Aliosha | Daily Dose | Ridiculously Good Roma Music in Bulgaria

Aliosha is a Romani Clarinetist that also sings from Bulgaria. Originally from, I believe, Montana, Bulgaria, he has earned a reputation within the Roma Community as a one of the better Romani musicians. His style of music, as with much of Bulgarian Roma music, is much more different than what is considered Serbian (Brass Band) Roma music or Romanian Roma music (violins). He also is well known for his singing of the Tallava style of music as well.

He typically plays at weddings and other events with a mixture of Romani Kuchek and Bulgarian folk music (but with a distinctive sound to it). Occasionally, he plays with Sasho Bikov (barabani drummer), Okka who plays soprano sax and Orkestar Univers.

An interesting dynamic of Bulgarian roma music is that the musicians often don't play as a "set" but often mix and match musicans based on availability,

When searching for Aliosha, use a combination of Bulgarian and transliterated Englished.

• Aliosha
• Alioshkata (The Aliosha)
• Альошката (The Aliosha)
• Альоша (Aliosha)
  



Here are some examples of his music via YouTube and vbox7.com (Bulgarian YouTube). One thing you should keep in mind is almost all of these recordings are made by amaeturs and the sound quality isn't going to be matching professional recording studios:



Aliosha playing live with at Roma Wedding in Bulgaria



Aliosha with Fekata (also plays clarinet)