Publication at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Social Sciences |
2012
Abstract
Chalga is only one of several similar types of music found across the Balkans, all connected by certain historical events and musical qualities. This work will deal specifically with the case of Bulgaria chalga.
The following paper delves into cultural questions about chalga, drawing on the perspectives of ethnomusicologists, historians, social scientists, and Bulgarian commentators. By exploring historical roots as well as current questions about identity and modernity in post-Communist Bulgaria, this paper seeks to locate the role of chalga in a larger social and political context.