is. That means playing guitar, recording himself while singing [...]

Interview with the singer, actor and producer Dessy Tenekedjieva by Dessislava Berndt
Translation by Polina Georgieva
I met Dessy last year at the Bansko Jazz International Festival. Our common love for music met us. Natural and cordial, Dessy promised to give an interview for our readers. I really wanted to show not only the actress, singer and [...]

The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans.
Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year in August in the small town of Bansko. The concerts are free for the public.
Traditionally, the [...]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with record producer, songwriter and actor Simon Britton
Simon Britton is an Emmy and British Television Awards winner. He has sold more than 50 million singles as musician, producer and songwriter worldwide.
He is one half of the Red Rhythm remix, production and writing team having worked with artists like Ashanti, Aaliyah, [...]

Interview with the singer, actress and producer Dessy Tenekedjieva by Dessislava Berndt
Translation by Polina Georgieva

DessyTenekedjieva, Photo: Elena Spasova
Dessy, what is music to you?
Music is one of the first arts that touches a human’s soul in the most emotional, inmost and pure way possible. A song can make you happy, but a song can make you [...]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with The Jive Aces

The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans.
Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in the small town of [...]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the guitarist and music composer Yoni Vidal

The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans.
Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in [...]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with Ondřej Štveráček

The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans.
Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in the small town of Bansko. [...]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the musician Jarle Bernhoft

Jarle, what does music mean to you?
I guess music encompasses everything in my life, thus being the meaning of it all.

Photo: Fred Jonny Hammeroe
How and why did you get into music?
It wasn’t much of a choice really, my parents are both musicians, so I had the [...]

The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans.
Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in the small town of Bansko. The concerts are free for the [...]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the singer Lila Ammons

The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans.
Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in the small town [...]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the song writer and singer Gabriella Massa

Gabriella Massa, Photo: Jere-Me

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the singer Elina Duni

The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans.
Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in the small town [...]

This is the theme this year for the International flower exhibition of Keukenhof in Lisse, the Netherlands.

Germany, Nation of Poets and Philosophers, Photo: Keukenhof
The 62nd edition of the world famous international flower exhibition of Keukenhof was officially opened by Mrs. Bettina Wulff, spouse of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Accompanied by [...]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the singer Jackie Ryan

The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans.
Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in the small town [...]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the band “The Kandinsky Effect”

The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans.
Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in the small [...]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with Vinko Mihajlovic, director of the Petrovac Jazz Festival

Nikola Mimo Mitrovica, Photo: Nikolay
Why and how was the Petrovac Jazz Festival founded? When was the first festival?
NGO Urban Cult is a non-profitable, non-government organization, which started the first Petrovac Jazz Festival in 2007.
The idea began back in 2005, and the [...]

The Berlin Artists Going Live (BAGL) establish with „BAGL afFAIRS 2011“ and „BAGL SPRINGtime 2011“ two major art exhibitions in Berlin this year.

With BAGL SPRINGtime 2011 spring is blessing appropriate during the Gallery Weekend in Berlin. 43 artists from all over Germany (from Hamburg to Munich) and also several international artists will present their [...]

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with multi-talented artist Bastien Gaisne

Bastien Gaisne, Photo: Veneta Rajnovska

Interview by Dessislava Berndt with the jazz singer Maya Nova

The International Jazz Festival in Bansko is one of the biggest summer musical events in Bulgaria and one of the foremost international cultural happenings on the Balkans.
Since its foundation in 1998 the festival has been held every year from August 8th to 13th in the [...]