Is the Bulgarian folklore alive today?
A22: Yes – today the folk song tradition is as alive as ever. Over 70000 folk songs have been collected at the Folklore Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In addition, folk music has quite a significant place in contemporary Bulgarian composers’ works. Bulgarian folk songs and performers are liked and praised in many places around the globe. The Bulgarian folk music has had a strong impact on modern world music too and has been directly used in a good number of modern musical compositions. The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices is known and valued world-wide.