The Mystery Of Bulgarian Voices & Music - Yanka Rupkina - Oh, Mara video

This second volume of Le Mystere des voix Bulgares features performances by the Bulgarian State Radio and Televison Female Choir and the Female Vocal Choir, Sofia won a GRAMMY award in 1989. http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=Marcel%20Cellier&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1 Elica Todorova & Stojan Jankulov - Water Bulgaria - 5th on Eurovision 2007) Yanka Rupkina Song: Ah, Mara Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir About Yanka Rupkina Yanka Rupkina played a major role in the growing popularity of Balkan music in the 1980s. Together with Stoyanka Boneva and Eva Georgieva, Rupkina formed the Trio Bulgarka, a vocal group affiliated with Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares. Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares gained international prominence through their contributions to the groundbreaking 1975 world music album Le Mystere des voix Bulgares, originally released on the Swiss label Disques Cellier and later reissued on Britain's 4AD Records and the German Jaro label. Trio Bulgarka comprises Yanka Rupkina from Strandja, Stoyanka Boneva from Pirin and Eva Georgieva from Dobroudja. Their diversity of regional backgrounds enabled them to create a unique sound to their music. They signed to record labels Bulgaria Balkanton and Hannibal in 1987. Two years later they featured on The Sensual World album by Kate Bush on the songs "Deeper Understanding", "Never Be Mine", and "Rocket's Tail". In 1993 they appeared on another Kate Bush album, The Red Shoes, in the songs "You're the One", "The Song of Solomon", and "Why Should I Love You?", which also featured Prince. The trio have since concentrated on solo projects but often re-form for concert appearances. Rupkina subsequently performed as a solist for the national television and radio Bulgaria group, the Balkana. Yanka Rupkina appears on: - Various Artists -- "Music of Bulgaria: Balkana" (1987) - Trio Bulgarka - "Forest Is Crying" (1988) - Kate Bush - "Sensual world" (1989) - Various Artists -- "Voices [MCA]" (1990) - Various Artists -- "Voices [Hannibal]" (1991) - Kate Bush - "The Red Shoes" (1993) - Various Artists -- "Heimatklange, Vol. 1" (1994) - Various Artists -- "Vocal Traditions of Bulgaria" (1995) - Leftfield - "Leftism" (1995) - Merl Saunders - "Fiesta Amazonica" (1998) - Various Artists -- "Female Factory: Live at the Royal..." (2001) - Various Artists -- "World Connection (2001) - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - "Music From The Motion Picture" (2001) - Trans-Global Underground - "Impossible Broadcasting" (2004) - Yanka Rupkina -- "Keranka" (2005

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