 Black Sea Hotel is made up of four young professional American women in Brooklyn. |
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For most Americans, Bulgarian folk singing means one thing — and one group: Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares. The world-famous choir features about 20 women, singing intricate arrangements of traditional folk melodies. Well, in Brooklyn, New York, The World’s Alex Gallafent met a different choir doing it their way. (Photos: Alex Gallafent)
 Each singer contributes arrangements and compositions. |
Where is the feed? Says file not found when I try to play it.
Can’t wait to hear more! Tracking them down, hoping there’s a recording. Thank you. Good luck in your concert.
Loved the sound of these women. Do they have any recordings out for purchase?
Black Sea Hotel released their debut CD last year and it’s available on CDBaby – see the link attached. hope you all enjoy it.
Broken link… come on i want to hear the Black Sea Hotel story… those women live in my nabe and I love their music and I want to hear their interview
why is this link broken?
I didn’t hear the into to Black Sea Hotel, so when I heard the music I thought you were featuring Mila Vocal Ensemble from Minnesota (my home state). I’ve loved Mila for years so it was fun to hear about another group doing Balkan a cappella music!
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What a fantastic birthday present to hear this story on my way home, thanks! Their amazing voices resonated through me, how wonderful. Black Sea Hotel is definitely going on my Christmas list;)!
Hi All —
Sorry about the broken audio links. They should all be working now.
I love the music! Does anyone know where to find a copy of the lyrics and especially a translation? Just the sound of their voices is fantastic, but I imagine that understanding the lyrics would make the experience even better. I haven’t seen lyrics anywhere so far.
Thanks!
Thanks for all your comments everybody — the lyrics are not available online as far as I’m aware. But they are included on the group’s album. You can find details at their myspace page – just search for Black Sea Hotel. Thanks for listening!