Pustono ludo i mlado - Asen & Milena Group

"Young and wild" is a traditional Bulgarian folk tune, where a maiden is excited about a young man's request to grant him the gift of her lovely, face, black eyes and slender body but she is unwilling due to the presence of her parents near-by.

Asen&Milena Group appeared in 2009 to unite the magic of the Bulgarian folklore with the classical music and jazz traditions. The performances at several classical and ethno music festivals in Sofia, Plovdiv, Velingrad, etc. received great response from the audience. The first album of A&M Group "Na Srede Zemja" was released in June 2011.

Milena Karadjova - Vocal
Milena was born in Strandzha-Sakar mountain and grew up with the love for the local folklore. In 2008 and 2010 Milena released 2 albums with songs from Rhodopi Mountain, arranged in a folk-jazz style. With the label of "Riva Sound", the CDs had been played in number of TV and radio broadcasts, including the Bulgarian National Radio and Jazz FM. Both CDs feature musicians such as R. Toskov, Hr. Jotsov, V. Veselinov-Eko, and Tsv. Nedjalkov and V. Kojchev.

Asen Marinov -- Classical Guitar
He completed his MA in classical guitar at the New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria, with proff. D. Doychinov.Asen is a winner of several awards at National and International Guitar Festivals.
As a member of EPIKA Guitar Quintet and as a soloist, his performances have received significant TV and radio coverage. Asen Marinov has released 4 CDs, playing solo classical guitar and chamber music. Currently he teaches classical guitar in South-Western University of Blagoevgrad.

Hristian Georgiev - Kaval
Hristian studied the traditional bulgarian instrument kaval with some of the best teachers in the country such as G. Tasev, N. Nedjalkov and I. Pejchev. He is a member of two other ethno music groups - Merudia and Oratnica.

www.asenmilenagroup.com

Photographs from the Bulgarian photographer Vladimir Bichev

www.vladimirbichev.com

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