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IVO PAPASOV & HIS WEDDING BAND
SATURDAY 21 JUNE - 19:30
Prairie des Filtres - Pont-Neuf stage
BULGARIA
Unbridled wedding music
He was the most sought-after Bulgarian wedding clarinettist, with Frank Zappa singing his praises and the venerable BBC awarding him one of their prizes. Ivo Papasov was the inventor of nuptual new wave! Since he first commandeered it in the 1980s, wedding music has been turned completely upside-down. With a spirit of rock and roll, it alternates between folk roots and insane jazz. Idolised at home and famed throughout the Balkans, Ivo Papasov has become a reference on the world stage ever since recording two CDs and undertaking a couple of tours. We love his creativity and crazy virtuosity. Inspired by music from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey... he plays at breakneck speed, improvising as he goes and sweeping you along on a wild jazzy ride.
Photo © Ms.Donka Zlatanova
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