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Vanya Nikolaeva’s interview with the musician Anders Peev Who is Anders Peev and what should we know about him? I’m a composer and musician with my musical roots in both traditional Swedish folk music and Metal. My parents came to Sweden from Bulgaria and Finland as fugitives during the Second World War. I grew up […]

Mariana Velichkova’s interview with the metal craftsman and musician Steve Hubback When and how did you get started in making gongs and sculptures? From 1980 til 1989 I made a living only by music and I could never find the gongs and unusual sounds I was looking for. So, in 1990 I was in Aarhus […]

A short story about the memory of photography Velina Vateva’s interview with the photographer Iness Rychlik How does photography extend to the way you see the world? I have always loved observing things around me, but photography has taught me to be more precise in the way I see everything and I now dedicate a […]

Gologan is a Bulgarian group that performs a unique mix of ethno-rock poetry. The group was founded in 2004, when poets Ivan Hristov (kaval, vocals) and Petar Tchouhov (electric guitar) began playing experimental art rock; they eventually began to add ethno elements as well. They were later joined by Angela Rodel (vocals and tambura), a […]

Vanya Nikolaeva’s interview with the dark wave-gothic band In My Rosary In My Rosary were formed in 1992 by the musician Ralf Jesek (voice, instruments, production) and the photographer Dirk Lakomy (lyrics) – originally to be a one-time art project. Based on their fondness for the darker side of the New Wave of the 1980s, […]

Photo by Patric Ullaeus When in the hands of Kee Marcello, the guitar becomes more than just an instrument. It turns into a world of unleashed emotions. The sound masterpieces he creates with the strings have made him one of the musicians whose art you can experience over and over again. Kee Marcello was born […]

Katia Delavequia “Tango is a sad thought that you can dance” – Discepolo – Tango composer Photo: Juliano Campos The origins of Argentine Tango are quite similar to Portuguese Fado. Because the music and dance invoke feelings of nostalgia, passion, love suffering and betrayal, its’ representative colors are black and red. It’s origins date back […]

Vanya Nikolaeva’s interview with Celia Baron Because my heart has been beating only for the music I signed up for training in music literature trade in Köln. Meanwhile I have been working for a year in Musikhauses Arthur Knopp in Saarbrucken. At that time I realized that I was going to be a musician. In […]

Natalia Nikolaeva’s interview with painter Svetlana Gencheva Translated from Bulgarian by Velina Vateva The pure gaze of a child quickly grows dim under the influence of ideas, prejudices and abstract notions. The natural and free human being puts on the heavy armor of the Ego. Only after many years do we instinctively realize that the […]

Katia Delavequia Снимка: Jsome1 “Fado is like a sigh” – Celeste Rodrigues, fado singer. Very few things can describe a culture and the vibrations of a people as the music. It is the music that makes us realize a different universe. Fado is a popular rhythm of Portugal, relatively appreciated in Spain, France, Netherlands, Japan, […]

Interview of Krassimir Avramov by Tatiana Pedersen Photo: Vassil Karkelanov The career of Krassimir Avramov, the man-voice, has been well documented. He had been a mime and producer in Bulgaria before fulfilling his American dream. We have read about his many concerts and his life among the stars of Los Angeles. He is now in […]

Ekaterina Vitkova Photo: Pink Sherbet Photography Sequel ACT II Scene 1 The view is from the inside of the receptionist desk. The Second Receptionist and the Ice-cream Vendor are standing there. He is surrounded by paper, but it is considerably less compared to that in Act one. Second Receptionist: I think I liked you better […]

James Vincent Photo: semihundido The fortune read, ‘Accept the next proposition you hear.’  I found the familiar white rectangle outside my office around quitting time. Odd in these troubled times that someone would just leave a fortune laying around.  I wasn’t sure it applied to me.  I didn’t eat the cookie, I didn’t tip the […]

Vanya Nikolaeva’s interview with the ethno-jazz band Lot Lorien Translated from Bulgarian by Velina Vateva The musical style of the Bulgarian band, Lot Lorien, has been described by critics as “ethno-jazz/world-fusion, and if that description sounds all-encompassing then it matches the size and diversity of their fan base. The music of Lot Lorien appeals to […]

Vanya Nikolaeva’s interview with Elitsa Todorova Translated from Bulgarian by Velina Vateva Earth and sky meet, and water embraces fire – this is the music of Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov, music that fascinates your senses. You feel as if you are in some other dimension, and the experience is gorgeous! Elitsa, what is the […]

Ekaterina Vitkova Photo: srqpix THE HOUR OF THE TRAMP Cast: Ice-cream Vendor First Receptionist Second Receptionist Tramp Citizen ACT I Scene 1 Upfront can be seen a sidewalk, a bench and an ice-cream vending machine next to which a man is standing, The Ice-Cream Vendor.

Vanya Nikolaeva Vladiswar Nadishana is a Siberian composer and multi-instrumentalist whose music style has a deep connection with ethnic fusion, ethnic jazz and world fusion. He plays on more than 100 instruments and the unique approach of his art is influenced by various world music traditions. He has created some experimental musical instruments: dzuddahord, plastrimbaphon, […]

Vanya Nikolaeva With eight CDs and a DVD to their name, OMNIA is one of the pioneers of the “PaganFolk” movement in Europe and has harvested international acclaim on many Pagan, Folk, Medieval, Gothic and Fantasy festivals, as well as in many theatres. All of this is entwined and bound by haunting and powerful vocals […]

Interview with Alan Rosin by Vanya Nikolaeva Alan Rosin is a commercial producer and a licensed boxing official. Over the years he has worked with countless celebrities, sports figures, and heads of state. He has worked on feature films such as “Blade Runner”, worked for CBS News with Walter Cronkite, videotaped Golda Meir, produced McDonald’s […]

Roger Conner Jr. Photo: HippieDude Two of my dear friends and I attended a memorable concert by Dar Williams and her guest opening artist, Katie Herzig at the Clifton Center in Louisville, KY on Sunday evening, Nov. 23, 2008. We left the Eifler Theatre pleased, carrying with us a feeling of artsy and poetic fun […]