Модерни инструменти, традиционна музика (Акордеонът, циганите свирачи и преобразуването на фолклорна музика от България)
Modern Instruments, Traditional Music (Accordion, gypsy players and the transformation of folklore music from Bulgaria)

Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to introduction and establishment of accordion in Bulgarian music. The process as such presents interest as an illustration of the movement from tradition to modernity in Bulgarian music and presently we discuss it in the context of its contribution of gypsy accordion players. Using biographical retellings, information from the music history and memoire literature, the text discloses the defining role of professional Roma musicians, players of accordion for the development and transformations of musical traditions of both Bulgarians and Gypsies. The article also outlines the characters of some prominent accordionists (Boris Karlov, Ibro Lolov, Martin Lubenov, among them), who are milestones on the road of Bulgarian music folklore, gypsy music, Balkan and European idioms of pop music and well known names of Bulgarian music history from the late 40-ies of the XX c. Up to the present day, these players, in one way or another, charge the accordion music with new pulsations and heartbeats – in Bulgaria, on the Balkans, in Europe and over the world.

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