The rock show God Rock that Sofia audiences are going to watch tonight was conceived a few years ago but has not stopped evolving ever since. The project features famous professional musicians and popular comedian Filip Avramov who sings, dances and plays the guitar and harmonica. This way he recounts the story of the so-called “forbidden music” which used to be so appealing to the rebels of the 1960s and 1970s. Back at that time the communist regime in Bulgaria was trying to protect young people from the “rotten western influence”, and this kind of music labeled by it “devilish” took center stage. The show presents songs of Joe Cocker, James Brown, White Snake, AC/DC and many other rock and blues idols. Its director is Petar Kalchev.

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„True, improvisation in the show is at a high level”, Kalin Veliov agrees. “The music themes are not simple imitations but rather presented through the prism of our experience as musicians. In fact the pieces are with new arrangements. As well as challenging, the job is my cup of tea. Filip is not unlike a monster on stage. We should all the time be ready for changes in both text and music. I think that the beat of percussions was missing, so we now complement each other. Also, we travel a lot with the show, and this is a blessing. The key asset of the show God Rock is that the lead actor plays music, while musicians step into his territory. This new atmosphere is both rewarding and challenging.”

English Daniela Konstantinova