News August, 2008

2008/08/22

A team of archaeologists found an ancient wooden building serving for cult purposes from 9th century during the exploration of military machinery on the grounds of the first Bulgarian capital Pliska.

The building served for sacrifices, connected to the earliest religious beliefs of Pliska inhabitants. It was built on the remains of the burnt-up wooden fortress wall of Pliska. Its foundations were made of red bricks and the walls - of wood.

Two cameras, resembling funeral...

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2008/08/20

Germany's gothic metal band Crematory is to stage a concert in Sofia's Hristo Botev hall on September 27 as part of their European tour.

Their Bulgarian fans could already buy tickets for the event at the price of BGN 25, organizers announced.

Hyperborea and The Revenge Project will be the two bands that are to warm up the audience in the hours before Crematory appear at the stage.

Crematory was in Germany's city of Mannheim in 1991.

The band received its earliest recognition in the...

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2008/08/20

The London acid jazz formation The Brand New Heavies will have a concert in Sofia on September 17.

The concert is on the occasion of 7th birthday of Jazz FM Radio.

The legendary The Brand New Heavies are the first band on the Island to blow the London clubs with its modern music, that’s how they put a completely new start in the club culture.

The audience, which used to dance the funk music of the 70s fall sin love with the acid jazz and turns the Brand New...

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2008/08/20

The hot flamenco kings Gipsy Kings will have a concert in Hall 1 of National Palace of Culture on September 5, the organizers from Balkan Entertainment announced.
This time the Gipsy Kings will be leaded by the sensational Mario Reyes - member of the legendary family Reyes, which gave The Gipsy Kings to the world.

The roots of the family are part of the lively and uneasy gipsy society in South France. There were born the unbelievable musical talents of the Gypsy Kings and...

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2008/08/19

A team from the Food Industry Higher Institute in Plovdiv will prepare an isotopic map of the Bulgarian rose fields, classifying them in terms of variety, quality and age. The isotopic analysis of the rose petals will provide reference for the identification of the origin of the rose petals. Over the last couple of years, delinquent traders have been mixing Bulgarian rose petals with petals of inferior quality from Iran and Turkey and the new map aims to put an end to that practice. Bulgaria...

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