Traditional folk instruments, including the tambura, gadulka and kaval (shepherd's flute) are expected to disappear from Bulgarian stages within 10 to 15 years if no attention is paid to folk music performers, shows an analysis from a field study..
The gadulka is not the most popular instrument chosen by performers for appearances on world stages. Playing the gadulka in a modern way, with a repertoire in various genres and styles, is certainly not a task for amateurs. It takes hard work,..
There is so much feeling in Dimitar Lavchev’s gadulka-playing art, the noble voice of his instrument, the gadulka (or rebec) reaches out to listeners at such an emotional level, that he has come to be called Mitko Lavchev – the weeping gadulka...
