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Old World Culture and Events
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 16, 2008
Media Contact:
Donlyn Arbuthnot, 303-818-6958, donlynaa@mac.com
Two Events:
Traditional Bulgarian Concert and Dance with Kabile Band from Bulgaria
Date: Friday, September 26, 2008; 8pm
Location: Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO
Admission: $12 ($10 Boulder International Folk Dance Members)
Sponsored by: Boulder International Folk Dancers, Planina - Songs of Eastern Europe, Denver International Folk Dancers
Mediterranean Lamb Dinner and Dance with Kabile Band from Bulgaria
Catered by Donald's Balkan Kitchen & TheBaklavaGuy.com
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008;
6pm
Location: Altona Grange, Corner of Nelson Road & N. 39th Street, Longmont, CO
Admission: $16 Contact Donlyn Arbuthnot 303-818-6958 for tickets.
Sponsored by: TheBaklavaGuy.com, Donald's Balkan Kitchen, and Donlyn Arbuthnot.
Bulgaria Comes to Boulder County:
Traditional Bulgarian Band, Kabile, to Perform in Boulder and Longmont
Boulder, CO (9/16/2008) One of Bulgaria's premier wedding bands has reunited after 14 years and is touring the U.S.
The band, Kabile (pronounced KA-bee-lay), a group of six virtuoso performers of Bulgarian folk instruments and
vocals from Thrace in Southern Bulgaria, will appear in Boulder at two festive events.
The first is the Boulder International Folk Dancers' fall party on Friday, September 26th, at the Pearl Street Studio.
Kabile will perform a short concert followed by open folk dancing. Not a dancer? Not a problem! Non-dancers are
welcome and will enjoy listening and watching these amazing musicians and the folk dancers. A flyer is available at:
http://www.boulder-dance.org/bifd/
On Saturday, September 27th, a traditional lamb dinner will begin an evening of Bulgarian dance and music at
the Altona Grange west of Longmont. This is an opportunity to visit with the members of Kabile in an informal
setting to learn about their music, instruments and traditions. Lamb Kababs (Souvlaki), Spinach and Feta Pie
(Spanokopita), Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolmas), and Roasted Vegetables (Briam) will be served by Donald's Balkan Kitchen.
Traditional Balkan Desserts will be provided by TheBaklavaGuy.com Kabile will perform after the dinner.
Come and enjoy the great rhythms of this culture, experience the sounds of centuries-old instruments, the
colorful costumes, and lilting voices of this great band. Come and watch the dancers as they step into
the rhythm of the music. Come and share in this great opportunity we have to visit Bulgaria right here in Boulder County.
ABOUT KABILE:
This multi-talented group of six musicians from Thrace, in southern Bulgaria, played together for nearly
20 years until two key members emigrated to the U.S. in 1995, after the collapse of the various
Communist regimes in Eastern Europe.
In late 2007, the two émigrés, Nikolay and Donka Koleva, returned to Bulgaria to record Kabile
Reunion with their former band members and arrange for this U.S. tour.
'Kabile Traditional Wedding Band' was formed in 1978 and became one of the most popular bands in
Thrace. Based in the city of Yambol, the group took its name from the village of Kabile, where
they performed one of their earliest gigs. The group specializes in performing native music on
traditional village instruments, resulting in an acoustic experience quite different from that
played on Western instruments influenced by American jazz.
The band plays all the instruments of a traditional Bulgarian village band: The gaida, a bagpipe
made of goat skin and pipes; the tapan, a large wooden drum covered with sheep or goat
skin and played with two specially designed drumming sticks; the kaval, a wooden flute;
the gadulka, a pear-shaped folk fiddle. As a "modern" addition (c. 1832), the Bulgarian folk
band also includes the accordion.
Each of the band's six members serves as an outstanding representative of his or her musical specialty.
Dzhenko Andreev (gaida), a graduate of the Filip Koutev High School of Music in Kotel, Bulgaria, has been a
member of the Sliven Ensemble for over 20 years and has toured with them internationally.
Ivan Handzhiev (vocals, accordion) is also a graduate of the Filip Koutev High School of Music and the
Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts in Plovdiv. He served on the faculty of Filip Koutev High School
as a music instructor for more than 25 years.
Angel Krastev (tapan) was born and raised in Yambol. He learned to play tapan from the village masters
and has been a soloist with the Yambol Ensemble since 1973.
Nikolay Doktorov (kaval) is a graduate of the Filip Koutev High School of Music and the Academy of Music,
Dance and Fine Arts. He serves on the faculty of the High School 'Anton Strashimirov' in Varna, Bulgaria,
and conducts several regional ensembles in Varna.
Nikolay Kolev (gadulka) graduated from the prestigious Musical Folklore High School in Shiroka Luka.
He is considered one of the foremost gadulka players in the world. He has played with various
prize-winning ensembles and accompanied many well-known singers.
Donka Koleva also graduated from the Musical Folklore High School in Shiroka Luka and has performed
with various ensembles. She has been a featured soloist on Bulgarian Radio and Television.
Since emigrating to the U.S. in 1995, Nikolay Kolev and Donka Koleva have played an active role in
fostering Bulgarian music across the country. Based in New York City, they teach workshops in their
respective fields and perform solo, together, and as a quartet with their two daughters.
KABILE U.S. TOUR SCHEDULE and links to MP3 samples: http://balkandance.net/kabile/