Party: Calgary Bulgarian Society proudly presents Valya Balkanska

Party: Calgary Bulgarian Society proudly presents Valya Balkanska

Calgary Bulgarian Society proudly presents
Valya Balkanska Live -

May 15, Doors at 6pm

Valya Balkanska is a widely recognized and sought-after singer with a unique chance to have her voice fly to infinity. Her international fame is due to her stellar moment back in 1977 when her performance of the folk song “Izlel je Delyu Haidutin” was selected among another 250,000 songs from across the globe. The Voyager Golden Record was put onboard the space shuttle Voyager 1 that is on an interstellar mission and will soon cross the physical boundaries of the Solar system. This Bulgarian folk song is among artists such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Blind Willie Johnson and Chuck Berry. The message on the space shuttle is intended to communicate to extraterrestrials the story of the world of humans on Earth: a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings.
With her characteristic modesty, Valya Balkanska loves to say: “I am a person who has stepped firmly on the ground. I want to stay as I am - the wings of fame are beyond me. I don’t feel proud that I was the singer who recorded the song that flies in space - if it was not me, it would have been done by another singer. I rather take pride in the fact that a Bulgarian song has conquered the earth and skies”.