Dance Weekend Special Eastern Europe: Bulgaria - Chalga

Hi guys - this is part 2 of the Eastern European Dance Weekend - my first part has been in German language covering the region of Saxony. The entire idea to cover Eastern Europe this weekend was made by the great post of @alexvan - check his profile - who covered Romania.

Why Bulgaria?

Most of the ones following me know I post a lot about Bulgaria as I consider this as my second home, wife comes from Burgas and I spend at least 4 weeks per year in this great country. They also have a special music scene which is either loved or hated across the region - called Chalga (my wife hates it!). I am not evaluating the style and the background as I am not a scientist specialised for society matters, hence I aim just to introduce this to you - I personally the style is mainly linked to the US Hip Hop style combined with local Folk elements.

To summarise - Chalga is a music / dance / folk genre common across several countries in South Eastern Europe. Basically this genre originated from Bulgaria and is a ethno-pop with influences from Greek, Turkish, Arabic, Romani, Albanian and Russian music usually including hot topics- sex. Just watch the videos by some of the Top Stars from Bulgaria below!