Charles Caleb Colton
Today's cross-cultural post features Mango Duende, a group from Bulgaria that specializes in songs with a Latin flavor.
The first song, Friday, (петък) which I heard on Bulgarian National Radio about two years ago, really caught my attention. It had me fooled for a minute...le lo lai is something associated with folk music from Puerto Rico and so is the salsa beat, but the lyrics are in Bulgarian. This is cultural cross-pollination at its best.
Loco is another good song. The word "loco" reminds me of the word "ludo" in Bulgarian. Both mean exactly the same thing: crazy.
This time Mango Duende returns to Bulgaria, with their version of Diko Iliev's Dunavsko Horo. This is the dance that Bulgarians do to usher in the New Year. I don't know how the tradition of dancing Dunavsko for New Year's got started...can anyone tell me why? If you have an answer, please post it in the comments section.
If you enjoyed this you may also like:
Variations on a Theme By Diko Iliev (different versions of Dunavsko Horo)
Bulgarian Folk Music with a Hungarian Accent (Bulgarian folk songs in Hungarian)
Puerto Rico and Bulgaria: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
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