Saturday 28 May 2005
IVO PAPASOV & HIS BULGARIAN WEDDING BAND
Ivo Papasov-clarinet, Maria Karafizieva-vocals, Matyo Dobrev-kaval, Ateshkhan Yusseinov-guitar, Nesho Neshev-accordeon, Vasil Mitev-keyboards, gadulka, Salif Ali-drums
Master clarinettist Ivo Papasov is a superstar in his own Bulgarian regions. Through the years his music evolved from a Thracian repertoire into a more free combination of the recognizable tradition with contemporary tonalities, rhythms, chords, techniques and instruments. Papasov brings festive music on which it is impossible to stand still (he is called King of the Wedding music), performed with a dazzling subtlety.