Music in Bulgaria

Popular music in Bulgaria includes such genres as Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Electronic and Rap. Similar to America, the pop scene in Bulgaria seems to have a strong focus on sexuality and pointless gussying up of the female gender. I watched a few videos, and they all seem to have the same theme; wearing a lot of makeup and writhing at the camera.

Here is a video from Bulgarian folk-pop artist Petra:



Heavy metal in Bulgaria is also similar to heavy metal in America. I noticed, however, that there is more of a focus on the 80's style of heavy metal than modern. One music video even features a white horse galloping through a forest.



Rap in Bulgaria seemed to have the closest similarity to American music out of all the genres. The main focus was, like American rap, asses and consumerism. It is interesting to see that the same ignorance is spread evenly across the world. Here is a clip from Bulgarian rap group Upsurt:



Traditional music in Bulgaria includes women's choirs and music festivals revolving around the holidays. Until recently, festivals would be held with the main purpose being finding a partner. Women would sing and young men would attend with the intention of finding a wife. I find this to be much different from American musical culture.

Mostly, it seems like Bulgarian music is quite similar to American music, especially the popular genres. Bulgaria also has other genres like jazz and classical. The main differences between Bulgarian and American music are mostly in the traditional Bulgarian music.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Bulgaria
http://www.youtube.com